Nghe An fishermen have a good season of sea shrimp

At 6am on February 27, at Lach Quen fishing port (Tien Thuy), dozens of ships with capacity under 30 CV continuously docked. Receiving the good news of a good shrimp season, relatives of fishermen and traders waited on shore in excitement.

Traders buy shrimp and transport them to the gathering point. Photo: Viet Hung

The ship docked, traders gathered on board to buy shrimp, the work was very urgent, everyone wanted to buy quickly to bring to the market to sell at a good price. Trays of shrimp were brought to shore to sell to traders. Not hiding his joy of having a good shrimp harvest, fisherman Nguyen Van Son in Manh Son village (Tien Thuy commune) said that his boat had gone fishing since yesterday evening and returned to shore this morning. There were 2 people on board to exploit together and luckily pulled in 500 kg of shrimp; with an average purchase price of 10,000 VND/kg, after 1 night, he earned about 5 million VND.

With the same joy, many fishing boats returning to shore this morning were also lucky to catch a lot of sea shrimp, with each boat averaging 2-5 quintals. Many boats made 2 trips in the morning and then another trip in the afternoon.

Each tray of shrimp is brought down to shore to sell to traders. Photo: Viet Hung

According to fishermen, when sea shrimp caught overnight are brought back to shore, traders buy them for 8,000 VND/kg; for shrimp caught within 2-3 hours and brought back to shore, the purchase price is 13,000 VND/kg (this type of shrimp is used for processing and drying).

This is a type of shrimp caught in just 1-2 hours and then returned to shore so it is still very fresh. The shrimp is purchased at 13,000 VND/kg, after drying, the selling price is up to 60,000 - 70,000 VND/kg.

After purchasing the shrimp from the boat, they will be gathered at many places for people to sort, pick up trash and stones, and gravel mixed in the shrimp. Ms. Ho Thi Minh, a trader in Tien Thuy commune, said that after Tet until now, they have focused on purchasing shrimp to transport to other regions. However, the past few days have been the most purchased because people have had a good harvest, each day I purchase about more than 1 ton of shrimp.

Fishermen take advantage of the sunny weather to dry shrimp. Photo: Viet Hung

The entire Tien Thuy commune currently has more than 300 fishing boats, of which about 50 boats with a capacity of less than 30CV specialize in exploiting shrimp, crabs, mantis shrimp... Currently, it is shrimp season, so every day people catch tons of shrimp. If the weather is sunny, it takes about 1 morning to dry and package. Shrimp is a typical dish in coastal areas, can be stir-fried with star fruit, cooked in soup, tomato sauce and eaten with raw vegetables.