Fisherwoman: After my divorce, I became rich by fishing at sea

Chapter 359: Phoenix Conch

The sun hasn't set yet at this time, so it doesn't make much difference whether you go back early or late.

Boss Fu had always felt that he had not had enough fun fishing before, so Fu Wan's suggestion really hit the nail on the head.

"Okay, Awan and I will go down and take a look. Then Ming and Liang, you guys go take the boat and drag in another net."

After saying this, he did not forget to remind Fu Ming and Fu Liang:

"Don't go too far with your boats and trawling. Drag for an hour at most, then meet up here and go home."

This wasn't a discussion at all, it was a notification. Fu Ming and Fu Liang didn't dare to voice their opinions, after all, Boss Fu was the one who had the final say in front of them!

They also wanted to go to the sea to catch fish and pick up lobsters, but they had already satisfied their desire before, so it was only natural for them to go trawling in a boat now.

After giving the instructions, Boss Fu rushed to the cold storage before changing into his diving suit.

They were delayed at the camp dock for an entire afternoon today. Before boarding the boat, they specifically asked their leader for some ice, so the fish in the cold storage could last for a long time.

As for shrimps and crabs, Boss Fu specially placed them in a cool and ventilated place in the cabin, and even poured some water into the crab basket. The crabs and shrimps looked lively.

After making sure that there was no problem with the fish on the boat, Boss Fu ran to change into the diving suit he had worn before. After Fu Wan agreed to go into the water, she went to the cabin to change into the mermaid suit.

Before going into the sea, the father and daughter tied several net bags around their waists, held the harpoon in their hands, and the knife was still tied to their legs. After being fully equipped, the two were ready to go.

This time when going to the sea, Boss Fu did not tie a safety rope around his waist, because Fu Ming and his men were going to drag the net. If they tied a safety rope, they would not be dragging the fish, but Boss Fu!

Before Fu Wan went into the sea, she carefully selected the sea area. Only after seeing that there were no reefs and the water was clear did she let Boss Fu go with her.

Whether there are reefs in the sea is one of the primary conditions that divers should pay attention to before going into the sea, because sometimes the waves are bigger or the water is more turbid, making it difficult to see the situation on the seabed.

If you jump into the sea and find that there are reefs in the sea, you may easily hit your head and bleed if you are not careful.

After entering the sea, the next step is to adjust to the water temperature. This is Boss Fu's second time in the water today, so he quickly adjusted to the temperature of the water and even regained some of the feeling he had when he was diving in the sea.

The father and daughter have been diving since they entered the sea. It is still daytime and the temperature outside is still relatively high. So there will definitely be no fish to see when they first enter the sea.

After swimming down for about ten meters, they saw the shadows of many coral reefs.

At the same time, there are also various colorful small fish swimming around on the coral reefs, and occasionally stopping on the coral reefs to nibble on the seaweed growing on them.

Boss Fu was very determined to catch seafood, so his eyes never stopped moving since he went into the sea.

The marine resources were still very abundant in the 1980s, so within a few minutes he discovered a shoe-sole fish hiding in the mud and sand.

Fu Wan was still looking for the lobster at this time when she suddenly heard a muffled sound. She turned around and saw Boss Fu picking up the harpoon, on which there was a shoe-sole fish struggling to death.

That shoe-sole fish looked quite large, at least one kilogram.

He really deserves to be her father. He got something in less than five minutes after going into the sea.

Fu Wan secretly admired in her heart, since her father was so ambitious, it seemed that she had to work harder too.

However, Fu Wan's shipping has always been good. Although she didn't see any lobsters, she saw several mantis shrimps that were bigger than her hands.

Mantis shrimp are as good as lobster in both taste and price, so Fu Wan immediately took action like lightning, quietly approaching and then quickly holding down the mantis shrimp in the mud and sand with both hands.

Mantis shrimps usually stay motionless while sleeping in the mud and sand, but if they sense danger, they only need to use their tails to launch themselves far away.

And thus quickly escaped.

This is also how most shrimps escape.

Therefore, the key to catching a mantis shrimp is speed, accuracy and ruthlessness. You have to hold it down and catch it in your hand before the mantis shrimp senses danger.

In this way, no matter how hard it tries with its tail, it will be in vain.

After catching a mantis shrimp, Fu Wan was also very excited. She quickly threw the harpoon aside and worked hard like a tiger. In less than ten minutes, she caught eight mantis shrimp.

Because the mantis shrimp are big, the net bag she was carrying was already half full.

After catching the mantis shrimp, she continued to look for lobsters.

Suddenly, she felt someone patting her shoulder.

This scared Fu Wan, who was used to diving alone. When she turned around and saw that it was Boss Fu, her rapidly beating heart slowly slowed down.

If it wasn't difficult to talk in the water, she would have complained to Boss Fu.

Oh my God, do you know what it means to scare someone to death?

Especially in the sea, her soul almost went to find Mazu!

Boss Fu naturally had no idea that his small action had given his daughter such a big scare.

He also held up a large conch in his hand and waved it towards Fu Wan, as if he was coaxing his daughter when she was little.

The conch was really big; the length of the shell alone was almost as long as Fu Wan's forearm.

The color was also very beautiful. After Fu Wan took the conch, she only needed to identify it briefly to recognize what kind of conch it was.

This is what the locals call the Phoenix Conch.

The Phoenix conch is also called the conch. The shell of this kind of conch is very large and its shape is somewhat like a horn. Because of its beautiful shell, it is deeply loved by some children.

The tail of the Phoenix Conch has many tall spirals, like a spire. The surface of the shell is generally yellow-red, with yellow-brown or purple-brown feather-like patterns on the shell. Those patterns combined together look like a phoenix tail, which is why it is called a Phoenix Conch.

The shell of the Phoenix Conch can generally reach more than 35 centimeters, and the shell is very strong. If kept at home and properly protected, it can be kept for decades without any problem. In fact, Phoenix Conch was not popular among local fishermen in the past because of its heavy shell and little meat. For people who just want to fill their stomachs, it is a very useless existence.

In recent years, it has been discovered that Phoenix snails can be used as medicine, especially for stomach problems, so more and more people are catching Phoenix snails.

But as far as Fu Wan knows, in today's global warming world, many corals in the ocean are bleaching and dying due to environmental and human activities.

You should know that coral reefs can be resurrected from the dead, but the speed at which they revive is far slower than the speed at which their natural enemy, the crown-of-thorns starfish, destroys them.

The Phoenix conch is the natural enemy of these crown-of-thorns starfish.

In other words, the conch is the protector of the coral reef.

So, decades later, China listed the Phoenix Conch as a Class II national protected species. After all, for the sustainable development of the ocean, this creature must be well protected.

At this time, the conch in Fu Wan's hand still had fresh meat inside, and it was still wriggling even when she held it in her hand.

What a pity! If it was just a snail shell, she could have taken it back for Fu Ling and the others to play with.

But now that it’s the only one alive, let it stay in the sea and protect the coral reefs!