Nghe An: Fishermen hit it big with exported hairtail fish

(Baonghean.vn)- In the cold and rainy weather of spring, dozens of fishing boats of Quynh Luu district continuously docked in the port in the joy of a good fishing season; especially a big catch of high-value export hairtail fish.

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News from Lach Quen fishing port (Tien Thuy commune), on the morning of February 25, many fishing boats continuously docked after many days of fishing at sea.

As soon as he reached the dock, fisherman Nguyen Van Dong in Thanh Tien village - owner of fishing boat NA 90290 quickly set up rails to transfer fish to the loading dock for traders.

After 8 days of fishing, Dong's fishing boat caught more than 10 tons of various types of fish. This trip alone caught more than 1 ton of hairtail fish for export with a value of 110 million VND; other types of fish also brought in high income.

Fishermen on fishing boat NA 95988 transport trays of fish to the dock in the joy of a good shrimp and fish season. Photo: Viet Hung

“On this trip, our fishing boat earned over 300 million VND, of which over 1 ton of exported hairtail fish alone earned over 110 million VND, with a value 7-8 times higher than other types of fish. This is considered a successful trip in the new year, with each fisherman earning 8-10 million VND/person,” said fisherman Dong.

The season for catching hairtail fish usually starts from January to March and from October to December. Hairtail fish are caught in two forms: hook and net fishing with 2 and 4 poles. Among the seafood traditionally caught by Quynh Luu fishermen, hairtail fish has high value, currently priced at 100,000 VND/kg.

On this trip, many fishing boats caught a lot of hairtail for export. According to fishermen, the hairtail fishing season starts from January to March and from October to December; this is a type of fish with an economic value 10 times higher than normal fish, the price of hairtail at the wharf is 100,000 VND/kg. Photo: Viet Hung

Fisherman Truong Dac Thang - owner of fishing boat NA 95988 said that many fishing boats that docked this time had a big catch of hairtail fish, big boats caught 1.5 - 2 tons, small boats caught 500 kg - 1 ton, earning hundreds of millions of VND. As for my boat, this trip also caught 1.2 tons of hairtail fish, 750 kg of squid; 3.2 tons of anchovies; 4.2 tons of mackerel... earning 350 million VND.

In addition to catching hairtail fish for export, fishermen catch many valuable seafood such as pomfret, silver pomfret, anchovy, mackerel, squid... Photo: Viet Hung

In addition to catching hairtail fish for export, fishermen in the communes of Quynh Nghia, Tien Thuy, Quynh Thuan... also catch many valuable seafood such as pomfret, silver pomfret (50 thousand VND/kg), squid (50-70 thousand VND/kg), anchovy (13 thousand VND/kg), scad (11 thousand VND/kg)... In particular, fortunately, some fishing boats caught a batch of white pomfret with a value of 500-600 thousand VND/kg.

After transporting fish to the wharf, all seafood is purchased by local establishments for processing or transported to many places for consumption; at the same time, many fishing boats continue to transport ice, refuel and go out to sea to catch the sea's fortune at the beginning of the year.

Taking advantage of favorable fishing opportunities, many fishing boats continue to transport ice and refuel to go out to sea to reap the benefits of the sea at the beginning of the year. Photo: Viet Hung

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