Nghe An fishermen hit the jackpot with shrimp floss
(Baonghean.vn) - For nearly a month now, Nghe An fishermen have entered the shrimp floss fishing season. In recent days, the weather has been nice and the seas have been calm, so fishermen have been "hitting it big" with shrimp floss. Some boats have caught 4-5 tons of shrimp floss overnight, earning tens of millions of dong.
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| Shrimp fishing season starts from the 9th lunar month to the end of the 1st lunar month. Shrimp are mainly caught near the shore. There are two times to fish for shrimp, from 6am to 6pm (called day fishing) and from 6pm to 6am the next day (night fishing). Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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| Each shrimp fishing boat usually has 6-10 people. After discovering shrimp, they divide up the net, each person pulls the net with one hand, gradually narrowing the shrimp to the bottom of the net, then divide up to scoop the shrimp onto the boat and run to shore. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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| On the morning of November 7, after a night trip to catch shrimp, Nghi Thuy fishermen (Cua Lo town) caught hundreds of tons of shrimp. The boat caught at least 1.5-2 tons of shrimp, some boats caught 5 tons of shrimp after only one night of fishing like Nguyen Van Minh. The boat docked, he sold it to traders, earning 30 million VND. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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| During the shrimp season, fishing ports in the province are always bustling in the early morning or just after sunset with groups of people and traders waiting for boats loaded with shrimp to dock. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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| Although not one of the main fishing occupations of the province, shrimp fishing always brings a significant source of income to many fishermen. This year, although the price of shrimp has dropped to only 6,000-8,000 VND/kg, fishermen in coastal areas such as Cua Lo, Dien Chau, Quynh Luu are still happy because their boats always "hit the jackpot" with shrimp... Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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| If you go fishing during the day, if you arrive in time for noon when the sun is still crisp, you can dry the shrimp to make it sweet and flavorful. If you go fishing at night, the shrimp is often used to make fish sauce. In coastal areas this season, the yard inside the house or outside the alley is used to dry the shrimp, sift, winnow, and pound the shrimp in salt. The strong, sea-flavored aroma of the sea shrimp becomes the characteristic smell of seafood processing villages this season. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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| Compared to many other coastal areas, Cua Lo shrimp has more meat, thinner shell, more fragrant and delicious... Sea shrimp is processed into many delicious dishes such as: fresh shrimp with lemon leaves; fresh shrimp stir-fried with star fruit; fresh shrimp cooked with eggplant soup, crispy fried shrimp or shrimp paste... Photo: Thanh Phuc |
