Nghe An fishermen hit a catch of 1.7 billion VND worth of needlefish
(Baonghean.vn) - After 5 days at sea, many fishing boats of fishermen in Quynh Long commune, Quynh Luu district (Nghe An) have caught dozens of tons of needlefish. In particular, one boat caught more than 17 tons of needlefish, bringing in revenue of nearly 1.7 billion VND.
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Since the 4th day of Tet, some fishing boats of Quynh Long commune (Quynh Luu) have held a ceremony to set sail for fishing. The first "sea trip" of the year has brought them valuable seafood with dozens of tons of needlefish. |
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Captain Dao Van Huan - owner of the NA 90000 TS fishing boat in Dai Bac village, Quynh Long commune said: "The boat left port on the 4th day of Tet, on the morning of February 14 (ie January 10), the boat caught more than 17 tons of needlefish, with a revenue of nearly 1.7 billion VND. After deducting expenses, each worker earned at least 30 million VND, the rest was over 50 million VND. |
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Besides the ship that caught a haul of needlefish worth nearly 1.7 billion VND, a number of purse seine fishing boats of fishermen from Quynh Long commune that docked consecutively from February 15 to 16 also earned around 1 billion VND from the first fishing trip of the year. |
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During the first sea trip of the year, fishing boat NA 98683 TS of fisherman Tran Xuan Nam in Cong Hoa village, Quynh Long commune also caught more than 10 tons of hairtail fish worth nearly 1 billion VND. "It has been a long time since our boat has caught such a high yield of hairtail fish. All the crew members are very happy that the first trip of the year was a good one, hoping for good luck all year round" - said a fisherman. |
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Quynh Long commune has 174 vessels, of which about 85 are fishing by purse seine. From the 4th to the 6th day of Tet, 5 purse seine fishing vessels of Quynh Long commune fishermen all held a ceremony to go out to sea to fish. These vessels all caught a large amount of hairtail, the smallest vessel earned 700 million VND, the remaining from 1 - 1.7 billion VND. |
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Currently, traders buy hairtail fish at the wharf for 95,000 VND/kg. This fish species will be exported to China. |