Fishermen in Hoang Mai town go offshore and catch a lot of anchovies
(Baonghean.vn) - This morning (August 12), hundreds of fishing boats of Quynh Lap and Quynh Phuong fishermen (Hoang Mai Town, Nghe An) docked at the fishing port after a sea trip, many boats 'hit' a big catch of anchovies.
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| Many fishing boats have full holds after a trip at sea. Photo: Thanh Yen |
At Quynh Lap fishing port, the owner of the ship 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 trip with 12 sailors; the catch yielded over 20 tons of anchovies. With the selling price at the wharf of 12,000 VND/kg, after deducting the ship's 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 had returned to port with nearly 20 tons of anchovies, 5 tons of herring, mackerel, etc. With the selling price at the port of anchovies at 12,000 VND/kg, herring at 10,000 VND/kg, etc., 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 had 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 |
