Nghe An fishermen earn nearly 680 billion VND from seafood fishing

In the first months of the year, many fishing boats of Nghe An fishermen caught a lot of seafood. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Although the weather in the first 3 months of the year was not very favorable, fishermen in Nghe An actively stayed at sea, and seafood catches were high.

Some localities have high fishing output, such as: Hoang Mai town achieved an output of more than 12,000 tons, Quynh Luu district over 9,000 tons, followed by Dien Chau and Nghi Loc.

Notable among them are Quynh Long, Tien Thuy, Quynh Nghia, Son Hai communes (Quynh Luu); Quynh Lap, Quynh Phuong (Hoang Mai town) which are localities with a large number of large boats and engines, and the highest fishing output in 3 months.

Bustling seafood trading at fishing ports in Nghe An. Photo: Xuan Hoang

According to the Department of Fisheries, in the first 3 months of 2020, the total seafood output of Nghe An reached 33,711 tons. Of which, shrimp was 51 tons, squid was 473 tons, crab was 120 tons, selected fish was 5,033 tons, sardines was 12,369 tons, trash fish was over 14,000 tons... the total value was estimated at over 678 billion VND, an increase of 116.54% over the same period last year, reaching 19.83% of the yearly plan.

Nghe An currently has 3,510 fishing boats, including 1,593 boats with engine capacity over 90 CV, with nearly 20,000 workers directly fishing at sea.