Black gold abalones were big. After all, the abalones that were allowed to be harvested were more than ten centimeters in diameter!
Li Du posted a photo of the abalones on his social media account. His classmates thought it was a super-large scallop, but no one could guess that it was an abalone.
After all, black gold abalone was a little far from the lives of ordinary people. The difficulty and rarity of harvesting determined its price, and the price determined that it could not enter ordinary families.
No one present had eaten black gold abalone before. After the sashimi, poaching, stir-frying, and other dishes were served, along with a small pot of abalone porridge, the group was looking forward to it.
Big Quinn and Godzilla had caught fish on the boat. Hans had not touched black gold abalone before, but he had touched a few large scallops.
After cleaning up the mess, a sumptuous seafood feast appeared.
"Unfortunately, we still lack a bottle of red wine. Australia's red wine is very famous. We should buy some good red wine from a winery in Melbourne," Hans said with some regret.
Hannah glared at him and said, "You're going to go into the sea and you're still drinking? Are you in such a hurry to see Mom and Dad? "
Hans argued, "It's okay to drink a few mouthfuls, right? We're not going into the sea drunk. Besides, we won't go into the sea if we drink. "
Sophie tried to smooth things over. "Come on, let's pray to God and thank God for giving us good food."
Her faith was supported in this group. Big Quinn's family, Hannah, and Stephen were all devout Christians.
Li Du respected their faith and waited for them to finish praying before he started eating.
They all ate the black gold abalone sashimi first. They wanted to try the charm of this abalone, which could sell for thousands of dollars.
The first thing Li Du felt was that the abalone was tight and elastic, but after chewing, the abalone became soft.
In terms of taste, the abalone had the fresh, sweet, and mellow taste of seafood. The more you chewed, the longer the taste lasted.
The best part was the black gold abalone's texture, which was tight and elastic in the mouth and soft and smooth in the back. It was amazing.
The group nodded after eating the black gold abalone. Sophie whispered, "No wonder it's so expensive. It's really delicious."
Not only was the black gold abalone delicious, but it was also very nutritious, or in other words, super nutritious.
They lived on the volcanic rocks at the bottom of the sea. The surface of their fleshy feet formed a black membrane containing a large amount of minerals. This black membrane was rich in unique abalone spirit element and abalone polysaccharide. These two components were recognized to have the unique effect of preventing cancer and inhibiting tumor growth.
The meat of black gold abalone was rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamins A, E, B12, selenium, zinc, iodine, magnesium, and other minerals, which could effectively enhance the immunity of the consumer, lower cholesterol, protect the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems, and significantly improve the eyesight.
Nowadays, health maintenance is popular all over the world. Not only in Asia, but also in Europe, America, and Australia. Rich people have begun to hire professional nutritionists to create their own recipes.
In all recipes, black gold abalone was the top ingredient.
After lunch, Li Du did not go into the water again. They had just gotten the yacht, and it was inevitable that they would find it new and interesting. Brother Wolf drove the yacht and took them to play in the shallow waters.
After resting for a day, they continued to dive into the sea.
As usual, Hans followed Li Du, while Sophie escorted them from above.
In order to protect Sophie, Li Du let her wear a diving suit, which was equipped with oxygen tanks and other devices, so that she did not have to constantly go up and down.
Not long after entering the water, Li Du found a big abalone and pointed it at Hans.
At this time, someone suddenly dived down and pointed something at them.
Li Du and Hans were shocked when they noticed it. This person seemed to be holding a short-handled spear, not a cold weapon, but a firearm.
They floated to the surface one after another and saw each other's faces.
Next to the SeaStar 60, a speedboat painted with the logo of the Department of Fishing and Hunting was docked. The man who had entered the water earlier swam toward the speedboat. Needless to say, they had met the staff of the Department of Fishing and Hunting.
"What's going on?" Hans took the initiative to ask.
The staff boarded the boat, frowned, and said, "There were three of you underwater, and one of you had an oxygen tank. What are you doing? You broke the rules! "
Hearing this, Li Du and the others became anxious. Isn't this nonsense?
When harvesting black gold abalone in Australia, the penalty for breaking the rules was very serious. If it was a minor offense, you would have to hire a lawyer to go to court to write off the crime and pay a fine. If it was a serious offense, you would be directly arrested, sentenced to imprisonment, and permanently disqualified from fishing and hunting.
Li Du had previously checked the news and learned that every year, there were local cases of violators being sentenced to several years in prison.
In order to protect their own marine resources, Australia also worked hard. The Department of Fishing and Hunting sent a large number of staff and used drones and surveillance cameras to monitor.
Without experiencing it personally, one would not know how powerful it was. Many people thought that they would not be discovered if they secretly took their friends to the sea or secretly used illegal tools to harvest black gold abalone.
However, most of the time, the Department of Fishing and Hunting did not make a mistake. These people often found officers of the Department of Fishing and Hunting in front of them as soon as they went ashore, and then went to court to sue.
At this stage, many people still did not take it seriously. It was difficult to obtain evidence for underwater work.
Previously, the officer from the Department of Fishing and Hunting had used an underwater camera. This thing looked like a harpoon, and it had frightened Li Du and the others.
Because it was difficult to obtain evidence, many harvesters would think that without evidence, the Department of Fishing and Hunting and the court would not be able to sentence.
This idea was wrong. When it came to seawater harvesting, the court used the rarely seen method of voluntary sentencing in Australia, which was to believe the plaintiff.
There was a saying in the black gold abalone harvesting industry: "The local court is the home of the Department of Fishing and Hunting," which meant that the court would only believe the testimony of law enforcement officers.
Once the Department of Fishing and Hunting thought that they had violated the rules, the court would also think so.
Li Du went on the boat to show his fishing license and said, "Two of us are allowed to harvest. My partner and this lady went into the water with an oxygen tank to ensure our safety."
He took off his shirt to show the officer and continued, "Yesterday, we had an accident underwater. An underwater volcano spewed out steam and hurt me. We had to ask our friend for backup."
After looking at the fishing license and looking at Li Du's back, the officer frowned.
Sophie thought for a moment, then said to the officer, "Sir, we are divers trained by Coach David Malins. If you can communicate with him, he might be able to tell you that we are all good people who are well-behaved."
Hearing this, Li Du nodded. Max had talked to them before and said that he had a good relationship with the local Department of Fishing and Hunting. He was the backbone of the local marine rescue organization and had saved their people.
Sophie's words were effective. The officer obviously knew Max. He made a phone call very seriously. After hanging up, he nodded and said, "Don't do anything that will make me misunderstand!"
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