Hundreds of tons of jellyfish are processed every day, serving as delicious dishes during the beach tourism season.

Because of the large amount of jellyfish caught each morning, traders have to use cars to transport them. Photo: Xuan Hoang

On this occasion, to the coastal communes ofDien Chau districtEarly in the morning, you can see fishermen bustling about buying and selling jellyfish after a fishing trip on rafts. Transport vehicles loaded with jellyfish head to processing facilities not far away.

Fisherman Manh in Dien Hai commune, Dien Chau district said that each fishing trip during this time brings back 3 - 5 tons of jellyfish after 1 night of fishing. All the jellyfish aretradersPurchase price is 600,000 VND/ton, minus fuel cost, profit is 1.2 million VND. This price is higher than 1 month ago.

Jellyfish are purchased by traders right on the beach for 600 VND/kg. Photo: Xuan Hoang

"To build a raft as a means of fishing, along with fishing gear, costs about 40 million VND, fishermen can use it for about 3-4 years. Each season has its own food, from jellyfish, sea shrimp, shrimp, fish of all kinds... so despite the hardship, fishermen still have income all year round, but the jellyfish fishing season still gives the highest income, because jellyfish have a high yield," old fisherman Manh shared.

Mr. Nguyen Van Trang - a jellyfish buyer said that every morning, from 7 to 9 o'clock, hundreds ofraftFishermen's boats lined up to return to shore, each one full of jellyfish. After purchasing, he hired workers to load them onto trucks and paid other expenses, so when they arrived at the processing facility, the price of jellyfish had increased to 1 million VND/ton.

Jellyfish processing facilities along the coast of Dien Chau are always full of jellyfish at this time, creating jobs for hundreds of workers. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Jellyfish are caught by rafts, so they are mainly found along the coast in Dien Hai and Dien Kim communes. Therefore, jellyfish processing facilities have also sprung up along the coast in these two communes. It is known that there are currently 5 jellyfish processing facilities along the coast in these communes, creating jobs for hundreds of workers.

Mr. Khanh - owner of a jellyfish processing facility in Dien Kim commune said that during the jellyfish fishing season, his facility buys over 200 tons of jellyfish every day. With such a large amount of jellyfish, Mr. Khanh's facility employs over 30 workers. Because to produce delicious dishes from sea jellyfish, it must go through many difficult stages.

Jellyfish are processed on the spot... Photo: Xuan Hoang

Jellyfish products after being processed. Photo: Xuan Hoang

"There was a time when tourism was quiet due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, so jellyfish products could not be consumed. But now tourism has reopened, beach tourist destinations are crowded, so processed jellyfish products are consumed again. Therefore, jellyfish processing facilities have also increased the purchase price of jellyfish for people," Mr. Khanh shared.

Jellyfish salad is a popular dish among tourists when they visit the coastal areas. Photo courtesy

With 5 jellyfish processing facilities along the coast where there is a tradition of catching jellyfish with rafts, it is estimated that every day these facilities purchase hundreds of tons of jellyfish caught by Dien Chau fishermen. Jellyfish products are processed by restaurants into delicious, nutritious dishes, the most popular of which arejellyfish saladis popular with customers every time they come to Nghe An beach tourism.