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: Viet Hung |
With favorable weather, fishermen from Tien Thuy commune (Quynh Luu) set sail to sea to catch seafood. Because they were fishing in the open sea, after just one night, their boats werefishermanback 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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| Type 1 flashing squid costs 270,000 VND/kg, small type 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, grade 1 flashing squid costs 270,000 VND/kg, and small squid costs 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 a large amount 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 to fish, fishermen also used homemade bamboo rakes along the edge of the sea to catch shrimp.
This time onsea shrimp seasonSo after only about 3 - 4 hours of exploitation along the coast, fishermen catch 1 - 2 quintals, with a 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 fishing inshore vessels have brought back many kinds of seafood with high value such as shrimp, crab, squid, fish.../.
