"Opening the sea" at the beginning of the year, Quynh Luu fishermen hit the jackpot with a catch of needlefish, earning more than 1 billion VND

In the first days of the new year, Lach Quen fishing port in Tien Thuy commune was bustling with people going out to sea to catch seafood. In particular, on February 22, dozens of fishing boats of fishermen arrived at the port with the joy of shrimp and fish in their holds.

Quynh Luu fishermen hit a big jackpot at the beginning of the year. Photo by Ngoc Bich.

Having just arrived at the port after the first fishing trip of the year, fisherman Nguyen Van Tien, owner of fishing boat NA - 93027 in Phong Tien village, Tien Thuy commune, could not hide his joy because he had just "picked up" some luck from the sea. He said that his boat set out on the 3rd day of Tet, and in 4 days at sea, he caught more than 8 tons of various types of fish, mainly hairtail fish for export with a value of more than 1 billion VND.

“The lucky first trip of the year encouraged us to join the fishing, this was the most successful trip in many years. After deducting expenses, each crew member earned from 30 to 40 million VND/person,” Mr. Tien shared.

A batch of needlefish worth more than 1 billion VND was caught by Mr. Nguyen Van Tien's boat in Tien Thuy commune after 4 days at sea. Photo by Viet Hung.

Not only Nguyen Van Tien's boat, many other fishing boats that arrived at the port this morning were also successful, with their holds full of shrimp and fish. According to fishermen, since the 3rd day of Tet, many boats have gone out to sea to catch fish for luck at the beginning of the year and have had a big catch of seafood, many boats have reached 10 tons, the rest have 5-7 tons of various types of fish.

In particular, during the New Year, seafood is purchased by traders at quite high prices, exported hairtail fish is purchased right at the wharf for 145,000 VND/kg; many fishing boats have an income of 400 - 600 million VND on the first trip of the year.

Tien Thuy is a coastal commune with the largest number of fishing vessels in the district, with 324 boats and a total capacity of 85,653.CV; the sea labor force accounts for 1,832 people.

Currently, the seafood exploitation industry has started to bustle again, and the fishing logistics facilities and services are ready to respond. With 4 cold storages, 3 seafood processing factories, 14 petrol kiosks, 4 fishing gear service facilities, 28 ice factories, 13 seafood collection and trading facilities, 4 ship building and repair facilities, and 6 mechanical and electrical workshops serving the fishing industry, all are operating continuously.