(Baonghean.vn) - On the last day of the year, fishermen in Dien Chau are preparing for their last trips out to sea. The boats return with many kinds of delicious fish in time to supply people for Tet.
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Lach Van fishing port (Dien Ngoc), one of the largest fishing ports in Dien Chau on the 29th of Tet, was bustling with buyers and sellers. |
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Dien Ngoc fishermen were happy when their last trip of the year caught many large, high-quality and expensive fish. This type of large fish costs up to 200,000 VND/kg at the port and will be even higher when sold on the market. |
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In the days before Tet, the fish trading scene in Dien Ngoc is very bustling, on average each fish stall like this has 4-5 customers coming to negotiate the price. |
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A stingray this big is very difficult to catch, so Mr. Nguyen Viet Hung decided to buy it for 250,000 VND. After bringing it to the market, he will sell it for over 300,000 VND. |
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Ms. Nguyen Thi Ly (Dien Ngoc), a long-time trader, is hurriedly loading goods purchased from Lach Van fishing port to bring to market. She said that the prices of seafood for Tet this year have increased compared to last year, so everyone is excited. |
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In Dien Bich fishing village (Dien Chau), the price of mackerel and sardines after being grilled will double when they are fresh. Mackerel, a delicious and nutritious fish, costs more than 200,000 VND/kg. Other types of fish during Tet also increase from20% - 30% compared to normal days. |
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Fisherman Vu Van Yen (Quyet Thang hamlet, Dien Bich) is mending the holes in his net to prepare for the first fishing trip of the new year. |
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After the last trip of the year, fishing boats in Dien Kim (Dien Chau) are neatly anchored and refurbished to be newer so that they will have more luck when going out to sea next year. It is known that Dien Kim fishermen will go out to sea on the 5th day of the first lunar month. In 2015, Dien Chau caught30,700 tons of seafood; equal to 104% of the plan, up 14% over the same period. |
Quang An