Nghe An fishermen pull net and hit a rare catch of scad fish

Fishermen in Dien Kim commune (Dien Chau) remove bream from their nets. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Along the coast of Dien Kim and Dien Hai communes of Dien Chau district (Nghe An) on March 17, dozens of fishermen's rafts caught a batch of roe fish.

Old fisherman Ha Van Phu, hamlet 1, Dien Kim commune said: Usually during this season, fishermen using rafts near the shore catch a lot of herring, jellyfish... but unexpectedly last night they caught a school of bream with higher economic value.

Mr. Ha Van Phu, a fisherman in Dien Kim commune, said that robin fish is valuable, but is rarely caught. Photo: Xuan Hoang

According to Mr. Phu, this type of fish is rarely caught by rafts near the shore. Perhaps after the recent monsoon, the fish came ashore, so they could be caught. The fish is sold on the spot for 30,000 VND/kg. This time, his raft caught 150 kg, earning 4.5 million VND, after deducting expenses, he still made a profit of 4 million VND for the night.

It is known that most of the fishing rafts near the shore of Dien Kim and Dien Hai communes this morning caught roe fish. The rafts caught at least 50 kg, commonly from 100 - 150 kg of fish. In total, today, Dien Chau fishermen caught tons of roe fish.

The shape of the fish is similar to that of herring and is purchased by traders for 30,000 VND/kg. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Nguyen Van Thuy, the owner of a raft in Dien Hai commune, said: When the raft reaches the shore, the whole family gathers together to remove the fish from the net. Because the fish is fresh and delicious, the traders buy all the fish right there.

Dien Chau district currently has about 100 rafts, most concentrated in the communes of Dien Kim, Dien Bich, Dien Hai... Each raft is equipped with an 18 CV engine, fishing inshore, the products usually caught are sea shrimp, herring, jellyfish... .

The characteristics of the bream are: long body, very flat on the sides, short head, short, blunt snout. The body length is 3.5 - 3.9 times the body height and 4.6 - 5.3 times the head length. The distance between the eyes is wide, slightly raised. The mouth extends towards the bottom of the head, slightly slanted. The back is green, the sides and bottom of the body are white, behind the gill cover bone there is a greenish-yellow dot. The pectoral fins and caudal fin are light yellow, the pelvic fins and anal fins are white.