Nghe An fishermen hit the jackpot with herring

Although the weather this morning is drizzly, along the beach of the communeQuynh Nghia (Quynh Luu)It is still very busy when boats continuously return to shore carrying lots of seafood. Each net full of shrimp and fish is transported to shore by fishermen to start the work of removing the fish. Fisherman Ho Tung said, we go to sea from 4-5 am and after 2-3 hours, we start to collect the net onto the boat until we get to shore. This season, fishermen mainly catch herring, after 2-3 hours at sea, they can earn 2-3 million VND.

Quynh Luu fishermen have a good herring season after Tet. Photo: Viet Hung

“After Tet, we mainly fish for herring because this is the season when fish reproduce and grow a lot. People go to sea to cast their nets from dawn, my boat alone caught 200 kg of herring, after deducting expenses, I earned nearly 3 million VND” - fisherman Tung, Quynh Nghia commune said.

The whole Quynh Nghia commune has about 50 fishing boats operating along the coast with different types of jobs, however, after Tet, people mainly go fishing for herring about 2-3 nautical miles from shore. Unlike fishing boats in the open sea, which have a long preservation time, herring fishing along the coast will be more valuable because the fish caught ashore are fresher. According to fishermen, the current price of herring is 15,000 - 17,000 VND/kg. Because it is in season, each herring fishing boat can catch 1.5 - 2 quintals of fish after only 2 hours at sea, earning 1.5 - 3 million VND, and on lucky days when there is a good catch of fish, the income is even higher.

Mr. To Duy Hien - Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Nghia Commune (Quynh Luu) said: "The locality has a professionseafood exploitation, in addition to large-capacity offshore fishing vessels, coastal fishing with a variety of traditional occupations also contributes to increasing the income of fishermen. Since Tet, fishermen have taken advantage of favorable weather to go to sea to catch seafood, especially herring. In just about 7 days, each fisherman earns nearly ten million VND.

Herring is currently being purchased at a price of 15,000 - 17,000 VND/kg. Photo: Viet Hung

In addition to herring fishing, fishermen in coastal communes of Quynh Long, Quynh Minh, Quynh Luong, Quynh Bang... also take advantage of the time after Tet to go out to sea to catch "sea blessings" with many types of jobs such as: mantis shrimp, crab, flounder, squid. For these types of seafood, the average price is from 120,000 - 150,000 VND/kg.

According to statistics from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Quynh Luu district, there are about 200 boats and rafts operating near the shore with more than 500 workers participating. While large-capacity ships cannot go out to sea to catch seafood due to rough seas offshore, coastal fishing has helped fishermen in coastal areas have an additional source of income./.