A bumper fishing trip for Nghe An fishermen
(Baonghean.vn) - This morning (October 7), hundreds of fishing boats of fishermen in Quynh Luu district (Nghe An) rushed to shore to avoid the tropical depression and brought back hundreds of tons of valuable seafood.
At Lach Quen fishing port, Quynh Thuan commune (Quynh Luu), immediately after returning to shore, fishermen quickly found a place to anchor to sell seafood and ensure safety in storm prevention. What is special is that on this return, many boats caught a lot of fish and squid.
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| Quynh Luu fishing boats return to shore to avoid low pressure and bring back hundreds of tons of seafood. Photo: Viet Hung |
“Receiving information that a tropical depression in the East Sea was likely to form a storm and make landfall, our ship quickly returned to shore, even though we had caught a lot of seafood at that time. When we returned to shore, traders had gathered to buy seafood, prices were stable, so the income from this voyage was considered the highest of the year, and the crew was very excited.”
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| As soon as the ship returned to shore, traders gathered to buy. Photo: Viet Hung |
At the fishing port, fishermen urgently transported each tray of seafood from the boat to shore for sale to traders. According to fishermen, despite the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the purchase price remains stable. Specifically, grade 1 tuna is currently priced at 60,000 VND/kg; silver pomfret is 40,000 - 50,000 VND/kg. As for exported hairtail fish, due to limited consumption due to the epidemic, the purchase price at this time is 80,000 VND/kg (down from 50,000 - 70,000 VND/kg compared to previous years).
According to the fishermen, most of the boats had a good seafood season this trip, bringing in an income of 300 - 500 million VND; some boats had a big catch of valuable fish and squid, so their revenue was much higher.
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| This trip, the fishermen caught a lot of needlefish, the purchase price was 80,000 VND/kg. The crew on the fishing boat NA 944.39 in Quynh Long commune (Quynh Luu) were excited when this trip the boat caught a lot of seafood, each fisherman earned 15 million VND/person. Photo: Viet Hung |
The entire Quynh Luu district has nearly 1,200 vessels, including about 700 offshore fishing vessels owned by fishermen in Quynh Long, Quynh Nghia, Tien Thuy, Son Hai... In September 2021, people caught 6,700 tons of seafood at sea, with the cumulative output in the first 9 months of the year reaching more than 55,400 tons. This October, with signs of a good seafood season, it is expected that the output this month will increase.
To ensure epidemic prevention, after fishing boats return to shore to sell seafood, functional forces and authorities of coastal communes in Quynh Luu district strengthen inspections, remind fishermen and traders to comply with epidemic prevention regulations, wear masks in crowded places and ensure that purchasing takes place quickly, without causing congestion at fishing ports./.
