After more than a day and night of sleeplessness, nearly 30 fishermen with dozens of boats brought a 150-ton catch of fish from the Con Co fishing ground (Quang Tri) to shore.
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On the afternoon of March 13, the fishing boat of fisherman Le Van Tuan (residing in Gio Viet commune, Gio Linh district, Quang Tri) docked at Cua Viet port, carrying the last tons of scratched fish in a catch of up to 150 tons. |
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Mr. Tuan's smile when he landed on shore with an unexpectedly successful fishing trip. This 38-year-old fisherman said that due to being forced to lower the price, this catch of fish only earned 5 billion VND, compared to the expected 6 billion VND. He was welcomed at the fishing port by many neighbors, many fellow fishermen and many small traders. |
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At dawn on March 12, the fish finder on Mr. Tuan’s boat reported a large school of fish on the seabed. Mr. Tuan mobilized 14 crew members to gather and cast their nets. In the dark, the fishermen thought they had caught a small fish with modest value. However, after pulling up two nets, they knew they had caught a batch of valuable fish. |
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Fisherman Le Viet Hoang (62 years old) said that catching such a large catch on a short sea trip is very rare. |
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Hearing that Mr. Tuan had a big catch, fishermen from many central provinces called to inquire and congratulate him. Due to the large quantity of fish, Mr. Tuan called more boats from the shore to transport the fish to the port to help sell. |
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At the end of 2016, Mr. Tuan had a successful catch of 16 tons of catfish, earning 700 million. This time, the price of this batch of catfish is about 40-60 thousand VND per kg. |
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With the billions earned from a trip at sea that lasted less than 3 days, fisherman Tuan plans to spend it on fishing gear and repairing the boat so that he can "catch bigger fish in the future". |
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The fish was caught at the fishing ground of Con Co island, about 27 nautical miles from shore, and was gradually brought ashore from the morning of March 12. |
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Mr. Tran Thanh Hai, Vice Chairman of Gio Viet Commune People's Committee, said this is the biggest catch of fish in the past few decades that fishermen in the area have caught. |
According to VNE