Fishermen in Manh Son have a good harvest of sea shrimp.

(Baonghean.vn) - After a night trip at sea, on April 4, the boats of the parishioners of Manh Son arrived at the port, laden with shrimp.

Arriving at Lach Quen wharf at 6am this morning, dozens of fishing boats of Manh Son parish arrived at the wharf, anchored, and transported seafood ashore.

Fisherman Nguyen Van Ho steered his boat close to the dock, scooping up trays of sea shrimp from the boat in excitement over a good harvest.

Mr. Ho said that his boat usually leaves the dock at 6 p.m. and goes out to sea to fish about 5-8 nautical miles. After one night, he collects more than 250 kg of sea shrimp, deducting expenses for an income of 2 million VND.

Fisherman Nguyen Van Ho's boat (Tien Thuy commune, Quynh Luu district) caught 250 kg of sea shrimp. Photo: Viet Hung

Having become a traditional fishing profession, fishermen here often use boats with a capacity of 18 - 24 CV for different types of jobs such as catching crabs, mantis shrimp, sea shrimp, shrimp and fish... Each boat uses a different type of fishing gear and net to exploit seafood.

Fisherman Pham Van Hung said: "Because the boat is small, it only fishes about 10 - 20 km from the mainland. Currently, it is the season to catch shrimp and sea shrimp. Next month, it will be the season to catch squid and crab. On this trip, my boat also caught a lot of shrimp and sea shrimp, selling for more than 2 million VND."

The sea shrimp season usually occurs from around March to August every year. Each boat can catch 3-5 quintals of shrimp per day, earning an income of 1.5 - 2 million VND. Photo: Viet Hung

When the boats dock, local traders quickly get on the boat to buy seafood for the people, then take it to the markets to sell. In addition, right at the fishing port, there are 2-3 households that buy seafood from fishermen who have just caught it and raise it in aeration tanks to supply restaurants.

This is the season so fresh and delicious sea shrimp is currently priced from 10,000 - 12,000 VND/kg. Photo: Viet Hung

The whole Tien Thuy commune has 324 boats, of which Manh Son parish alone has more than 100 (30 boats with a capacity of 400 - 900 CV, 86 boats with a capacity of 18 - 24 CV). According to statistics, in January 2017, fishermen in Manh Son parish caught 340 tons of shrimp, more than 1.4 tons of sea shrimp; in February, they caught 200 tons of shrimp and 10 tons of shrimp, generating hundreds of millions of VND in revenue. This April alone, fishermen are continuing the season of catching shrimp and sea shrimp, and many boats have switched to crab and squid fishing./.

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