(Baonghean.vn) - As one of the largest fishing ports in Nghe An, Lach Con is a mooring and gathering place for approximately 900 boats, consuming nearly 50,000 tons of fish annually.
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| Lach Corn fishing port is located in the Quỳnh Phương and Quỳnh Lập wards (Hoàng Mai town). It is one of the largest fishing ports in Nghe An province, with nearly 900 boats and ships. Photo: Tiến Hùng. |
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| According to Mr. Vu Tuan Dung, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Hoang Mai town, this fishing port mainly serves the boats of fishermen from Quynh Phuong and Quynh Lap wards. "Of the 900 boats, nearly half are 90 horsepower or more vessels used for offshore fishing. Each year, the amount of fish consumed at the port reaches nearly 50,000 tons," Mr. Dung said. The photo shows a newly built vessel, constructed under Decree 67, performing a ceremony and scattering votive paper into the water in preparation for setting sail. Photo: Tien Hung. |
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| Currently, the port has 27 vessels under Decree 67 that have gone out to sea, with 7 others under construction. "Currently, Hoang Mai also has a fleet of about 30 vessels fishing in the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands area. The rest mainly fish in the Gulf of Tonkin," the Vice Chairman of Hoang Mai town added. During the lunar break or when the sea is rough, the fishing port is packed with returning boats. Photo: Tien Hung. |
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| Fishermen load ice into the hold in preparation for a fishing trip. Between the two wards, Quynh Phuong has a fleet of nearly 600 boats, of which 200 are over 90 horsepower and mainly operate with nets in the Gulf of Tonkin. Meanwhile, the boats in Quynh Lap mainly fish using trawling and seine nets. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| Fishing boats using gillnets, the type of net used to catch herring, are just a few nautical miles from the shore. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| Fishing boats at Lach Corn port. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| 2 AM at Lach Corn fishing port. A boat has just returned from a 10-day fishing trip. Fishermen are busily unloading their catch ashore to sell to traders. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| The fruits of a day's fishing for a small boat using a gillnet to fish near the shore. "We usually go out to sea at 2 PM and fish until almost midnight. We catch over 1 ton of herring, earning over 10 million dong," said veteran fisherman Nguyen Hoang Long (63 years old). Mr. Long's small boat only has three crew members working together. On this fishing day, each person received nearly 3 million dong. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| The fishing industry seems to have contributed to changing the appearance of the two localities. In Quynh Lap ward, located on the left bank of the fishing port, high-rise buildings have sprung up densely in recent years. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| A bustling scene at the fishing port in the morning. The Lach Corn port is currently undergoing an upgrade project with a total budget of 65 billion VND. This project is expected to expand the mooring area for boats as well as the area for fishing logistics. Photo: Tien Hung |
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