Chapter 70

The crew members saw Ye Yuan approaching and made room for him.

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Ye Yuan looked at the seal and noticed that its swimming posture was very strange.

Through his perception, Ye Yuan discovered that the seal had severe external injuries on its body.

Ye Yuan instructed the fishing boat to slowly move towards the seal.

Soon, the fishing boat was very close to the seal. Just as Ye Yuan was about to get into the water to bring the injured seal onto the boat, Yu Hongbo stopped him.

"Boss, seals can attack people, especially injured ones. Let's think of another way, shall we?"

Ye Yuan glanced at Yu Hongbo but said nothing. He knew that the boatswain was speaking for his own good, but they didn't know that Ye Yuan was very confident in his abilities in the water, something he wouldn't tell them.

However, he couldn't just stand by and watch the seal suffer. Ye Yuan jumped directly into the water. As he swam towards the seal, he heard "plop~ plop~" behind him.

When he turned around, he saw that You Zhiyong and Yu Hongbo were each holding a fish spear and had jumped into the water after him.

A fish spear is a weapon that many fishermen carry when they go to sea. It comes in many forms, but the basic principle is the same. It is made using the principle of reaction force. Fish spears are generally divided into two types: some use a spring as the power source, while others use a strong rubber band. Most fish spears use ship wood for the body, with a slot cut into it, and a sliding barrel made of epoxy resin and graphite materials is then poured in.

Ye Yuan just smiled and ignored the two, continuing to swim towards the seal.

The injured seal, seeing Ye Yuan approach, was initially very resistant. However, as Ye Yuan gently stroked its head, its defenses gradually disappeared.

This was something Ye Yuan had recently discovered. He believed it might be related to the intimacy granted by his fisherman title. Many large sea creatures were not very resistant to Ye Yuan.

You Zhiyong and Yu Hongbo also came to the seal's side. They were curious to see Ye Yuan interact so closely with the seal, but they didn't put down their fish spears and remained tense, watching the interaction closely.

Ye Yuan dragged the seal towards the fishing boat. The seal, sensing Ye Yuan's kindness, did not struggle much. Soon, the seal was on the boat. When the seal lay on the deck, everyone saw a deep wound on one side of its body.

Because the wound was so deep, no one knew how to handle it. At this moment, Ye Yuan thought of Su Mei's father, Su Weiguo, a renowned marine biologist, who could guide them on how to deal with the situation.

Ye Yuan didn't have Professor Su's phone number, so he had to explain the situation to Su Mei over the phone, hoping she could help contact Professor Su.

Su Mei readily agreed.

Soon, Ye Yuan's phone rang.

"Xiao Yuan, I heard you encountered an injured seal in the open sea? Can you tell me more about the current situation?"

After making the call, Su Weiguo didn't waste time on pleasantries and went straight to the point.

Ye Yuan had to recount the current dilemma he was facing over the phone.

"Alright, then you should..."

Under Su Weiguo's remote guidance, the crew members used the first aid kit on the boat to treat the seal's wound.

Finally, Su Weiguo said over the phone, "Xiao Yuan, I hope you can take good care of this spotted seal. It's best to bring it back. If you just release it back into the sea, it will be hard for it to survive."

"Professor Su, rest assured. I will safely bring this spotted seal back."

"Good. That's all then."

After saying this, Su Weiguo hung up the phone.

Everyone looked at each other, unsure where to put the spotted seal. After all, this was a fishing boat, and there was no suitable place for it.

In the end, Ye Yuan suggested isolating a section of the live water tank to temporarily house the spotted seal. To prevent it from eating the seafood in the live water tank, the crew members would take turns feeding it.

When the crew members weren't paying attention, Ye Yuan added some space lake water to the seal's tank.

The moment Ye Yuan added the space lake water to the tank, the injured seal seemed to sense something and struggled to swim towards the area where the space lake water was added, greedily drinking it.

Ye Yuan knew it would be fine. The effects of the space lake water had been verified multiple times.

After doing this, Ye Yuan returned to the deck. The crew members had finished breakfast and were starting their work for the day on the deck.

For three consecutive days, Ye Yuan's "Yushui" stayed in this area of the sea, catching many snow crabs. Although the female crabs were released back into the sea, the number of crabs left behind was still beyond imagination.

Today, Ye Yuan instructed everyone not to catch any more snow crabs. All the crab traps were brought back onto the boat and secured on the deck.

The fishing boat sailed on the Sea of Okhotsk. The crew members took the opportunity to rest, while Ye Yuan stood on the deck, sensing the schools of fish in the sea.

Ye Yuan discovered that a small group of naked gurnards was passing under his boat. This type of fish is often called silver cod in China, but it has nothing to do with cod. It belongs to the family Serranidae and the genus Gymnocrinus.

Adult naked gurnards can grow to 50-70 cm and are a highly nutritious fish, much more expensive than cod. However, Ye Yuan had no intention of catching these naked gurnards, not because of their low economic value, but because there were too few of them. This small group only had a few dozen, which didn't interest Ye Yuan much.

Ye Yuan had only one goal: the bluefin tuna. The Sea of Okhotsk is known for its bluefin tuna. Although Ye Yuan's space already contained many types of fish, he had yet to encounter the bluefin tuna, known as the "deep-sea blue diamond."

"Hmm~" Ye Yuan noticed a white whale playing in the sea not far from him.

The white whale is a highly intelligent mammal with a very active personality, making it a star in many aquariums.

The white whale has a distinctive appearance. Its forehead is prominently and smoothly protruding, with a short snout and a wide lip line. Its body color is very light, a unique white. Compared to other whales, the white whale is the only one that can molt when its skin turns a light yellow color in summer.

The white whale's color changes with age, from a dark gray at birth to gray, light gray, and a bluish white. When the white whale reaches 5 to 10 years old and its sexual characteristics mature, it turns pure white, with its back, pectoral fin edges, and tail fin remaining dark throughout its life.

When swimming, it usually moves slowly, making it difficult to distinguish in waves and ice floes. The white whale prefers to live near the surface of the sea and has strong diving abilities, well adapted to the Arctic ice environment. Most white whales live in the northern seas of Europe, the United States, and Canada. Several areas with concentrated white whale populations have become popular whale-watching destinations.

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