Nghe An fishermen hit the jackpot with a bumper shrimp season
(Baonghean.vn) - With a selling price of 10,000 - 12,000 VND/kg, each boat of fishermen in Quynh Lap commune, Hoang Mai town (Nghe An) going out to sea to scoop up sea shrimp earns nearly ten million VND/session.
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| Present at Quynh Lap fishing port (Hoang Mai town) at 5am on November 17, dozens of fishing boats of fishermen continuously returned to shore. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| Knowing that the boat had returned to shore, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa brought tools to the boat to help her husband sort the shrimp. This work took about an hour to complete. After sorting, the fishermen transported the trays of full shrimp to the boat to sell at the market. Currently, shrimp cost from 10,000 to 12,000 VND/kg. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| Returning to shore early this morning, fisherman Tran Dinh Quynh was excited because his boat caught 700 kg of sea shrimp, after deducting expenses, he earned a profit of more than 6 million VND. "We left at 5 pm yesterday, caught shrimp from last night until this morning. These days, it is the season of sea shrimp, so fishermen all have a big profit" - Mr. Quynh shared. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| For fisherman Le Hung, this morning's return to shore was considered the most fruitful trip when his boat scooped up more than 1 ton of sea shrimp, earning over 10 million VND. He shared that he set sail yesterday afternoon and only started dropping the nets into the sea in the evening. He encountered a large amount of shrimp, so after 3 hours, the hold was full. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| According to fishermen, from August to January of the following lunar year is the season for sea shrimp, but the peak is still from September to October of the lunar year. To catch sea shrimp, fishermen use boats and nets with engines of 120 CV or more to catch shrimp. Photo: Viet Hung. |
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| Mr. Nguyen Van Dung - a long-time fisherman said that the nets used to catch shrimp are often more valuable because they do not contain other types of fish; the shrimp are also larger than those used to drag the net close to the seabed. The net used to catch shrimp is made from 2 wooden trunks, each side is 16 meters long, with a net spread in the middle. When going out to sea, the net is lowered about 1 meter into the water to catch shrimp. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| The sky gradually brightened, many shrimp fishing boats returned to shore, becoming more crowded and bustling. Although the seafaring profession was hard, the full trays of shrimp brought excitement to the fishermen... Currently, Quynh Lap commune is the locality with the largest shrimp fishing profession in Hoang Mai town with over 50 vessels, in addition, the locality has about more than 100 large-capacity ships fishing far from shore. Photo: Viet Hung |
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| Shrimp or sea shrimp, they are processed into many delicious and typical dishes such as stir-fried green cabbage; pumpkin, sour star fruit; cooked in soup or used to make shrimp paste... Photo: Viet Hung |
| Clip: Nghe An fishermen hit the jackpot with a shrimp season |
