(Baonghean.vn) - Tien Thuy (Quynh Luu district) is one of the oldest fishing communes in Quynh Luu district. With effective fishing, fishermen here are continuing to pool capital to build large ships to go offshore.
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Tien Thuy commune has over 328 boats with a total capacity of nearly 90,000 CV, including 157 offshore boats (4 iron-hulled boats, of which Manh Son hamlet alone has 2 iron-hulled boats built according to Decree 67). Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Thanks to investing in large ships and engines to go offshore, the output and value of Tien Thuy fishermen's catch have grown well. In 2016, seafood output reached 17,685 tons; in the first quarter of 2017, it reached 7,851 tons, with a total production value of 145.6 billion VND. Photo: Thu Huyen. |
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| Shipmates on NA 95688 TS stock up on instant noodles before a long voyage. Photo: Thu Huyen |
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| The fishing boat with registration number NA 96989 TS of Mr. Ta Xuan Bay was built with the loan capital of Project 67 of the Government. The boat has a capacity of 822 CV. The boat was launched in mid-November 2016 with a length of 25m, width of 7.1m, total value of more than 11 billion VND. Of which, the Bank for Industry and Trade, Quynh Luu district branch lent more than 7.1 billion VND, the remaining 4 billion VND was contributed by 15 fellow boatmen. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Equipped with a modern horizontal detector worth 400 million VND, a huge array of 140 high-power lights, Mr. Bay's sea trips are much more effective. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Mr. Thuy happily said: “On our first sea trip and also the first “opening” trip of the year, we had a big win. The trip lasted only 4 days but we caught more than 15 tons of fish, mainly black-spotted fish, with a selling price of 22,000 VND/kg. After deducting expenses, each crew member earned more than 10,000,000 VND”. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Nowadays, most offshore fishing vessels are equipped with modern transducers. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Ballast system on board. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| A break for the crew on the ship. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| On bright moonlit days (usually from the 12th to the 18th of the lunar month), fishermen return home to rest and mend their nets together... Photo: Duc Anh |
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| Net mending seems easy, but it also takes up a lot of sailors' time. Usually, this work starts from when the ship docks until it sets sail. Photo: Duc Anh |
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| ...mug - one of the indispensable fishing tools. Offshore, fishermen will have to use mug to release lights to attract fish, scoop up nets, and move from boat to boat... Photo: Canh Nam |
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| ... and maintain the machine to wait for the dark day to continue to go out to sea. In the photo: Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Ha cleans the main machine with a capacity of 822CV. He said this is a 100% new machine originating from Japan with a value of more than 2 billion VND. Photo: Canh Nam |
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| Thanks to the conversion of large ships to large engines for offshore exploitation with high efficiency, the lives of fishermen in Tien Thuy commune have improved a lot. In the photo: View of Quynh Tien village, Tien Thuy commune from Lach Quen fishing port. Photo: Canh Nam |
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