Chapter 25. Sea fishing area

     Haize appeared one after another on Xingzhou Island. The tourists’ reactions were no longer as surprised as the first group of tourists who saw Haize, but this wonderful scene still made them stop and watch for a long time.

     The first Haize scene was a group of sperm whales in the deep sea, the second scene was penguins in Antarctica, and this time it was the green turtles that Liang Ying and others found very familiar.

     Two female turtles were chewing seaweed on the seabed. Two clownfish swam out of the seaweed, but the green turtles were completely unmoved and just ate their own food quietly.

     Another male turtle was chasing small fish not far away, and soon approached the female turtles. The female turtle that had already laid eggs and was relatively large seemed unwilling to be approached by the male turtle. It gave up eating and began to swim in the opposite direction. It floated to the surface of the sea in a short while. The turtle shell was slightly higher than the sea surface, revealing two nostrils for breathing.

     Liang Ying and others suddenly looked towards the sea area where the reserve was located. People who were not short-sighted soon saw the turtle shell floating on the sea surface.

     The law enforcement members stationed on the island also saw Haizi. He had not yet realized what these images were, and was only immersed in the video.

     The dormitory leader said in surprise: “It did not leave after laying eggs!”

     More and more people found green turtles on the sea surface. After recording Haizi, they began to take pictures and videos of green turtles.

     The members of the law enforcement detachment finally noticed something strange. He took out a telescope and found the figure of the green turtle on the sea surface. However, the green turtle just came out to breathe. It soon sank into the sea again, and Haizi disappeared, and everyone lost its trace.

     Unlike the excited tourists, the members of the law enforcement quickly realized the seriousness of the matter. He called Captain Pan and said: “Captain, that green turtle, no, maybe all green turtles have not left this sea area. I am worried that fishermen will come here to poach after knowing it.”

     Captain Pan immediately reported the matter.

     The superiors had no choice. They couldn’t drive away the green turtles. Wouldn’t this invade their activity area?

     So he could only ask patrol officers to patrol these areas more often and beware of fishing boats that secretly go out to sea to fish.

     Li Yaolin is not worried about these turtles. As long as they stay in the no-fishing zone she set, no matter how intensive the fishing is, they can’t be caught.

     The leader of the cultural and tourism department heard the news, pondered for a moment, and informed the leader of the fishery department, saying: “If it is just one or two cases, this may be a coincidence, but the frequent appearance of green turtles, and they swim back after being released, it can be seen that they quite recognize the marine environment near Xingzhou Island.

     “This is a good thing. We have always advocated green tourism. If it can be carried forward and continued, it will be a good sign for our city’s tourism industry! It provides good experience and cases for our green tourism theme. I suggest setting up a wildlife protection station. Whether it is flying in the sky, running on the ground, or swimming in the sea, they should all be protected…”

     So on Monday, Li Yaolin received a call from the cultural and tourism department, inviting her to a meeting to discuss the establishment of a protected area or protection station.

     Although it was not planned, if Xingzhou Island could get government support for tourism projects, it would definitely be a good thing, and she agreed.

 

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     After a two-day and one-night island trip, the dormitory head Shen Sili returned home and exported all the photos she took to the computer and sorted them out. She selected more than a dozen of them and sent them to her father: “Dad, guess where this is?”

     Her father was busy with work and might not be able to see these photos in time. She didn’t plan to wait for a reply, but just as she was about to do her own thing, she heard a notification sound on her phone.

     Her father replied: “Xingzhou Island.”

     “Dad, how did you know?”

     “I saw your circle of friends.” Her father asked her, “Why did you mention this place to me specifically? “

     “You haven’t been back for so many years, I wonder what has changed in your hometown?” Shen Sili thought for a moment, and told her father what she saw and heard on Xingzhou Island in simplified language.

     Her father quickly responded: “Do you want me to write an article about Xingzhou Island in the latest issue of our magazine?” 

     “Yes, your magazine is a travel magazine, I think Xingzhou Island fits the theme of your magazine very well!” said the dormitory head.

     Her father asked: “In addition to scenery, our magazine is more importantly about human stories. Are there any human stories worth writing about Xingzhou Island?”

     Speaking of this, Shen Sili had a lot to say: “Why are there no more…”

     Her father rarely had the patience to listen to her finish her words, but he was not so easily convinced: “If there are good scenery and stories, our magazine will definitely not miss them, so don’t worry about it.”

