Dien Chau fishermen in the season of catching sea shrimp

Xuan Hoang• February 9, 2023 15:51

(Baonghean.vn) - After each night of catching sea shrimp with rafts, fishermen in Dien Chau (Nghe An) bring home hundreds of tons of products, earning millions of dong in profit. Sea shrimp are purchased by traders to be sold to processing facilities, or dried.

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Since early morning of February 9, fishermen from the communes of Dien Thanh, Dien Kim, Dien Bich, Dien Hai... (Dien Chau) have been driving rafts to the shore, bringing with them many products such as sea shrimp. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Nguyen Van Cat in Dien Thanh commune said that this is the end of the season for sea shrimp. However, these days the weather is favorable so the yield is high, after each night of fishing, a raft brings back 2-3 quintals of fresh shrimp, earning over 2 million VND. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Every time a raft reaches the shore, traders place an order to buy it, then help fishermen transport the sea shrimp to shore. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Currently, sea shrimp costs from 6,000 to 8,000 VND/kg. Each raft catches from 2 to 3 quintals, after deducting expenses, the profit is millions. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Shrimp are caught at night so they are fresh and delicious and processed immediately. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Fishermen said that for raft fishing, the time spent at sea for each trip is only at night, so the cost is not high, so if the income is around 1.5 million VND/trip, it is profitable. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Dien Chau district currently has about 300 rafts, along the communes: Dien Thanh, Dien Kim, Dien Hai... all year round people use this means to catch sea shrimp, herring, jellyfish... Mr. Le The Hieu - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Dien Chau district said, the annual seafood catch of the district is over 50 thousand tons, of which sea shrimp products are about over 3 thousand tons. Sea shrimp are purchased by seafood processing facilities to produce shrimp, or dried. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Shrimp, shrimp, sea shrimp are the names of a type of ten-legged crustacean that lives in coastal waters. They look like small shrimp, only about 4 mm - 10 mm. Sea shrimp usually have two colors. Shrimp live in high salinity seas, and have a pink-red color. Concentrated in the Central and Northern regions. In lower salinity seas, such as Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, and Ca Mau, shrimp are pink-white.

Shrimp has many nutrients necessary for the body, especially protein. Easy to absorb, this is the food chosen by many consumers. Sick people, pregnant women and especially children are encouraged to eat shrimp! Because of its high nutritional content and health.