Herring season, Quynh Luu fishermen win millions every day

This morning (March 30), along the beach of Quynh Luong commune (Quynh Luu) was more bustling when dozens of fishing boats offishermenOn the shore, traders are gathering to buy seafood. Approaching the fishing boats of fishermen who have just returned, groups of people are gathering to remove herring caught in the net.

In the joy of a good harvest, fisherman Nguyen Van Tien, Quynh Luong commune, said that this morning's trip was lucky, with a net full of herring. After returning to shore, his family mobilized more brothers to help remove the fish so they could sell them to traders in time. It is estimated that this trip the boat caught more than 200 kg of fish, earning more than 4 million VND.

Quynh Luu fishermen in herring fishing season. Photo: VH

After the Lunar New Year until now, fishermen in Quynh Luong commune have switched to catching herring; however, this is only the beginning of the season so the catch is high. According to the people, from about 2-3 am they start the engine to go out to sea about 1.2-2 nautical miles (equivalent to 2-3 km) from the shore. In particular, coastal fishing does not require much labor, only 1 fisherman goes on the boat with fishing nets to catch. When the boat starts the engine to go out to sea, it is also the time to drop the net into the sea until the net is empty. After about 20-30 minutes of resting on the boat, the fishermen continue to return to collect the nets until they reach the shore.

Fisherman Ho Van Hoang said that after 3 hours of fishing at sea, his boat caught 250 kg.fresh herringare caught in the net. “Because we fish close to shore, the fish are still very fresh. When the fish reach the shore, we have to mobilize relatives and friends to go to sea to remove the fish; traders gather to buy quickly to bring to the market to sell, then they pay the same day so the fishermen have more income,” said Mr. Hoang.

Fishermen gather to remove fish. Photo: VH

It is currently the herring season, each boat after fishing from the sea yields from 100 - 300 kg of fish. With the current purchase price of 20,000 VND/kg, each worker earns from 2 - 6 million VND, after only 3 - 4 hours at sea.

Ms. Nguyen Thi An, a trader in Quynh Luong commune, said that after Tet until now, her family has focused on purchasing to bring to the market to sell and freeze to send to provinces and cities across the country. Herring is caught after a few hours so it is very fresh and delicious, very popular with customers; every day she buys about 1-2 quintals of fish from fishermen to sell.

Traders gather to buy fish to bring to the markets to sell. Photo: VH

Mr. Nguyen Van Tue - Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Luong Commune (Quynh Luu) said: "The locality has about 90 boats.coastal fisheries, at this time people are actively going to sea to exploit seafood, including herring. After Tet until now, in general, the weather is extremely favorable, so fishermen go to sea regularly, thanks to which each worker earns an average income of 25 - 40 million VND/month.

Not only in Quynh Luong commune, currently many people in coastal areas of Quynh Bang, Quynh Minh, Quynh Nghia... are also in the herring fishing season. Every day, people in the coastal area of ​​Quynh Luu exploit 3-5 tons of fish with a revenue of hundreds of millions of VND. Around May, when the herring season ends, people continue to switch to catching crabs, mantis shrimp, squid of all kinds.../.