The locality with the most boats is Nghe An.

Dao Tuan• DNUM_AHZAHZCABI 15:06

(Baonghean.vn) - As the locality with the largest fleet of boats participating in production on the East Sea in the province, the interesting thing is that Quynh Phuong ward (Hoang Mai town) only has more than 2km of coastline running through the area.

Một góc lạch Cờn thuộc địa bàn phường Quỳnh Phương (TX. Hoàng Mai). Ảnh: P.V

A corner of Con creek in Quynh Phuong ward (Hoang Mai town). Photo: Dao Tuan

Nghe An is one of the localities with strengths in marine fishing. As of May 2018, the whole province had 3,805 fishing vessels, of which 1,434 had a capacity of 90CV or more.

Among 35 communes and wards of 6 districts, cities and towns with means of exploitation and fishing, Quynh Phuong ward of Hoang Mai town has the largest number of ships and boats. As of July 2018, Quynh Phuong ward has 606 means of fishing at sea. Specifically: There are 262 ships with a capacity of under 20CV; 133 ships with a capacity of 20CV to under 90CV; 175 ships with a capacity of 90CV to 400CV; 36 ships with a capacity of over 400CV, especially 12 newly built ships according to Decree 67/CP with a capacity of 820CV each.

Đánh cá trên biển Quỳnh Phương. Ảnh: P.V

Fishing at sea in Quynh Phuong. Photo: PV

Although the locality has the largest fleet of boats participating in production on the East Sea in the province, it is quite interesting that Quynh Phuong ward only has more than 2km of coastline running through the area, while Quynh Phuong's "neighbor" Quynh Lap has the longest coastline in Nghe An with about 12km.

In proportion to the large number of boats in Quynh Phuong is the annual seafood catch of this locality. Accordingly, in 2017, the catch of Quynh Phuong fishermen reached 15,551 tons, and in the first 6 months of 2018, the output reached nearly 10 tons with a value of 253.3 billion VND, an increase of 12% over the same period in 2017.

Ngư dân Quỳnh Phương (TX. Hoàng Mai) kéo lưới lên tàu chuẩn bị cho chuyến ra khơi. Ảnh: Xuân Hoàng - Thanh Yên

Fishermen Quynh Phuong (Hoang Mai Town) pull their nets onto the boat to prepare for a trip out to sea. Photo: Xuan Hoang - Thanh Yen

Currently, Quynh Phuong ward has 11 residential blocks distributed over an area of 345 hectares with more than 18,000 people. The ward has 3,350 workers participating in exploitation and fishing at sea, with an average income in 2017 reaching 120 million VND/person/year.

Quynh Phuong fishing port. Photo by Ngo Tri Hung

The economic structure of Quynh Phuong ward currently focuses on 4 main areas: Production, seafood exploitation, development of fishing logistics services, sea tourism (Quynh Phuong beach) and spiritual tourism (associated with the historical relic of Con temple).