After the storm, the weather was clear.
The next day, Li Du saw an Australian-style clear sky, and the sun was particularly hot. It was already autumn, and the sun should not be so hot.
However, there seemed to be no atmosphere in the Australian sky, and the sun shone down without any obstruction. It shone directly on people, making their skin hurt and burn.
Big Quinn rubbed half a bottle of sunscreen on his body, and Li Du and the other two shared the remaining half. Even so, they still felt uncomfortable when they were on the rocks by the sea in the morning.
There were many rules for abalone harvesting in Australia, many more than those for storage auctions.
First of all, the size of the abalone harvested must not be shorter than five inches, or 12.5 centimeters.
Second, the abalone could only be harvested with a compliant pry board. Daggers or other knives could not be used to catch abalone, or the abalone would die from excessive blood loss.
Third, they carried abalone cards, which were abalone identification cards. They had to be filled out as soon as the abalone came ashore and fixed to the abalone until it was time to eat.
Li Du had gotten a stack of abalone cards when he went to get them certified a few days ago. They had to be recorded with the year, month, day, time of capture, and location of capture. They had to be copied onto the abalone report cards and mailed to the fishing and hunting bureau every week.
In terms of trading, the abalone harvested could not be immediately transferred to others or traded. It had to be guaranteed that it was the fruit of one's own labor and then sent to the market.
Therefore, in this case, the abalone could not be handed over to other friends to carry and move to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and trouble.
Finally, it was absolutely not allowed to break the law. During the abalone harvesting season, fishing and hunting bureau officers patrolled the coastline at any time, and now used remote video and drone video to monitor illegal abalone harvesting.
Violators were fined heavily and would be taken to court.
In Australia, illegal abalone harvesting was a criminal offense, with a criminal record, a sentence of six months, and a fine ranging from a few thousand to tens of thousands of dollars.
If it was a foreigner, the criminal record would affect future immigration problems. If it was an Australian, the impact would be even greater, as it would affect bank credit and the processing of some professional documents.
In short, when harvesting black gold abalone, one must not break the law. It was better to harvest less.
Li Du and the others waited on the shore and soon saw people with diving suits, diving goggles, and other tools on the beach.
After warming up, they gradually went into the water. Uniformed officers from the Department of Fishing and Hunting arrived to check their abalone harvesting permits.
Without exception, these people either carried their documents with them or gave them to their brothers' wives to protect their documents very well.
Li Du would also be harvesting abalone that day. When the officer from the Fishing and Hunting Bureau passed by him, he took out his identification and showed it to the officer. The officer looked at him strangely and asked, "Is this yours?"
"Yes," Li Du said.
The officer glanced at Godzilla and Big Quinn, curled his lips, and left. Obviously, he guessed that Li Du was a member of some kind of gang and that he had snatched this from him.
Occasionally, there were abalones scattered on the reefs by the sea, but most of them were not up to standard, almost less than 10 centimeters. They were all small guys, which could not be caught, so they could live very well here.
Li Du admired Australia's strict management of natural resources. If China could also protect its fishing resources in the same way, there would be a lot left for future generations.
Li Du kept strolling along the shore, watching people fishing for abalones.
There were about a dozen abalone harvesters in this area. As oxygen tanks were not allowed, people could only swim for a short period of time before coming up to take a breather and rest.
Li Du found an opportunity to see someone come up to rest, so he took the hot cocoa over to learn from him.
As he handed the hot cocoa over, he smiled flatteringly and said, "Hey, buddy, what a great body of muscles."
This harvester was a middle-aged white man in his forties. He had been diving all year round, so he had developed a strong body of muscles. Li Du cut in from there.
The harvester looked at him warily and said, "What's the matter?"
Li Du smiled and said, "I'm a tourist and I'm very interested in your work."
"There's nothing interesting about my work. You can go online to find out more." The person replied coldly and then left with his wife, who was on the shore, far away from them.
As the couple walked, they looked back and were very afraid of Li Du and the others.
Li Du could understand their feelings. Godzilla and Big Quinn, whom he brought with him, did not look like good people. They were more villainous than thugs. This harvester was obviously worried that they would come to snatch his harvesting license.
He looked for a few people in succession to learn some experience, but he was turned away. Even when he went to visit them himself, he did not bring Godzilla and Big Quinn.
There were not many large black gold abalones on the beach, but it was much easier to search for them than to find fire opals.
After Li Du arrived at the beach for more than half an hour, a harvester found a black gold abalone.
However, after fishing it up, he immediately put an abalone card on it and stored it in a storage box. He did not give outsiders a chance to look at it. If anyone approached, he would chase them away with an angry roar.
Seeing this, Lu Guan sighed and said, "There's no human touch in this industry. Boss, do you think they don't feel lonely living like this?"
"Do you feel lonely living when you can earn hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars a year?"
"Uh, no."
Li Du released the little bug into the sea and searched the surroundings.
He had noticed earlier that there were a lot of abalones in this area of the sea, but there were very few large abalones.
This was because people could only search in the water while holding their breath. It was difficult to search, and there were very few large abalones that met the harvesting standards, so the chances of finding one were much lower.
The little bug had a good vision in the water and could find a few abalones. However, limited by the number of abalones, the efficiency was not high. It took Li Du some effort to find an abalone hiding in the reef.
This area of the sea was indeed a popular diving spot. The bottom of the sea was very beautiful with patches of coral.
The coral was bright and colorful, with sea anemones and seaweed growing on it. Small fish, shrimp, and crabs constantly passed by, and occasionally big fish and crabs could be found.
After searching for a while, Li Du found the large abalone. He took off his clothes and began to warm up. He said, "Looks like I have to find out my own experience."
Lu Guan asked, "Boss, are you going into the sea?"
Li Du said, "No, I want to do a striptease for you guys."
Lu Guan grinned. "That's impossible. You definitely want to go into the sea."
Li Du said in a bad mood, "Yeah, since you already know, why are you asking?"
After being rejected several times by the abalone harvester, he was in a bad mood.
Lu Guan said weakly, "I just want to express my concern for you. You have to be careful. This sea is very dangerous."
Li Du knew it was dangerous, but this area of the sea was not a problem. There were no undercurrents in the sea, so there was no need to worry about being swept into the deep waters. The sea was relatively shallow, extending dozens of meters, and the sea was less than five meters deep.
Therefore, it was safer to catch abalones here.
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