(Baonghean.vn) - As one of the largest fishing ports in Nghe An, Lach Con is the anchorage and gathering place for about 900 boats, consuming nearly 50,000 tons of fish each year.
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| Lach Con fishing port is located in Quynh Phuong and Quynh Lap wards (Hoang Mai town). This is one of the largest fishing ports in Nghe An province with nearly 900 boats. Photo: Tien Hung. |
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| According to Mr. Vu Tuan Dung - Vice Chairman of Hoang Mai Town People's Committee, this fishing port mainly serves the boats of fishermen in Quynh Phuong and Quynh Lap wards. "Of the 900 boats, nearly half are 90CV or larger used for offshore fishing. Each year, the amount of fish consumed at the port reaches nearly 50,000 tons," Mr. Dung said. In the photo is a newly built boat under Decree 67 performing a ceremony, scattering votive papers into the water to prepare to go offshore. Photo: Tien Hung. |
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| Currently, the port has 27 Decree 67 ships that have gone out to sea, and 7 others are being completed. "Currently, Hoang Mai also has a fleet of about 30 ships fishing in the Hoang Sa waters. The rest mainly fish in the Gulf of Tonkin," the Vice Chairman of Hoang Mai town added. During the holidays or rough seas, the returning boats are packed with fishing ports. Photo: Tien Hung. |
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| Fishermen load rocks into the hold to prepare for a trip out to sea. In the two wards, Quynh Phuong has a fleet of nearly 600 boats, of which 200 boats over 90 CV mainly fish in the Gulf of Tonkin. Meanwhile, Quynh Lap boats mainly fish using seine nets and purse seine nets. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| Fishing boats using trawl nets, the type of net used to catch herring, are just a few nautical miles from shore. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| Fishing boats at Lach Con port. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| 2am at Lach Con fishing port. A boat has just returned from a 10-day offshore trip. Fishermen are rushing to bring fish ashore to sell to traders. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| The results of a day's fishing by a small boat using a net to fish close to shore. "On a normal day, I go out to sea at 2 p.m. and return late at night. I caught more than 1 ton of herring, earning more than 10 million VND," said old fisherman Nguyen Hoang Long (63 years old). Mr. Long's small boat only has 3 crew members working together. On this fishing day, each person received nearly 3 million VND. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| The seafaring profession seems to have contributed to changing the appearance of the two localities. Quynh Lap Ward is located on the left bank of the fishing port, with high-rise buildings springing up side by side in recent years. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| Bustling scene at the fishing port in the morning. Lach Con Port is currently undergoing an upgrade project with a total budget of 65 billion VND. This project is expected to expand the anchorage area for boats as well as the area for fishing logistics. Photo: Tien Hung |
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