Chapter 722 721. Black Gold Abalone Fishing License (5/5)

Chapter 722 721. Black Gold Abalone Fishing License (55)

"What is this?" He flipped through the documents and asked.

Hans didn't answer, but first said: "Be careful, don't break it!"

Li Du said: "This card is very solid, what exactly is it? Is it valuable?"

Hans asked him a few more words before he said complacently: "Yes, this thing is very valuable. We are so lucky that we found a fishing license for black gold abalone."

"Fishing license for black gold abalone?" Li Du looked at the card and understood what the shellfish pattern on it was. It turned out that it was a black gold abalone.

Black gold abalone is a kind of black abalone, which is a very rare marine creature. It has continued from ancient times to the present, and is called a living fossil by biologists.

This kind of black abalone is a specialty of Australia, only produced in Australia and New Zealand. Their meat and shell are highly sought after all over the world. The indigenous Maori of New Zealand call it black gold, so it has the reputation of "black gold abalone".

Since ancient times, the Chinese have had a special interest in sea cucumbers and abalones. In fact, abalones are distributed in many seas around the world. Due to the difficulty of fishing and laborious cooking, abalones were very cheap in many places before the export of East Asian food culture.

For example, in the American waters where the United States is located, there are many kinds of rare abalones, but Americans don’t know how to eat them, and they don’t like to eat them.

Later, as the national strength and economic capacity of East Asian countries, especially China, increased, the love of East Asians for abalone began to affect the world, driving up the price of this sea product.

The black gold abalone is an exception. The price of this kind of abalone has been particularly expensive since ancient times, because the black gold abalone plays a very important role in the indigenous Maori culture and beliefs of New Zealand, and is believed by the Maori to have the magical power to ward off evil spirits and protect the race.

Therefore, the black gold abalone is a very common element in Maori mythology, and the black gold abalone can be seen everywhere in Maori sculptures.

Flipping through the black gold abalone fishing certificate, Li Du asked, "Can abalone be caught with this certificate? Why haven't I heard of this law in the United States?"

Hans said triumphantly: "You haven't heard that it's normal. This certificate is not used in the United States, but in Australia. It can be used in Australia and New Zealand."

He introduced the preciousness of this certificate to Li Du, because wild abalone resources are extremely limited. In order to maintain sustainable fishery development, governments of many countries in Australia have set a series of strict restrictions on black gold abalone in terms of fishing quotas and fishing operations. .

Unlike other regions, artificial diving fishing is the only legal way to harvest black golden abalone in Australia, and the law prohibits carrying any artificial oxygen equipment while diving.

In the limited time underwater, divers must also select abalones with a diameter of more than 12.5 centimeters to catch, which is extremely difficult.

In other words, if you want to catch black gold abalone in Australia, you cannot bring oxygen cylinders, you can only rely on your own diving ability, let alone use machines to catch this precious seafood.

Hearing this, Li Du suddenly nodded: "Oh, this is the same as the regulations for finding fire opal in the Petrified Forest National Park. In order to protect the resources, they can only be obtained manually, and the use of machines is strictly prohibited."

Hans shook his head: "It's more difficult to catch black gold abalone. There are at most a few wild wolves and some snakes and insects in the national park. The Australian waters are different. There are all kinds of wild marine animals living in it all year round."

"Seals, sharks, sea snakes, sea turtles, etc., their existence makes many seas in Australia full of dangers, so fishing black golden abalone is a very dangerous occupation in Australia."

Li Du said: "In that case, is this certificate still valuable?"

Hans took it for granted, "Sure, it's more dangerous to go fishing for king crabs in the waters of Alaska every year, but you see, every time the king crab fishing season comes, don't fishermen rush there in groups?"

The preciousness of this black golden abalone fishing license is that in order to protect wild abalone, the Australian government not only formulated a fishing limit policy, stipulating that fishing licenses must be obtained before fishing, but also stopped issuing such licenses more than 20 years ago.

In other words, this black gold abalone fishing license is a limited edition, and it will only decrease in the future, and will never increase.

Hans introduced to Li Du: "The fishing license of black golden abalone is an heirloom of many families in Australia. During other times of fishing in the sea, they will deposit the fishing license in the bank safe."

Li Du was surprised and said, "Is it so precious?"

Hans sneered and said, "Do you know what the market price is for one piece of this thing?"

Li Du shook his head, and Hans raised five fingers on his right hand, so he asked, "Fifty thousand?"

Hans said angrily, "Five million, Australian dollars!"

Li Du was shocked: "Are you kidding me? This thing is worth five million dollars? Five million Australian dollars? Almost four million dollars?"

Hans said firmly: "Don't question me, I just checked online. In fact, fishing licenses are priceless in Australia, and no one is willing to transfer their fishing licenses."

This is easy to understand. The output of black gold abalone has decreased year by year, and there has been no large-scale war in the world. Although the world economy has been sluggish in the past few years, it still has an overall upward trend.

When people have money, they have to enjoy it. Life is nothing more than eating and drinking. The price of black gold abalones is rising year by year.

Four million U.S. dollars seems like a lot. In fact, for Australian black gold abalone fishermen, the annual harvest can be at least four to five million U.S. dollars.

In this way, investing in a black gold abalone fishing license can recover the cost in at most ten years, and it will be a net profit in the future, which can be passed on to future generations.

For example, if you have a black gold abalone fishing license in Australia, it is really equivalent to having a cornucopia.

I don't know where Vickers found this black gold abalone fishing license. He kept it very well, and it is cheaper than Li Du and Hans.

Australia's black gold abalone fishing license is anonymous, and whoever gets it can use it. This is one of the reasons why the price of fishing licenses remains high.

Li Du looked at this certificate and said with a grin: "Good luck, really good luck. If we sell it, we can become members of the quasi-millionaire club?"

Hans nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Of course, of course, of course we can become members of the quasi-millionaire club. It's amazing that we can each get several million immediately!"

With this harvest, the two were overjoyed. They simply packed up the remaining second-hand goods and returned to Flagstaff City the next day.

After Godzilla and Dao unloaded the truck, Li Du went to ask Hans, "Hey, buddy, how do you plan to sell this fishing license? Can it be sold in the United States?"

Hans looked at him hesitantly and asked, "Are you really going to sell it?"

Li Du said: "What's real or fake? Should we collect it like old Mr. Victor?"

Hans licked his lips and said, "No, why don't we use it to make money?"