Nghe An fishermen prepare to stay at sea for the first days of the new year
(Baonghean.vn) - On the third day of Tet, many Nghe An fishermen, who are owners of large-capacity fishing boats, were busy preparing fishing gear and necessities to go out to sea for the first trip of the new year. In addition, some fishermen fishing near the shore had their first trip of the year earning millions of dong.
Ready for the first sea trip of the new year
On the third day of Tet, many fishermen in Hoang Mai town, Quynh Luu district were busy preparing fishing gear, ice and essential items to go out to sea for the first trip of the year. According to fishermen, the first trip of the year is usually a good catch, prices are high, so many boat owners decided to go out early and will return to shore on the 12th day of the lunar calendar, to welcome the 15th of January.
The owner of the NA 96868TS ship, Ho Van Luong, in Quynh Phuong ward, Hoang Mai town, and his crew are urgently transferring fishing nets, ice, food, provisions, and sea worship rituals to set sail on the 4th day of Tet. Mr. Ho Van Luong said that his ship has a large capacity, with 8 crew members, fishing by trawl net, and the first trip of the year usually catches needlefish, so he sets sail early.
Muchfishing boatFishermen fishing near shore for herring in Quynh Phuong ward are also preparing everything necessary on board to set sail on the evening of the 3rd day of Tet and will return to shore tomorrow morning.
Hoang Mai town has nearly 1,000 fishing boats in Quynh Lap commune and Quynh Phuong ward. The fishermen's effective fishing trips at the end of the year are the motivation for them to continue to go to sea in the new year.
Dien Chau fishermen stay at sea on the second night of Tet
Arriving at Lach Van Fishing Port (Dien Chau) on the morning of the 3rd day of Tet, we saw some fishermen moving their fishing boats around the estuary. Some boats had docked after a night of fishing. Fishermen said that in the first days of the new year, the weather was favorable, so some fishermen in Dien Chau had earned millions of dong.
Mr. Thai Ba Phuong, a fisherman in Dong Loc hamlet, Dien Ngoc commune, said that his boat went to sea from the night of the 2nd day of Tet until the morning of the 3rd day of Tet, returning to Lach Van fishing port. Although the trip was short, his boat caught a lot of shrimp, squid, crabs, etc., selling them to traders, earning more than 7 million VND, and after deducting all expenses, he still made a profit of 4 million VND.
“The first voyage of the year usually yields high yields, but the selling price is lower than the end of the year, because the rural markets have not yet opened, so traders buy less. However, this income is quite good,” Mr. Phuong shared.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc, aseafood traderssaid: On the morning of the 3rd day of Tet, 4 fishing boats returned to port. We purchased all the seafood, but the price was not as high as at the end of the year near Tet, because the demand for seafood today is not high. Therefore, small shrimp, used to process shrimp, cost 70,000 VND/kg, squid 100,000 VND/kg, mantis shrimp 90,000 VND/kg...
Mr. Nguyen Van Dung - Vice Chairman of Dien Ngoc Commune People's Committee said: Normally, people don't officially go to sea until January 6, but there are fishermen who set sail on the first trip of the year on the night of the second day of Tet.
“The reason people went to sea early this year is because of the favorable weather. On the third day of Tet, four fishing boats returned, whether they caught a lot or a little seafood, but people believe that a safe and favorable first trip of the year is a lucky thing for the whole year,” said Mr. Nguyen Van Dung.
Nghe An has more than 3,400 fishing boats at sea. After a series of warm Tet holidays with their families, fishermen are excitedly preparing for the first successful fishing trip of the year, creating motivation for a successful year of fishing./.
