Freshly boiled squid on fishing boats helps Nghe An fishermen earn hundreds of millions per fishing trip

On the morning of April 15, dozens of large-capacity fishing vessels docked at Lach Quen Fishing Port. Photo: Xuan Hoang

On the morning of April 15, dozens of large-capacity fishing boats of Quynh Luu fishermen arrived after their offshore trip.Lach Quen fishing port, one of the largest fishing ports in Nghe An.

According to fishermen, although the seafood catch is not much, the boiled squid product has high economic value, so many boat owners make a profit. Fisherman To Duy Phuc in Quynh Nghia commune said that on this trip, his boat caught 500 kg of boiled squid, sold for 120,000 VND/kg, earning 50 million VND, not to mention tons of other seafood.

Among the seafood caught, boiled squid is the most valuable product, purchased by traders at a high price. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Meanwhile, fishing boat BKS NA 98826 TS of Mr. Truong Khac Trong brought back more than 1 ton of boiled squid out of a total of more than 7 tons of seafood caught. According to Mr. Trong, the squid was caught right from the sea surface, and the crew used an industrial gas stove to boil it right there. After boiling, the squid was stored in plastic trays and frozen in the hold of the ship.

On this trip, Mr. Trong's fishing boat earned over 200 million VND, after deducting expenses, the profit was over 100 million VND.

After catching squid at sea, fishermen boil it right on the boat, so it is fresh, delicious, and of good quality. Currently, traders buy it at an average price of 120,000 VND/kg. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Data recorded by the Lach Quen Fishing Port Management Board shows that, since April 10, every day there are about 10 fishing boats offishermenin the port area. On average, each boat catches 4-5 tons of seafood, many of which have squid boiled right at sea and frozen on board.

Squid boiled immediately after being caught is kept fresh and has a high selling price. As soon as the ship is on its way back to port, there are traders waiting to buy it.

There are traders who use motorbikes to go to the port to buy squid. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Ms. Loan, a trader, said that small squid are mainly sold at rural markets, while large, beautiful squid are purchased by freezing facilities to export to cities, or preserved to serve tourists next summer.

It is known that this is the squid fishing season for fishermen, so after selling all the seafood, fishermen are busy preparing ingredients and necessities to go out to sea.