Purse fishing brings in 300 million VND per trip

(Baonghean.vn) - Total aquatic product output in Nghe An in the first 10 months is estimated at 112,008 tons, up 15% over the same period. Fishing by purse seine, hook and line, gillnet and trawl... are all effective.

The purse seine fishery in Nghe An currently has an average main engine capacity of 766.26 CV/ship. The main target of this fleet is pelagic fish: spotted fish, silver pomfret... with high value concentrated in the Gulf of Tonkin and offshore waters.

Fishermen use a winch to pull their nets. Photo: Tien Hung

The purse seine fleet has high and stable output and revenue. The average output per trip is 15 - 20 tons/ship, total income is 250 - 300 million VND/trip. The cost for each sea trip is 65 - 90 million VND. On average, each worker gets 8 - 10 million VND/month.

A typical example is the fishing boat with license plate NA - 90802 - TS owned by fisherman Nguyen Van Minh residing in Quynh Long commune, Quynh Luu district. The boat has 17 workers, the average monthly revenue is 650 - 700 million VND, the highest in June 2017 reaching 1 billion VND. On average, each worker earns 12 - 15 million VND/month.

Graphics: Huu Quan

Mr. Nguyen Chi Luong - Head of the Fisheries Sub-Department said: This year, the plan is to achieve an output of 120,000 tons. Up to now, Nghe An has had 75 ships launched according to Decree 67 of the Government and completed the procedures to participate in fishing activities. Of which, 14 are for trawling; 31 are for purse seining; 24 are for seining; and 06 are for fishing logistics. Most of the ships participating in fishing are highly effective.

Tung Chi