How to catch sea cucumber

There are two seasons for sea cucumber fishing, naturally there are spring ginseng and autumn ginseng. Which of these two seasons is better? In fact, each has its own merits. After a cold winter, spring ginseng consumes its own redundant substances, and its sea cucumber has a high peeling rate and a more chewy taste. Autumn ginseng after summer sleep, the process itself does not consume too much protein, so the meat quality of autumn ginseng is more plump.

In order to avoid the summer sleep and hibernation of sea cucumbers, sea cucumbers are caught in spring and autumn, from late April to the end of May, from 10 to10. In these two seasons, the sea is warm and sunny, but the sea temperature is only about 14℃. A small sampan five or six meters long, carrying two or three people, an air compressor and a numbered plastic basket. One person is in charge of the air compressor and picking up sea cucumbers on the ship, and the other person is a "sea warrior" when he goes to sea.

"Meng Haizi" is wearing heavy cotton-padded clothes and trousers. When he arrives at the sea, he will put on waist pads and knee pads, and then put on a rubber diving suit and hat. A thick belt is tied around the waist, an exhalation tube is fixed, and a lead block weighing more than 30 kilograms is attached. Finally, they put on goggles and gloves and hung a net bag with sea cucumbers on their chests.

"Meng Haizi" dived into the seabed to catch ginseng, and it was easy to get lung disease because of the high pressure. However, because of the high risk of work, Hai Mengzi's income is also relatively high.

"A few meters below the sea is a dark world. The deeper the water, the lower the visibility. If you catch up with the calm weather, the visibility will be five or six meters. If the sea is turbid by wind and waves, you can only see the area half a meter ahead. Brave people need to keep swimming. Although they have heavy cotton-padded clothes, the cold will quickly penetrate the whole body. The most unbearable thing is the water pressure, my hair is dizzy and swollen, my eyes and ears feel bulging, and even my nostrils are bleeding. Because this job is risky, there are fewer and fewer young people doing this job. " An old man who has been engaged in fishing for many years said this.

Because sea cucumber itself has autolysis, it will autolyse after leaving water. It doesn't mean that fresh sea cucumbers will autolyse immediately after leaving seawater, but it takes time (about five or six hours). There is an autolytic enzyme in the body wall of sea cucumber. When the summer is too long, the body wall will be deformed within 6-7 hours, and the autolytic enzyme will react and melt into colloid. Therefore, the sea cucumber caught ashore should be treated immediately, and it should not be left for a long time, otherwise it will dissolve automatically.

Autolysis of sea cucumber is regarded as a natural phenomenon, which is the main reason why it is mainly sold in dry sea cucumber. This shows the hard work of sea cucumber fishing and how hard-won the food on this table is.