Nghe An fishermen make a living in the cold

Xuan Hoang• December 24, 2020 15:37

(Baonghean.vn) - The drizzling rain makes the cold even more piercing, but fishermen in Dien Chau district (Nghe An) still stick to the sea day and night.

From morning to noon on December 24, the weather in Dien Chau (Nghe An) had light rain, feeling colder than the previous days. Therefore, Dien Chau fishermen had to brave the cold rain to transport seafood to shore, every time the ship docked. Photo: Xuan Hoang

After mooring their boats, fishermen choose seafood right on the side of the boat in the cold sea wind to sell to traders in time. Photo: Xuan Hoang

The characteristic of Dien Chau fishing boats is that they only fish for 1 to 2 days, so the seafood caught is not much and very fresh. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Fisherman Nguyen Van Hoa in Dien Thanh commune, Dien Chau district said that his boat caught 100 kg of shrimp and some mixed fish in two days of fishing. He sold the imported shrimp to traders at 60,000 VND/kg. Thus, he earned nearly 7 million VND from this trip. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Ngo Van Toan, a fisherman from Dien Thanh commune, also said that the weather these days is low temperature, the strong wind at sea makes it even colder, so he has to wear warm clothes and cover his head with a woolen hat to survive. Photo: Xuan Hoang

They also have to wear raincoats outside to keep out the cold. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Fishermen said that these days, most of the seafood caught is shrimp. It is known that the price of imported mantis shrimp is from 40,000 - 70,000 VND/kg; sea shrimp is priced at 60,000 - 90,000 VND/kg.

According to the Lach Van Fishing Port Management Board, on December 24, more than 60 pairs of ships returned to the port, with an estimated seafood output of about 20 tons. The time when ships returned to the port was also the time when many traders gathered at the port to buy seafood. Photo: Xuan Hoang