Nghe An fishermen hit the jackpot after storm
(Baonghean.vn) - After many days of anchoring ashore to avoid storms and tropical depressions, these days, fishermen in Quynh Luu, Hoang Mai town have gone out to sea to catch seafood, many boats have hit the jackpot with "sea luck" bringing in high income.
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| Fishermen transport nets to shore to prepare to sell seafood. Photo by Viet Hung |
With favorable weather, fishermen from Tien Thuy commune (Quynh Luu) set out to sea to exploit seafood. Because they were exploiting in the open sea, after only one night, their boatsfishermenback to shore bring many kinds of fish and squid.
A fisherman shared: “In the past few days, fishermen have been lucky, each night of squid fishing brings in an income of 3-5 million VND/boat. Going out to sea to fish after a storm is usually more profitable than usual.”
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| Seafood is popular and expensive. Photo by Viet Hung |
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| Grade 1 flashing squid costs 270,000 VND/kg, small size costs from 170,000 - 250,000 VND/kg. Photo by Viet Hung |
Fresh, unfrozen squid is the most purchased by traders, and the price has also increased compared to before. Currently, the price of type 1 flashing squid is 270,000 VND/kg, the small type is from 170,000 - 250,000 VND/kg (depending on the type).
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| Many offshore fishing vessels in the northern Gulf of Tonkin also bring back large quantities of valuable seafood, including hairtail fish for export. Photo by Viet Hung |
After the storm, fishermen in Quynh Bang commune (Quynh Luu) and Quynh Lien commune (Hoang Mai town) also went to sea to catch shrimp. In addition to using boats, fishermen also used homemade bamboo rakes along the edge of the sea to catch shrimp.
This time inshrimp seasonSo after only about 3 - 4 hours of fishing along the coast, fishermen catch 1 - 2 quintals, with the price of 13,000 - 15,000 VND/kg, fishermen earn from 1.5 - 2 million VND.
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| Fishermen in Quynh Bang commune (Quynh Luu) and Quynh Lien commune (Hoang Mai town) also go to sea to catch shrimp. Photo by Viet Hung |
The entire Quynh Luu district and Hoang Mai town have more than 2,000 vessels, of which nearly 1,000 are fishing inshore. In recent days, mainly inshore fishing vessels have been operating, bringing back a variety of high-value seafood such as shrimp, crab, squid, fish.../.
