Nghe An fishermen exploit thousands of tons of clam seeds for sale to the North
(Baonghean.vn) - In addition to raising meat clams for sale, households in the coastal area of Quynh Luu also raise seed clams for export to the northern provinces with an output of hundreds of tons.
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| Along the tidal flats from Son Hai commune to Quynh Tho (Quynh Luu), many households are renting machines and manpower to focus on harvesting clam seeds. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| To harvest clam seeds, farmers must rent a machine from Nam Dinh province. Each machine will have 6 people following it. They will use an engine to pump water into the sand to make the clams float. Then the people will scoop all the clams into a net bag. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| Clam seeds are pulled ashore to prepare for the classification stage. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| Mr. Dong Nhu Nguyen (in Son Hai commune) has 2.3 hectares of clam farming area in the tidal flats of Quynh Tho commune. He said that in June 2017, he raised 6 tons of clam seeds at a cost of more than 300 million VND; this harvest is expected to yield more than 100 tons with a revenue of more than 1 billion VND. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| All clams brought ashore will be screened through a mesh screen to select clam seeds. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| After sorting, all the clam seeds will be put into mesh bags, ready to be sold. According to clam farmers, clam seeds are sold for 10,000 VND/kg; clam meat is priced at 13,000 VND/kg. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| Mr. Tran Xuan Trieu - a clam seed buyer in Giao Thuy district, Nam Dinh said that every year he goes to Quynh Luu to buy 1-2 batches of clam seeds; each time he buys dozens of tons of clam seeds to raise and sell for meat in his hometown. This cycle continues, and there are times when farmers in Quynh Luu go to Nam Dinh to buy back the seeds. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| Quynh Luu district currently has about 140 hectares of clam farming area, concentrated along the tidal flats of Quynh Tho, Son Hai, Quynh Thuan, An Hoa communes... The annual clam farming output reaches 2,800 - 3,000 tons/year, with revenue reaching about 50 billion VND. Particularly for clam seed exploitation, the output sold to northern provinces such as Thanh Hoa and Nam Dinh reaches about 700 - 1,000 tons. Photo: Viet Hung. |
| Clip: Fishermen exploiting clam seeds |