     “Dad has decided to go to Xingzhou Island? “

     Her father didn’t give an exact number, but Shen Sili felt that he probably agreed.

     Her father is the deputy editor-in-chief of the well-known domestic travel magazine “Departure·Our Travel”. Unfortunately, with the rise of new media, paper media is gradually declining. Many people get information through the Internet, and the sales of magazines are getting lower and lower.

     Although the magazine her father is in charge of has not been suspended and has also made an electronic version to keep up with the times, the original weekly has become a monthly magazine, and fewer and fewer people contribute to it, and the quality of the manuscripts is gradually declining.

     For this reason, her father has to write articles himself from time to time, and he has to run around to get materials.

     Now Xingzhou Island is right at the doorstep of her hometown. How did it complete the transformation from a garbage island to a beautiful island in just two months? Is the frequent Haize man-made or a mysterious force? Why is the sand composition of the beach different on the same island?

     There are too many curious stories here, and she doesn’t believe that her father has no interest in exploring the secrets of the island.

     As Shen Sili expected, her father, Editor-in-Chief Shen, He did became interested in Xingzhou Island, but it was not entirely because of his daughter. It was mainly because he saw the news on TV on Saturday night and heard that the government was planning to build a wildlife protection station. If it is built, Xingzhou Island will also be one of the stations.

     A deserted island that was once full of garbage and the sea was full of floating marine carcasses. What efforts and means did the young island owner make it a livable island that allows wild green turtles to choose to live here?

     So far, the identity of the owner of Xingzhou Island is still mysterious. There are no photos of her on the Internet, and no one has the honor to interview her and learn the secrets of the island. So if he can get first-hand information and unveil the mystery of Xingzhou Island, why worry about not being able to sell the magazine? !

     Soon, Li Yaolin received an interview invitation from the magazine.

     When she thought of being exposed to the camera, her first reaction was to refuse.

     Editor Shen didn’t expect her to refuse so straightforwardly, so he asked: “Can I ask why you refuse?”

     Li Yaolin told the truth: “I don’t really want to go abroad, it will affect my life. “

     It’s not that the TV station’s reporter didn’t take pictures of her when she came to shoot materials on Saturday morning, but after communicating with the other party, the photographer said that he would cut the pictures of her.

     Sure enough, when the news was broadcast, it was basically Captain Pan who was interviewed, and the focus of the part of the picture where she was interviewed was the seabirds on the sea and the tourists on the white beach.

     Editor Shen breathed a sigh of relief. He hesitated for a while and said, “Our interview is recorded in text, and we will not take your photos and put them up without your permission.”

     Li Yaolin said, “There is one more thing. Since our funds are tight now, we may not have much advertising fees to give you.”

     In addition to making money by selling publications, the profit model of the magazine is mostly based on advertising sponsorship. She is now considered a half-businessman, so she naturally knows that no businessman is willing to do a loss-making business, so if the other party wants her to pay sponsorship fees, she can give it, but not much.

     Editor Shen understood her concerns and said, “Don’t worry, our magazine was not founded to promote scenic spots, and not all the scenic spots introduced will charge sponsorship fees. “

     Their magazine is actually subsidized by government funds, so it would be best if there is advertising sponsorship, but it doesn’t matter if there is none.

     Without having to go abroad or pay sponsorship fees to the magazine, it is equivalent to free promotion. How could Li Yaolin miss such an opportunity? However, she had several government meetings to attend recently, so she could only schedule the meeting in mid-July.

     After the magazine publishes the current issue of the month, Editor-in-Chief Shen will be more free, so the two sides decided on it.

     After hanging up the phone, Li Yaolin thought happily: “Even such a famous magazine knows about Xingzhou Island. It seems that my efforts in the past one or two months have not been in vain! “

     The little mermaid: “…”

     You are just lucky. You can take in the daughter of the deputy editor-in-chief of a magazine just by taking in a few young people to stay overnight on the island.

     Li Yaolin, who knew nothing about this for the time being, suddenly became full of enthusiasm for her development and operation of Xingzhou Island. It happened that the system reminded her that the popularity value of the “sea fishing ground” had reached 1000, and asked her if she wanted to upgrade.

     In addition to the finer and whiter sand and clearer sea water, the level 3 white beach has become more suitable for marine life activities.

     What will the level 3 sea fishing ground look like?

     Li Yaolin was looking forward to it, so much so that she forgot the operating cost that might double, and said with eagerness: “Upgrade!”

