483. Children who pick up fish
Every spring, the Arctic Cold Current and the Gulf of Mexico warm current will meet in Newfoundland fishing grounds, which will lead to the reproduction and survival of a large number of plankton and seaweed, and capelin is attracted by them.
The capelin roams from the deep seas that are avoiding the cold to the coast, and then start eating to prepare for the upcoming mating and reproduction.
More and more capelin fish gathered in the fishing grounds around the farewell island. The sea was almost filled with these fish. Qin Shiou was afraid that these seemingly weak little fish would squeeze all the fish and shrimps in their fishing ground to death.
Of course this is a worry. In fact, the arrival of capelin fishery schools increases the opportunity for predation for the big fish in the fishery. Although the ecological chain of the fishery is complete, capelin fish is far more delicious for salmon and cod fish, capelin fish is much more delicious than herring and mackerel.
Capelin has high nutritional value, especially rich calcium, and there are many fish roes in the belly of the female fish. A healthy mature female fish can account for one-quarter of its own weight!
The big fish that had been dormant for a winter attacked one after another, and they scattered in every corner of the fishing ground to hunt, and the capelinites encountered an existential crisis.
But because of the continuous replenishment of capelin, despite the predation of large fish and birds, the size of the fish remains unabated.
This grand occasion always attracts a lot of people to watch. Winnie and others sometimes go to the dock to see it. Shaq told Qin Shiou: "In the past, when cod was the most common in Newfoundland fishing grounds, it was this scale, so he said that he could walk ashore from the boat on the back of the cod!"
A strange long sound came from the depths of the fishing ground, the sound was crisp and continuous, and then a huge wave started to rise, as if it was an explosion of fountain.
"The Humpback Whale is here," Shaq smiled. "These guys always catch up with this gluttonous feast every year. They will never be absent."
Qin Shiou asked with interest: "Hunchback Whale? Say goodbye to the island and there are such big guys?"
Even if humpback whales are not the largest cetacean in the world, they are considered to be a well-deserved behemoth in the ocean. They are large and bloated, and can grow to 14 or 5 meters long, which is comparable to the size of a basking shark.
However, compared with the clumsy and lazy basking sharks, humpback whales are much more diligent. They do not swim quickly, but they are particularly persistent. They can travel from Australia in the southern hemisphere to the Arctic every year. This ocean trip across the world is thrilling!
"Poss, for us to say goodbye to the island, you still have a lot to know. You must not know that when there are many cod in the fishing grounds, our Newfoundland fishing ground was once the largest gathering place for humpback whales in the world!" said the sea monster proudly.
Shaq looked at the ocean and said, "There were humpback whales coming so early this year. I think our fishing ground will return to its grand occasion in previous years. It may attract eight to ten humpback whales to stay here for a while."
"What does a humpback whale look like?" Shirley asked curiously.
Qin Shiou pulled her into the helicopter and said, "Let's go and have a look now."
The first to arrive at the fishing ground were two humpback whales, a large whale with a small whale, which floated on the sea surface, playing close to each other and squirting water for fun.
The dorsal fin of this fish is relatively low, and its back is not as straight as other cetaceans, but arches upwards, forming a graceful curve, like the throne of the sea god, hence the name "hunchback whale".
Qin Shiou watched this big fish with great endurance through the consciousness of the sea god. He inputted some sea god energy to them, hoping that they would remember the Daqin Fishery. From now on, they would come here every spring.
After absorbing the energy of the sea god, the mother of Humpback Whale seemed to be a little hungry. It dived into the water and opened its mouth to start hunting.
Like the basking shark, humpback whales prey on their way to suck. They can absorb 50,000 liters of sea water at one time, which is extremely terrifying!
Of course, capelin and some cod and seaweed fell into its big mouth together. It filtered off the sea water and left small fish and seaweed, and swallowed it into its stomach with relish.
Little humpback whales cannot prey directly, so they need to refer to their mother's milk.
But in the past, my mother has been diving deep into the seabed in order to protect it, and there is no food suitable for it. From the day she dived into the deep sea, the mother humpback whale could no longer prey and needed to live on the fat she had previously stored.
Now that the fat is exhausted, there is not much milk, the little humpback whale sucks for a while and leaves in disappointment, waiting for her mother to prey on capelin, replenish the fat and convert it back into delicious milk.
The snowball swam over at some point. It looked at the little humpback whale playing with her mother in desolately, and its figure was particularly lonely.
Qin Shiou suddenly remembered the scene when he first saw Snowball. At that time, there was a big white whale carrying it, but what about the female whale?
Capelin ate enough plankton and seaweed in the fishing grounds, and after accumulating enough strength, they began to reproduce.
Unlike almost all fish, capelin is a fish that lays eggs on land, which means that if they want to continue their race, they must go ashore and go to the beach to lay eggs and fertilize.
There is only one way for them to reach the beach, that is, surfing, and jumping onto the coastal beach while the waves are high.
So in the next few days, those who bid farewell to the town can see the richness of the ocean.
Countless capelin fish followed the waves to the beach, and Qin Shiou's fishing ground was almost filled with these fish, countless!
Whether it is a short-tailed squid or a red-footed boobies, they are all so happy that they have the most comfortable predation opportunity of the year. As long as they lie on the beach and open their mouths, capelin will always automatically drill into their mouths.
But capelin has no choice, they must complete the task of racial reproduction under the butcher knife of their natural enemies.
Every day, hundreds of thousands of capelin fish follow the waves to the beach, and the beach is in unprecedented chaos...
The capelin surging to the ashore, seabirds rush to hunt, and some big fish followed them. After they landed on the beach, they began to churn their bodies wildly, and the waves and sand raised made the atmosphere even more crazy.
However, capelin does not have any way to survive. They stay on the shore for a lot of time, only for more than ten seconds.
They follow the waves and surging to the shore. When the waves retreat, the female fish will follow the waves to return 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 the waves will keep tumbling and hitting the coast. After the female fish lay fertilized eggs, they can return to the ocean. The male fish exhausts their physical strength. Unless they are lucky enough to be swept back to the sea by the waves, they will die on the beach.
This is the law of nature, and the capelin clan has this fate.
But the children couldn't stand it after seeing this. Shaq, the sea monster and the fisherman were chatting and laughing and bringing fish nets to pick up fish. Michel asked Qin Shiou timidly: "Why don't you let these little fish return to the sea?"
Qin Shiou explained the reason and said that they had no strength to return to the sea. Michelle asked: "So, aren't Shaq and the others picking up fish for food or selling?"
"Of course, we can't eat so much. Now there are these kinds of fish everywhere, who will buy them?"
After hearing what Qin Shiou said, Michelle and his group of children ran to the beach, picked up the male fish that were unable to jump and threw them into the sea. The children of Xiao Shaq and other fishermen also participated in it. The backs had the unique strength and stubbornness of the teenagers. (To be continued, please search for Piaotianyi, the novel is better and faster!
Chapter completed!