This season, just "carrying a rake" to the sea, Nghe An fishermen have a bumper harvest of sea shrimp.
(Baonghean.vn) - These days, fishermen in Dien Chau district (Nghe An) are having a bumper season of sea shrimp. With the current selling price of 8,000 - 12,000 VND/kg, each day there are boats earning millions of VND.
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Shrimp fishing in Dien Chau depends on the sea weather, divided into two distinct seasons: the open-water season from April to September; the open-water season from October to January, February of the following year. In the photo: Fishermen in Dien Thinh commune push shrimp with nets during the open-water shrimp season. Photo: Canh Yen |
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It is currently the season of sea shrimp, the shrimp spawn about 5-7km from shore, so fishermen in coastal communes have to use boats and rafts with large-sized net pushers to exploit. Photo: Canh Yen |
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In the open sea season, shrimp often live in dense groups, so using a net to harvest shrimp yields a very high yield. A small raft going out to sea 2-3 times a day can catch 7-8 quintals of shrimp; large boats can catch tons of shrimp. Photo: Canh Yen |
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Dien Thinh Commune (Dien Chau) is a locality with the custom and experience of exploiting shrimp all year round. Fishermen said that exploiting sea shrimp is quite simple, does not require complicated technology or techniques, small capacity boats and only need one person to go along to exploit. Photo: Canh Yen |
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This season, the catch in Dien Thinh is very large, so most of the shrimp is sold wholesale to traders who import it to seafood factories to process shrimp paste, or to facilities that process animal and poultry feed. Photo: Canh Yen |
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Shrimp is an abundant source of raw materials in Dien Chau sea to make the specialty product "smelt shrimp" (shrimp paste). Photo: Canh Yen |