A fishing boat of Nghe An fishermen hit a jackpot with sea cucumbers, earning half a billion dong.
A fisherman in Quynh Phuong ward (Hoang Mai town) had a big catch of sea cucumbers, sold them to traders at the port and earned 500 million VND.
On the morning of December 16, after 7 days of fishing in the Gulf of Tonkin, fishing boat NA95444 TS, operated by Mr. Nguyen Van Xuan, residing in Quynh Phuong ward, Hoang Mai town, docked at Quynh Phuong fishing port.
On this trip, in addition to fish and shrimp, his boat also caught a big haul of 500 sea cucumbers.
According to experienced fishermen, sea cucumbers are available all year round but are most delicious from October to February of the lunar calendar. At this time, female sea cucumbers also have many eggs and fatty, firm meat.
Sea cucumber is a valuable seafood, purchased by traders to sell to restaurants, hotels and imported to China. The price of sea cucumber is quite high, 250,000 VND/kg, each sea cucumber weighs from 4-6kg.
After docking at the fishing port, all the sea cucumbers were purchased by traders at 250,000 VND/kg, Mr. Xuan's fishing boat earned 500 million VND. Each sailor was paid over 10 million VND after 7 days of fishing.
Ms. Thuong Hoe, owner of the sea urchin purchasing facility in Quynh Phuong ward, informed: "The purchased sea urchin is raised in an aeration tank and then transported by specialized vehicles to restaurants, hotels and exported to China. Sea urchin is quite rare because it is difficult to harvest, so it is easy to consume even though the price is quite expensive."
Sea cucumber is processed into many delicious dishes, loved by diners: grilled sea cucumber eggs, grilled sea cucumber cartilage, fried sea cucumber, stir-fried sea cucumber with vermicelli, stir-fried sea cucumber with lemongrass and chili,... with expensive prices.
