Unique fishing net craft in Quynh beach

(Baonghean.vn) - Although only introduced to Quynh Phuong ward fishermen in the last 5 years, the sam net profession has shown outstanding economic efficiency and advantages in protecting aquatic resources.

Transporting sea cucumbers from ship to shore

In the past, when people went to sea and occasionally caught a pair of crabs caught in their nets, they often gave them to friends and relatives to eat as meat for fun. But recently, seafood agents have collected crabs for export, so the price of this item has been pushed up. A pair of crabs costs from 300,000 to 400,000 VND. People sell crabs mainly in pairs, one female, one male, regardless of size, as long as the crab is still alive, it is still valuable. The crab is increasingly in demand. Whenever a boat arrives at the port, traders often scoop up the last crab, then the trucks quickly pack the crabs to ship abroad.

The joy of the sam season

Ms. Chanh Cong, a large seafood purchasing raft in Quynh Phuong ward, said: The crab has been caught a lot by Quynh Phuong fishermen in the past 5 years. When the ship docks, she buys all the crabs, without limiting the quantity. Along with Ms. Chanh Cong's raft, the whole commune has about 20 rafts purchasing seafood "eating" crabs, exporting to the Chinese market.

The sam fishing profession originated from the fishermen of Van Don, Quang Ninh province. Mr. Tran Dang Hung, fishing boat NA 90 261 said: “Because we went to sea and saw that people from other provinces were doing well, fishermen from Quynh Phuong ward, Hoang Mai town, we came back to invest in buying sam nets. Unlike other types of nets, which can be used for many different types of fishing, sam nets are only used for sam fishing. The nets have large holes, about 20 cm each. A sam net has about 200 panels, costs 250 million VND, and each year it costs about 50 million VND to replace and replenish. A net can be exploited for 2-3 years.”

To catch horseshoe crabs, fishermen must calculate the day to go out to sea at the time of the tide. Horsetails can be caught sporadically all year round, but the main season is from the beginning of April to the end of the sixth lunar month. When summer comes, the sea water warms up, and the horseshoe crabs move a lot. This is the right time to spread nets to catch horseshoe crabs. The horseshoe crab fishing grounds are mainly in the common fishing area of ​​the Gulf of Tonkin. When casting the net into the sea, the length is from 4 to 5 nautical miles. But the height of the net only needs to be 1.5m because horseshoe crabs only crawl close to the ground and mud. The boat is equipped with a standing detector to detect rocks, reefs, and measure the depth of the water. A vehicle with a capacity of 70CV or more can go fishing for horseshoe crabs, running for about 17 to 18 hours to reach the horseshoe crab fishing grounds, about 100 nautical miles away.

Close up of the crab.

The net for catching crabs is dropped into the sea for 12 to 48 hours, then pulled up and caught. The crabs usually travel in pairs, one male and one female, so when they are found, they can be caught both at once. When placing the crabs in the boat's hold, one must be careful not to let them swing their tails at each other. The crab's tail is long, hard, and sharp like a bayonet. If the tail breaks the shell and blood flows out, it will lose its value.

Fisherman Nguyen Hong Son - Chairman of the Quynh Phuong Ward Fisheries Association said: "Each fishing trip usually lasts from 8 to 12 days. In Quynh Phuong, there are currently 50 fishing boats. During the main season, fishermen earn at least 100 pairs of sam per trip. After deducting expenses, fishermen earn tens of millions of dong. There are boats that have a big hit, each trip catches 300 - 400 pairs of sam, fishermen are extremely excited".

Sweet and sour stir-fried crab dish is attractive.

Sam is a cold food, so it must be eaten with hot spices such as galangal, lemongrass, chili, betel leaves... along with the skillful skills and many years of experience of the chef, we will have special dishes made from sea sam with very unique flavors. Sam meat is delicious, sam shell is also very useful, can cure cold, cold and is contraindicated for people and pets. Nowadays, people catch sam mainly to get the shell to make handicrafts. Sam can be processed into many different dishes, such as: sam blood pudding, sam salad, sam legs stir-fried with sweet and sour, sam stir-fried with lemongrass and chili, crispy fried sam eggs, sam eggs stir-fried with betel leaves, steamed sam, fried sam with flour, grilled sam cartilage, sam stir-fried with vermicelli...

Nguyen Van