The area around King Island had always been the focus of black gold abalone harvesting, with more than 60 percent of the black gold abalone produced there every year.
Therefore, there were usually many black gold abalone fishermen here, and the surrounding shallow waters were mostly harvested, so it was not easy to harvest them.
Li Du drove the yacht out to sea, and as soon as he left the dock, he met some black gold abalone fishermen, including Cruz.
After greeting each other, Cruz came over and said, "I heard you met a swindler?"
Li Du said, "We did meet a swindler. Look, there's a speedboat behind my boat. That's the swindler's compensation."
"What are you doing out to sea now? You're not going to see the scenery, are you? Cruz was puzzled. "I heard, buddy, that your fishing license was taken away by a swindler, right?"
Li Du said, "Yes, they did lose one for me."
Upon hearing this, Cruz's eyes widened. "Lost one for you? What do you mean, man? You have another one? "
Li Du shrugged and said, "I just got another one. God bless me, I have some good friends in the United States, and they got me another black gold abalone harvesting permit."
Cruz looked at him in surprise and said, "There are so many black gold abalone harvesting permits in the United States? But you don't have to buy one now. The black gold abalone harvesting season is coming to an end. "
Every year from November to April was the harvesting season for black gold abalone, and the other half of the year was not allowed to harvest this rare seafood.
In addition, Cruz added, "You're really rich. Harvesting permits are expensive. How can you buy one just because you say so?"
Li Du put his arm around his shoulder and pointed to Hans. "It's my buddy who's rich. He's actually a playboy from an American tycoon."
Cruz sucked in a breath of cold air and said, "My God."
They chatted as they went to the dock, and some fishermen waved to them.
Li Du and Cruz walked over, and then he saw an acquaintance. Brooks, the fat man who had come to Australia on the same flight, was also here.
The two sides met, and Brooks snorted. "You're here, too?"
Li Du laughed and said, "Nice to see you again, man. No wonder you were so against me before. So we're competitors?"
Brooks raised his head proudly and said disdainfully, "We're competitors? You think too highly of yourself. I've never seen you as a competitor. "
A black harvester said, "Hey, Brooks, don't underestimate this guy. He and his friends are very good and have harvested quite a lot of black gold abalone."
Another harvester with a mustache said sourly, "He's not just an ordinary person. Cruz has also gained quite a lot recently. It's said that he got some pointers from Lee."
"If that's the case, why don't you give us some pointers, Li? Can you tell me where there are more abalones?"
"Let's get rich together, Li. You can't earn money alone, right?"
Brooks rubbed his chin and looked at Li Du suspiciously. "You've gained a lot? I really couldn't tell. You don't look like a diving expert. "
Li Du sensed his contempt and malice, so he laughed and said, "I don't think you look like one either. With your body size, I'm afraid there will be more resistance in the sea."
Brooks snorted and said, "I'm really not a diving expert. My wife is."
Cruz raised his middle finger and said, "Brooks, you really are not a man. You let your wife go into the water to harvest abalone and do such dangerous work. How can you be so self-righteous?"
Harvesting black gold abalone was dangerous. Usually, men went into the water, and women played a supporting role.
Brooks did not feel ashamed. He said indifferently, "What's wrong with that? My wife is a sea woman. She was born to do this. Otherwise, why would I marry her? "
His words were harsh, and many harvesters raised their middle fingers at him.
Brooks became angry and said, "You can insult me at will. It doesn't matter. I know it's jealousy. You can't find a sea woman to marry!"
Li Du asked Cruz in a low voice, "What is a sea woman?"
Cruz was puzzled. "You don't know? It's an ancient profession in East Asia. Some women can dive to the bottom of the sea without breathing aids to catch lobsters, scallops, abalones, conches, and other marine products. "
After listening to his brief introduction, Li Du searched the Internet on his mobile phone and found some information.
Simply put, sea women were female fishermen who were engaged in diving and fishing. They were once widely distributed throughout East Asia, Northeast Asia, and Southeast Asia.
However, with the development of mechanical fishing and artificial breeding technology, the number of sea women had greatly shrunk, and only a few still existed in Japan and South Korea.
Every sea woman was a good diver. After long-term training, they were very good at unarmed diving and freediving, and had good swimming skills and the ability to hold their breath.
These abilities combined made them very suitable for harvesting black gold abalone.
In fact, sea women were originally used to catch some precious marine products, such as sea cucumbers, abalones, pearl shells, seabed shipwreck treasures, and so on.
Not all women could become sea women. Sea women were a special group of people in certain coastal areas of East Asia. They had a lot of subcutaneous fat, a strong body, a large lung capacity, and extraordinary mental control from an early age.
This was because the underwater environment was complex, and they could be attacked by sharks and other carnivorous fish. The work was extremely risky, so sea women were required to have calm judgment and the ability to cooperate and coordinate in a team.
Moreover, because sea women often dived in offshore areas and did not go to deep sea areas, they were not troubled by diving diseases and other marine diseases.
Without these marine diseases, they had strong physical fitness, and they ate seafood every day, which often gave them a longer lifespan than ordinary people.
In some areas, long-lived sea women had a unique status in their own villages.
Unfortunately, with the application of machinery and the development of technology, the legend of sea women had become less and less colorful.
However, after reading the information, Li Du still felt that it was an eye-opener.
Apparently, the Japanese wife who was with Brooks on the plane was a sea woman who specialized in harvesting black gold abalone for him.
The group chatted together and then went out to sea to start the day.
After Li Du drove Sea Star 60 out, Brother Wolf soon said to him, "Boss, someone is following us."
"Who?" Li Du asked casually.
It was very common for black gold abalone fishermen to follow each other. If someone harvested a lot of abalone at a certain time, others would understand that they had found a school of abalone and would certainly follow to harvest.
However, there were a lot of boats following Li Du. He looked back and saw more than a dozen boats following Sea Star 60.
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