Chapter 283

Elephant clam, named Pacific mud clam, is a high-grade seafood advocated by Chinese and Japanese in the Far East.

It can be seen from its scientific name that its origin is in the Pacific region, and the specific origin is in the North Pacific coast of the United States and Canada.

In the past, North American residents did not eat elephant clams, so elephant clams grew well. However, since Asian immigrants began to prey on the elephant clam in North America, the local elephant clam has become an endangered species.

The Newfoundland government also found business opportunities from this point. After the depletion of COD resources, this was also one of the commercial species introduced by the government to solve the fishery crisis at that time.

Unlike the delicate turbot, the elephant clam survived in Newfoundland fishing ground, and because the ocean here has the intersection of cold current and warm current, it has more abundant food. The elephant clam grows very optimistic.

But in the harvest season, a problem arises. Elephant clams in the Pacific can live in shoals, such as the inland waters of Puget Bay in Washington state and the fishing area of British Columbia.

But in the Atlantic, they changed their habits, ran to the deep sea and lived at the bottom of the sand. In this way, the fishing cost is high. When catching, you have to use a compressor to blow away the seabed sand, and then send divers to pick it up. The labor cost is very high.

In fact, the Newfoundland government is not afraid of high labor costs. As long as it can sell high prices in the Far East, won't it? There's money to be made.

Keng dad happened. In 1996, the China Fisheries Administration introduced this kind of Sea mussel from North America and began artificial breeding.

Moreover, there are many sea areas in northern China suitable for its growth. In this way, as long as the breeding mussels are introduced for artificial seedling production, and then the heating stimulation method is adopted, the hatching rate of mussel seedlings can reach 80% - 90%, and then planted in the fishing ground, waiting for harvest.

As for the high labor cost at the time of harvest? Ha, sorry, brother Lao Jia, everything else in China is expensive, so the labor cost is cheap. Moreover, it seems that the elephant clam is still a brother of the socialist camp. When they come to China's coastal areas, they don't go to the deep sea to survive

The Newfoundland government was staring at it at that time. Did it plant clams? No, it turns out that this thing is growing well in Newfoundland fisheries. Seed, what to compete with Chinese goods? Other people's labor costs are cheap, but they don't want freight. The price war can make Newfoundland vomit blood.

Later, the elephant clam became a chicken rib in Newfoundland fishing ground. The food was tasteless, but it was a pity to abandon it. The government simply ignored it. If there was a fishing ground to catch it, it would be packaged and transported to the Far East as high-grade food. If there was no fishing, it would be fine.

This is the reason why Daqin fishing ground is like pulling clams. Qin Shiou turned around the fishing ground and found that there are still many things, from offshore to deep sea. The offshore waters are the seedlings of elephant clam, and the deep sea is the adult elephant clam.

The adult elephant clam is a big guy. The length of the shell can reach 40 cm and the weight is close to 10 kg!

Qin Shiou saw a lot of these big clams in the deep sea area. Of course, this is normal. After all, elephant clams can survive for 150 years.

Of course, most elephant clams are about a kilogram. This size is also the best time to eat and the meat is the most tender. Qin Shiou sent a gun squid hard work group, caught more than a dozen and sent them to the beach. He went to pick them up and cooked them at night.

The discovery of the unexpected harvest of elephant clam is really a surprise. For the Newfoundland government, elephant clam is a chicken rib, and for Qin Shiou, it is a treasure.

The price of elephant clam is high. The products produced in Newfoundland waters are more expensive because of less deep-sea pollution, pure wild and natural. If only the price of meat is discussed, it is more expensive than bluefin tuna.

In this way, when the harvest season comes, these elephant clams in Daqin fishing ground can increase his income.

As for the most troublesome fishing problem of the Newfoundland government, it's very simple for him. The gun squid hard-working group will go out. It's no problem to catch 5000 kilograms a day.

In a good mood, Qin Shiou began to input Neptune energy to the elephant clams. These big clams are kind of clams, and their reproduction depends on them.

In addition to the unexpected joy of pulling clams, the fishing ground has not changed much in other aspects, but the fish are bigger. It is estimated that COD can be sold tomorrow spring.

Black Butterfly shells survive well in the coral reef sea area. Qin Shiou looked and found that some big shells have round black pearls. In his eyes, it was not black beads, but golden beads.

Seeing the black butterfly scallop, Qin Shiou couldn't help thinking of the huge scallop in George shoal. It tastes really good. Have a chance to see if it can be introduced.

Gooseneck barnacles also grow well on coral reefs and have plenty of food. Qin Shiou is ready to lead them to the dock when they reproduce.

For sharks, whales and ships, gooseneck barnacles are parasites, but for the wharf, they are protective clothing, which can help the wharf resist the attack of waves. In addition, they grow on the dock and are easier to pick.

Many fish have been added to the giant algae jungle at the northwest end of the farewell island. Qin Shiou is surprised that this is the territory of sea python. How dare these fish survive here?

The Mola fish gave him the answer. The living places of these fish have a common feature, that is, around the Mola fish.

Qin Shiou is close to the Mola and can feel through the consciousness of the sea god that this ugly thing can secrete an enzyme.

These enzymes will not be inactivated after leaving the Mola fish. They can survive in seawater for a period of time. Other fish swallow these enzymes and can be used to treat injuries.

Even pythons sometimes go to the Mola territory to walk around twice, not to prey or patrol, but to devour enzymes. Molas are also very welcome to pythons. When they meet pythons, they even go head-on and stay with pythons for a period of time.

It is easy to understand that molas are clumsy and not good at swimming. They are often eaten by other fish and sea animals in the ocean. Although pythons are big, their way of feeding determines that they are not a threat to the Mola: no matter how big their mouth is, they can't swallow the whole Mola.

In this way, the sea Python has become the bodyguard of the Mola, and the two sides have formed an interactive relationship. The Mola treats the sea python, and the sea Python provides protection for the Mola.

With the rollover fish, the giant algae jungle has become another main habitat for fish, including four finger Spanish mackerel, sea bass, silver pomfret, Newfoundland red fish, mackerel, Atlantic flounder, golden eye snapper, barbed tail fish, silver scale salmon, etc.

After leaving the giant algae jungle, Qin Shiou went to the deep sea again. In the past, this was the territory of the human shark imperial army. Now, there is a huge school of five or six hundred bluefin tuna.

Bluefin tuna live here with rich food and few natural enemies. Under the leadership of big blue marlin, they can swim slowly without having to swim as fast to avoid enemies as they did in George shoal.

The price of bluefin tuna is related to their meat quality. The thicker the fat, the better the taste and the higher the price. The slower they swim, the more fat they store, which is the same as raising pigs.

Poseidon consciousness now cruises faster. After about half a circle in the fishing ground, Qin Shiou took back Poseidon consciousness.

There was no crisis in the fishing ground, but it gave him a lot of surprises. Of course, he has a crisis now. We must solve these crises as soon as possible, that is to say goodbye to the ownership of the fishing ground in the west of the island.