 

   【Upgrade successful! Unlock the sea fishing area of Poseidon Market. 】

 

    【Sea Fishing Ground (Level 3)】 (Upgrading and Construction)

     Popularity: 1004

     Pollution Index: 10 (Level 1 Pollution)

     Operation Cost: 5,000 yuan/day]

 

     Li Yaolin: “Wait a minute, shouldn’t the operating cost be doubled to 4,000 yuan a day? Why is it 5,000?”

     Soon she discovered something different from the upgrade of the White Beach. Not only did the popularity value have no upgrade threshold, but a new function was also unlocked.

     “Sea Fishing Zone? ”

     She opened the Poseidon Market. The original shelves only had the three systems she had already bought, but there was an additional category on the top, which read “Sea Fishing Zone”. 

     After clicking in, she found that there were some fishing gear, bait and other sea fishing supplies. The brands were not common fishing gear brands on the market, but the “Poseidon Brand” with the characteristics of the Poseidon Holiday APP.

     Li Yaolin: “…”

     It turns out that Poseidon wants to make money more than her?

     At first, she didn’t understand why there was this new zone, until the upgrade and construction of the Level 3 sea fishing field was completed. 

     She accidentally learned from the anglers that the sea fishing had recently The situation on the field was a bit strange. 

     They had recently caught less fish. They originally thought that it was because a large number of anglers came in and fished every day, which led to the bad fishing conditions.

     Later, they found out that it was not the bad fishing conditions, but the fish had become spirits!

     They swarmed to the surface of the sea, just like a pond of one acre raising 100,000 catties of fish. However, even if they sprinkled the bait among the fish, no fish would eat it. Instead, they ignored the bait and bit their floats, as if they were teasing them.

     Some of them wanted to scoop up the fish directly with a scoop net, but before they cast the net, the fish retreated in an orderly manner and disappeared in an instant. Disappeared without a trace.

     Anglers: “…”

     Why do you feel that these fish are so naughty and mean?

     Are they teasing them on purpose?

     But this has never happened before! Could it be that the newly built fishing platform destroyed the environment, causing these fish to go crazy?

     Li Yaolin: “…”

     She thought that these fish might not have become spirits, but that their mouths had become picky.

     After all, the fish in the level 3 sea fishing field, how could they be ordinary fish!

     She glanced at the sea fishing field.

     The original fishing platform in the level 1 sea fishing field was just a long straight stone. The appearance of the bridge, and then the second-level sea fishing field made the original fishing platform widened and raised, and expanded it into a T-shaped fishing platform.

     The current third-level fishing platform has been extended a lot, forming a “middle” shape, which can accommodate more people to fish on it, and the water is deeper, so the probability of catching deep-sea fish has increased.

     In fact, the probability has indeed increased, because these fish are wading right under the eyes of anglers, as if they are within easy reach, but who has really succeeded?

     Li Yaolin took out a square shrimp brick, and his tone was somewhat intriguing: “Why don’t you try this brand of fine bait?”

     “I haven’t heard of this brand. “Fisherman Lao Li frowned.

     Sea fishing generally uses live bait, such as live shrimp and sandworms, but there are also bait brands specifically for sea fishing, most of which are imported, but Lao Li uses them less.

     The shrimp bricks that Li Yaolin took out are used as nesting materials. They are all Antarctic shrimps, and they look no different from the nesting materials on the market.

     She took out a lot of bait again: “This is the bait produced by our company. Try it first. If it doesn’t work, I’ll refund you the money. “

     Lao Li looked at the bait that Li Yaolin took out, including shrimp, sandworms, clams, green scales, etc., almost all the fish that can be caught in the near sea are included.

     The price is twice as high as the bait on the market, and I don’t know if it is reliable.

     The cost of sea fishing has increased, but if the fish can be the same as before, it will not be a loss for him, but he will make a few dozen yuan less than before.

     Lao Li decided to give it a try.

     Hee bought two 1.5 catties shrimp bricks and five boxes of 55 grams of sandworms, and went back to the sea fishing field.

     The little mermaid: “… , the suggested retail price of shrimp bricks is 35 yuan, and you sell it for 70 yuan. Is this a middleman?”

     Li Yaolin sighed: “It costs money for me to buy from the Poseidon Market. I have to consider our turnover, right?”

     The little mermaid: “You buy from the Poseidon Market at 20 yuan a piece.”

     Li Yaolin quickly put the phone back in her pocket.

     Don’t listen, don’t listen, the turtle chants.