Quynh Luu seafood circulates conveniently even though the locality is implementing Directive 16.

Fishermen completing import and export procedures all comply with regulations on epidemic prevention. Photo: Viet Hung

Entering the 9th day of the yearQuynh Luu districtimplementing the Government's Directive 16 on social distancing. Therefore, immediately after receiving information that dozens of fishing vessels of fishermen in the district would return to shore to sell seafood at this time, local authorities and sectors focused on many measures to ensure distance from vessels to buyers and sellers of seafood right at the fishing port area.

At Lach Quen fishing port, Quynh Thuan commune, some fishing boats are coming ashore for sale.seafood. Completely different from the bustling and bustling atmosphere of buying and selling like before, now there is supervision from the Quynh Thuan Border Guard Station. Crew member Nguyen Van Hung in Quynh Long commune said: "When the ship arrived at the port, the Border Guard Station officers reminded the ship to anchor at a distance. Our ship still had a few tons of miscellaneous fish, so we contacted the traders and used a winch to transfer the fish directly to the car for transportation to consumption, so we also limited the number of traders coming to pick up the fish in large numbers like before."

Seafood purchasing at Lach Quen Fishing Port is no longer as busy as before, as authorities have instructed traders and fishermen to implement epidemic prevention measures. Photo: Viet Hung

Through information from boat owners selling seafood at the port, mackerel is usually priced at 150,000 - 160,000 VND/kg but is now only 100,000 VND/kg; hairtail, mullet, silver pomfret... have all decreased by 20,000 - 25,000 VND/kg. As for miscellaneous fish, the price has also decreased by 20 - 25% compared to the previous month's trip.

Fisherman Nguyen Ngoc Loi in Quynh Long commune said: After 10 days at sea, his family's boat caught more than 10 tons of various types of fish, however, due to the epidemic, purchasing power on the market has decreased.marketThe price of seafood has dropped, and traders are not very interested in buying seafood for fear of not being able to sell it. As a result, the price of fish has dropped, while the costs for a long sea voyage are more than 100 million VND, so this time his family's ship lost more than 20 million VND.

Export items such as hairtail fish have seen a 15-20% reduction in price. Photo: Viet Hung

Boats return to shore, seafood is availabletradersLocal and foreign buyers come to buy all the products within the day. All vehicles in circulation must register a QR code and the driver must have a certificate of negative Covid-19 rapid test results valid for 72 hours. Therefore, the transportation of aquatic products is also convenient even though the district is implementing Directive 16 of the Government.

According to a report from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Quynh Luu district, in 2021, despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, fishermen still actively stayed at sea and exploited seafood. Since the beginning of the year, the whole district has exploited nearly 39,000 tons of seafood, reaching 56.17% of the plan, up 11.84% over the same period last year./.