Fishing on the Bung River

(Baonghean.vn) - Bung River has been associated with Dien Chau people for thousands of years. The water reserves of Bung River are not only enough to irrigate nearly 5,000 hectares of crops, but also help hundreds of households living on both sides of the river to have additional jobs in aquaculture, salt making, fishing, and living off the river...

Men of Dien Nguyen commune are proficient in water on simple boats.

Tan Thuy village, Dien Nguyen commune, has 40/45 households making a living on the Bung river by fishing. To do this job, each household spends 30-40 million VND to build a small boat, buy some nets such as: cotton nets, fishing nets, hooks, traps, etc.

The job of casting nets on the river requires skill from the stage of choosing the location to cast the net, how to place the net so that the nets are evenly stretched, in order to catch a lot of shrimp and fish. And for a long time, the fishing profession has become a family tradition of many households living on both sides of the Bung River.

Mr. Tran Van Quyet - Dien Thanh starts fishing in the morning

Mr. Nguyen Viet An - Tan Thuy Hamlet, Dien Nguyen Commune, Dien Chau confided: This family's profession has been a tradition, passed down from father to son for a long time and is considered a main profession.

The livelihood of the fishing village households on the Bung River usually starts from 4-5 pm. Families row their boats to cast nets, and at 4 am they wake up again to row their boats to bring the nets back to collect the products. Each day, each boat can catch from 2-6 kg of seafood depending on the number of nets.

Fish caught in net in Bung river

Not only Tan Thuy village, but currently there are also hundreds of households in 7 communes such as: Dien Hoa, Dien Quang, Dien Nguyen, Dien Ky, Dien Van... living off the aquatic resources from Bung River. Through many occupations such as: Catching crabs in mangrove forests; diving for clams, mussels; raising brackish water aquatic products...

Mr. Pham Xuan Hoang - head of Tan Thuy hamlet - Dien Nguyen commune, Dien Chau said: Making a living on the Bung river has helped people earn more income and especially the river life has helped people along the Bung river love and care for each other.

Not only is it one of the eight beautiful landscapes of the ancient Dong Thanh region, providing irrigation water for nearly 5,000 hectares of productive land, but the Bung River also helps hundreds of fishing households have a stable life. The livelihoods of people on the Bung River have long created their own cultural features.

The joy of a fishing village boy

Fish harvested after a day of fishing

Fresh and delicious Bung River shrimp

Mai Sao - Quang An