(Baonghean.vn) - In blocks 10 and 11, Mai Hung ward, Hoang Mai town, people are busy entering the oyster harvest season. Choosing the time when the water recedes, on the river sections, everywhere you can see people rowing boats to collect oysters. Oyster farming has become a high-income profession for many households here.
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| Oyster farming in Mai Hung, Hoang Mai town has been around for decades. With the special feature of having Mai Giang river flowing into Lach Con estuary, the meeting place of two rivers, from the upstream of Mai Giang, and from the sea. The people here have known how to "lure" oysters to actively farm. |
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| Every year in the third lunar month, people build sturdy bamboo rafts along both sides of the Mai Giang River, buy large oyster shells, punch holes, string them together with fishing line, hang them on racks, and release them into the river. This is the ideal habitat for oysters. No need for care, at the end of December people can start harvesting oysters. |
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| Mr. Vu Xuan Chung said that in a good year, each string of oysters can yield 1 kg of oysters. In a year when the weather is not favorable and the oysters are flat, 3 strings can yield only 1 kg of oysters. His family has over 7,000 strings of oysters, and after deducting expenses, the average annual income is 30-40 million VND. |
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| Hoang Mai people rowed boats and cut each oyster string to bring home. |
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| The harvested oysters are brought ashore, then loaded onto carts and transported home. |
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| Oyster farmers with large numbers must hire 5-7 workers to fill the oysters during harvest season to ensure they have enough oysters to supply to restaurants and markets. Each worker is paid 100-150 thousand dong for this job. |
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| At the beginning of the season, before Tet, oysters were sold for 150,000 VND/kg. Currently, oysters sold at the market are priced at 90,000 VND/kg. Photo:Stir-fried oysters with water spinach is a nutritious dish loved by many people. |
Nguyen Van
(Hoang Mai Radio)
