Fishermen in Hoang Mai town go out to sea and catch a lot of anchovies
(Baonghean.vn) - This morning (August 12), hundreds of fishing boats of Quynh Lap and Quynh Phuong (Hoang Mai Town, Nghe An) docked at the fishing port after a fishing trip, many boats 'hit' a big catch of anchovies.
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| Many fishing boats are full after a trip at sea. Photo: Thanh Yen |
At Quynh Lap fishing port, ship owner Le Hau Chuan, registration number NA97979TS residing in Dong Tien block (Quynh Lap) said that the ship set sail after storm No. 3, a short voyage with 12 sailors; caught over 20 tons of anchovies. With the selling price at the wharf of 12,000 VND/kg, after deducting ship expenses, Mr. Chuan made a profit of hundreds of millions of VND, paying the crew 6 million VND/person.
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| Fish are purchased by traders right at the port. Photo: Thanh Yen |
The owner of the NA90324TS ship, Le Ba Vuot, residing in Dong Tam block (Quynh Lap), also excitedly said that his ship had just set sail on August 5 and now returned to port with nearly 20 tons of anchovies, 5 tons of herring, mackerel... With the selling price at the wharf of anchovies at 12,000 VND/kg, herring at 10,000 VND/kg... Vuot's ship earned nearly 300 million VND and also paid each worker 6 million VND.
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| In addition to anchovies, Hoang Mai fishermen also caught a lot of herring. Photo: Thanh Yen |
According to data from the Economic Department of Hoang Mai town, the town has nearly 1,000 fishing boats, with a catch of over 25,000 tons in the first 6 months of 2019. In the past, many boats encountered difficulties at sea, but after storm No. 3, all fishing boats returning from sea "got fish".
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| Fish steaming workshops operate at full capacity. Photo: Thanh Yen |
