Nghe An fishermen hit the jackpot with squid, earning hundreds of millions of VND per boat
(Baonghean.vn) - After more than a week of fishing at sea, many fishing boats of fishermen in Quynh Phuong ward, Hoang Mai town (Nghe An) docked on the morning of November 18 with the joy of catching a lot of cuttlefish, earning hundreds of millions of VND per boat.
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As scheduled, from the 10th to the 13th of the lunar month, all fishing boats of Hoang Mai fishermen return to Lach Con wharf to sell seafood, also resting after many days of fishing at sea. The fishing boats returning to shore on the morning of November 18 all caught a lot of valuable seafood, most of which were cuttlefish. Photo: Viet Hung |
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Fisherman Dau Van Thanh in Quynh Phuong ward (Hoang Mai town) happily said that within 8 days of fishing at sea, his boat caught 1.3 tons of squid, earning more than 140 million VND. In addition, the boat also caught many kinds of sea fish; the total revenue of this trip was 250 million VND. Photo: Viet Hung |
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Cuttlefish season starts from August to December of the lunar calendar. To catch this type of seafood, fishermen use pink nets. Mr. Nguyen Van Hung, a fisherman, said that he "hunted" this type of squid at around 3 am by dropping the net into the sea, then waiting 4-5 hours before pulling it up. The squid will stick to the net and the fishermen will remove it and put it on a tray. Photo: Viet Hung |
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Also arriving at the shore this morning, fishing boat number NA 99866 of fisherman Nguyen Van Dien in Quynh Phuong ward also had a big catch of nearly 2 tons of squid, bringing in revenue of nearly 200 million VND. In addition to squid, fishermen also caught valuable fish such as hairtail, grouper, axehead fish, and melon fish... with a total revenue of more than 300 million VND; after deducting expenses, each fisherman earned about 7 million VND. Photo: Viet Hung |
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According to fishermen, this is the season for squid, so every boat has a big catch. Small boats get 1 ton, big boats 2-3 tons; if a boat catches cuttlefish, the value is doubled. Photo: Viet Hung |
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Ships continuously docked, traders urgently purchased cuttlefish. Mr. Ho Van Manh, a buyer, said that cuttlefish are big and have thick meat, so customers like them. We bought all the ships that arrived; each shipment exported about 10 tons of cuttlefish to China. Photo: Viet Hung. |
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Hoang Mai town has two localities with strong marine activities: Quynh Phuong ward and Quynh Lap ward. In Quynh Phuong ward alone, there are more than 600 boats; of which 175 have a capacity of 90 CV or more, specializing in exploiting squid and valuable seafood. Photo: Viet Hung |
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Cuttlefish with thick, crispy and sweet meat is an ingredient for many delicious dishes, most suitable for grilled squid, squid porridge, squid stir-fried with satay, squid in sour soup, vermicelli, hot pot... Photo: Document |
Clip: Nghe An fishermen hit the jackpot with squid, earning hundreds of millions of VND per boat. |