(Baonghean.vn) - Every night, when everyone has fallen into a peaceful sleep, the fishermen of Thanh Chuong go out to make a living on the Lam River.
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| From early afternoon, people from Ha Long fishing village, Thanh Ha commune, Giang Thuy commune, Thanh Giang commune gathered at the wharves on Lam river, the border between these two communes to fish. Here the river is shallow, making fishing more convenient. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The main means of fishing is a 3-layer net, about 150m - 200m long, more than 1m high. To catch fish at night, each net is attached to a buoy light to help fishermen monitor their net and signal boats traveling on the river to avoid it. Usually, each boat has a different light color to distinguish it. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Each river wharf gathers a dozen boats. They do not cast their nets at the same time because the nets will get tangled together. Instead, they do it one by one. The time it takes to cast the net each time, from the time the net is spread until it is retrieved, is about 30 minutes. In the quiet night, the fishing boats on the river take turns casting their nets until morning. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Going to the river in the afternoon, many people had to bring dinner to eat while waiting to collect the net. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| When they cast the net, they let the boat sail across the river, their feet paddling and their hands spreading the net very rhythmically. After spreading the net, the buoy and boat drift downstream for about 500-700 meters, then collect the net and catch fish. Men usually catch big fish. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Women go fishing, diligently picking up sardines, gobies, etc. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Each time they cast their nets, the lucky ones catch a few catfish, each weighing around 1kg. Catfish is a delicious fish, and when the tide rises, they often go upstream on the Lam River from February to April of the lunar calendar. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| When the boat returned to the dock, everyone gathered to remove the fish, laughing and talking excitedly. According to Mr. Nguyen Dinh Than (43 years old) in Ha Long hamlet, Thanh Ha commune, besides the hard work at night, especially when it was cold and rainy, night fishing also had warm and happy moments. Photo: Huy Thu |
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