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Every spring, the Arctic cold current and the Gulf Stream converge in the Newfoundland fishing grounds, which brings about the proliferation of plankton and algae, and capelin are attracted to them.
The capelin swim from the cold deep sea to the coast, and then start eating in preparation for the upcoming mating and reproduction.
More and more capelin are gathering in the fishing grounds around Farewell Island. The sea is almost crowded with this kind of fish. Qin Shiou is even afraid that these seemingly weak fish will squeeze all the fish and shrimps in his fishing ground to death.
Of course, this is unfounded worry. In fact, the arrival of capelin schools has increased the chances of predation for big fish in the fishing ground. Although the ecological chain of the fishery is complete, for salmon and cod, capelin is far more delicious than herring and mackerel.
Capelin has high nutritional value, especially rich in calcium. There are many fish roe in the belly of the female fish. The weight of the larvae in a healthy mature female fish can account for a quarter of its own body weight!
The big fish that have been dormant all winter are attacking one after another. They are scattered in every corner of the fishing ground to hunt, and the capelin schools are facing a survival crisis.
But because of the continuous replenishment of capelin, the size of the fish school has not decreased at all despite the predation of big fish and birds.
This kind of grand event always attracts extraordinarily many people to watch. Wei Ni and others sometimes come to the pier to watch. Shaq said to Qin Shiou: "In the past, when there were the most cod in the Newfoundland fishery, it was on such a scale, that's why Said you could walk ashore from the boat on the back of a cod!"
There was a strange long sound coming from the depths of the fishing ground. The sound was crisp and continuous, and then a huge wave rose up, like an erupting fountain.
"Here comes the humpback whale." Shaq smiled. "These guys always come to this gluttonous feast every year and never miss it."
Qin Shiou asked with interest: "Humpback whale? Are there such big guys around Farewell Island?"
Even if humpback whales are not the largest whales in the world, they are certainly behemoths in the ocean. They are fat and bloated, and can grow up to 14 to 15 meters long, which is about the same size as a basking shark.
But compared with the clumsy and lazy basking sharks, humpback whales are much more diligent. They don¡¯t swim very fast, but they are very persistent. They can swim from Australia in the southern hemisphere to the North Pole every year. This ocean journey across the world is thrilling!
"Boss, you still have a lot to know about our Farewell Island. You must not know that when there were a lot of cod in the fishery, our Newfoundland fishery used to be the largest gathering place for humpback whales in the world!" Sea Monster proudly said said.
Shaq looked at the ocean and said: "With humpback whales arriving so early this year, I think our fishery will return to its previous glory, and maybe eight to ten humpback whales will stay here for a while."
"What does a humpback whale look like?" Shirley asked curiously.
Qin Shiou pulled her onto the helicopter and said, "Let's go take a look."
The first ones to arrive at the fishing ground were two humpback whales, a large whale and a small whale. They were floating on the sea, playing close to each other and spraying water for fun.
This kind of fish has a relatively low dorsal fin, and its back is not as straight as other whales, but arches upward, forming a graceful curve, like the throne of Poseidon, hence the name "Humpback Whale".
Qin Shiou watched this kind of endurance big fish through Poseidon consciousness. He input some Poseidon energy into them, hoping that they would remember Daqin Fishing Ground and come here every spring in the future.
After absorbing the energy of Poseidon, the mother humpback whale seemed a little hungry. It dived into the water and opened its mouth to start hunting.
Like basking sharks, humpback whales hunt by sucking. A single suck can absorb 50,000 liters of seawater, which is extremely terrifying!
Of course, the capelin, together with some cod and seaweed, fell into its big mouth. It used a filter-feeding method to filter out the seawater, leaving behind small fish and seaweed, which it swallowed with relish.
The baby humpback whale cannot hunt directly yet and needs to rely on its mother's **.
But in the past days, my mother had been diving deep into the seabed to protect it, and there was no food suitable for it there. From the day it dives into the deep sea, the mother humpback whale can no longer hunt and needs to live on the previously stored fat.
Now that the fat has been exhausted and there is not much meat left, the little humpback whale sucks for a while and leaves in disappointment, waiting for its mother to prey on capelin, replenish the fat and convert it into delicious meat again.
Snowball swam over at some point. He looked lonely at the little humpback whale playing with his mother, and his figure was particularly lonely.
Qin Shiou suddenly remembered the first time he saw Snowball.In the scene at that time, there was a great white whale carrying it, but what about the mother whale?
After capelin eat enough plankton and seaweed in the fishery and accumulate enough strength, they begin to reproduce.
Unlike almost all fish, capelin is a land-laying fish, which means that if they want to continue their race, they must go ashore to lay eggs and fertilize on the beach.
And there is only one way for them to reach the beach, and that is to surf, taking advantage of the waves at high tide to jump onto the beach.
So in the next few days, people in Farewell Town can see the richness of the ocean's products.
Countless capelin followed the waves and swarmed onto the beach. The beach of Qin Shiou¡¯s fishing ground was almost full of these fish, and there were countless of them!
Whether it's a short-tailed shearwater or a red-footed boobies, they're going crazy at this moment. They have the most comfortable hunting opportunity of the year. As long as they lie down on the beach and open their mouths, there will always be capelin automatically burrowing into them. mouth.
But capelin have no choice. They must complete the important task of racial reproduction under the butchery knife of natural enemies.
Every day, hundreds of thousands of capelin follow the waves and wash up on the beach. At this time, the beach is plunged into unprecedented chaos
Capelin swarmed ashore, seabirds rushed to prey, and some big fish followed. After they landed on the beach, they began to flip around crazily, and the waves and sand stirred up made the atmosphere even crazier.
But capelin are not without any chance of survival. They spend a lot of time on the shore, only a dozen seconds.
They follow the waves to the shore, and when the waves recede, the female fish will follow the waves back to the sea. In these ten seconds, the male fish must find them and then complete fertilization on the side.
What¡¯s even more cruel is that here, the waves will continue to roll and hit the coast, and the female fish can return to the ocean after laying fertilized eggs. The male fish have exhausted their physical energy. Unless they are very lucky and are swept by the waves and brought back to the sea, they will die on the beach.
This is the law of nature, and this is the fate of the capelin family.
But the children couldn't stand it after seeing this. The fishermen such as Shaq and Sea Monster were talking and laughing as they brought fishing nets to pick up fish. Michelle timidly asked Qin Shiou: "Why don't you let these small fishes return to the sea? ?¡±
Qin Shiou explained the reason, saying that they had no strength to return to the sea. Michelle asked: "So, aren't Shaq and the others picking up fish for eating or selling?"
"Of course, we can't eat so much. There are such fish everywhere now, so who will buy them?"
After hearing what Qin Shiou said, Michelle and her children ran to the beach, picked up the helpless male fish and threw them into the sea. Behind them, little Shaq and other fishermen's children also participated. Their backs showed the unique strength of teenagers. and stubbornness. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com