As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up
Chapter 596 - 365: Ice Fishing in Tierra del Fuego

Chapter 596: Chapter 365: Ice Fishing in Tierra del Fuego

Tierra del Fuego was not far away, but everyone traveled by boat at a slow pace, relaxing on board for a day and fully rejuvenating before reaching their destination.

"Ah Cheng, you said there are Emperor Crabs to the north and close to Antarctica in the south, so why don’t we have them in our country’s waters?"

"If these things were to proliferate quickly, wouldn’t we achieve crab freedom domestically?"

Zhang Wei, now in the seafood business, was very envious of these Emperor Crabs; they were immensely profitable!

Upon hearing this, Chu Mingcheng was inspired, contemplating the possibilities of introducing Emperor Crabs.

But ultimately, he shook his head; Huaxia waters simply weren’t suitable for Emperor Crabs to thrive, even with his added external enhancements.

Moreover, the domestic marine ecosystem had its own balance, which the dominant Emperor Crab would undoubtedly disturb.

"No matter how great the marine resources, they can’t compare to our country’s mainland climate, which is suitable for living. Stop thinking about these impractical ideas, isn’t an income of tens of millions a year not enough for you?"

"Who would ever complain about having too much money!" Zhang Wei retorted, "Do you think I’m Old Ma?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang laughed, "He claims to be uninterested in money; just see what happens if you take it all away from him!"

Chu Mingcheng was suddenly taken aback; he too had become somewhat indifferent to money now that his career had naturally evolved to this extent.

But if he was brought back to the starting point, he definitely couldn’t accept that kind of setback.

So, it was okay not to be interested in money, but absolutely not to be without it.

They now owned three deep-sea fishing vessels over forty meters long, as well as five twenty-meter vessels for domestic fishing.

The monthly profits were very substantial, especially with the Golden Spearfish fishing spots he provided, letting them earn a huge fortune.

Zhang Wei just handled the fish and resold them, earning about ten million in profit per year, and this income would continue to increase over time, not to mention Chu Mingcheng, who owned many ships.

These were all expansions he had made while traveling, with Chen Yang and Zhang Wei helping to purchase and recruit, enlarging the fleet.

Of course, with such a large business chain, they also registered a fishing company and paid taxes legitimately.

Because they paid a lot in taxes every month, the local government also made it very convenient for them, even offering policies that facilitated deep-sea fishing, encouraging them to fish more in international waters or even in other countries.

For example, there were domestic fishermen here in Argentina fishing for giant squid.

Chu Mingcheng earned significantly more than Chen Yang and Zhang Wei, but he was also focusing on accumulating funds to buy a super fishing vessel to enter the Antarctic Sea specifically to catch Dogtooth Fish or Antarctic krill.

But that still needed to wait, mainly because it was difficult to find the right second-hand vessel, and purchasing a new vessel would also require time for it to be ready to launch.

The price of such a ship was at least in the hundreds of millions, an amount Chu Mingcheng didn’t have at the moment.

However, the local government offered loan services, and he was no longer insistent on paying in full like before, as it was unrealistic.

With his income, twenty to thirty million was manageable, but billions or even two or three billion in liquid funds to pay all at once was impossible, even if he had it, he wouldn’t do so.

Chu Mingcheng had naturally considered fishing for Emperor Crabs, but the Bering Sea was difficult for them to access and they couldn’t obtain fishing quotas, getting caught would be very troublesome.

There were Emperor Crabs in the depths of the Pacific Ocean, but he found it too troublesome and couldn’t be bothered to look for them.

As for fishing, the three women weren’t very interested.

But when it came to Emperor Crabs, they were even more enthusiastic than a few of the men, having prepared fishing rods and small nets well in advance.

When they reached the suitable area for crab fishing, they found that there were quite a few tourists fishing there as well.

Some, like them, had rented a boat to fish on the sea, while others had drilled holes in the thick ice layer.

After discussing, Chu Mingcheng and his group decided to try ice fishing for Emperor Crabs on the boat, where they could fish anytime.

But before that, they set two special crab cages intended for catching Emperor Crabs.

These crab cages were bought locally and could be used at sea.

Those large crab cages couldn’t be used here; professional fishing of Emperor Crabs was also restricted to certain areas.

Once the cages were deployed, they wouldn’t mistake them since they had buoys.

Afterwards, they took the raid boat that came with their vessel and arrived at a thick ice layer.

They didn’t immediately start drilling holes in the ice but rather searched for holes left by others on the ice.

It didn’t take long for each of them to find a suitable fishing spot.

Although the holes had refrozen, they were much thinner than the ice layer; Chu Mingcheng used tools to break the frozen ice and then shoveled out the shattered ice and placed it aside.

Zhang Wei and the others did the same, and soon they began fishing for Emperor Crabs.

Fishing for Emperor Crabs actually involved small fish hooks, but to increase the chances of a catch, a small fishing net needed to be wrapped between the fish hook and the fish.

The Emperor Crab’s body was covered with sharp spikes, making it difficult to escape once entangled in these nets.

No need to learn these techniques; anyone could understand by just finding a video on fishing for Emperor Crabs online.

The method of fishing for Emperor Crabs could also be used to catch ordinary crabs; in any case, fishing for spiny aquatic animals always yielded great results.

After setting up Jiang Luoluo with her fishing gear, Chu Mingcheng also prepared his own, and then the two sat face to face on small stools they brought, beginning to fish for Emperor Crabs.

The hole was large, with a diameter of one meter, far enough for them not to interfere with each other, after all, it wasn’t just fishing.