Nghe An fishermen boil squid right on the sea to keep the price
(Baonghean.vn) - After a long holiday, some ships of Hoang Mai Town (Nghe An) had some trips to sea. Upon returning, the people were happy because they caught large batches of squid. Before that, the people boiled the squid right at sea to bring it back to the mainland, ensuring the quality and keeping the selling price.
After more than 10 days at sea, the NA 94355 ship of Mr. Tran Ngoc Kien, Tan Hai village, Quynh Lap commune is docking to sell squid to traders. On this trip, his ship is fishing in the Quang Binh sea area. He said that it is the beginning of the main fishing season, so in the offshore area where his ship is fishing, the squid is floating with high density.
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| Quynh Lap villagers were waiting to buy squid. Photo: Thanh Thuy |
The catch is quite large, so the crew splits up, some pulling the net, others washing the squid and boiling it right at sea to ensure freshness and the boat can sail longer. After boiling, the squid will be drained and put into the cold compartment. The next batches are kept to sell fresh squid.
This trip, Mr. Kien's boat harvested 3 tons of boiled squid and 1 ton of fresh squid, with a total value of over 320 million VND. However, at this time, the price of squid has decreased compared to before, so after deducting expenses, the crew still has about 120 million VND.
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| Squid is boiled right on the sea to ensure freshness. Photo: Thanh Thuy |
Mr. Le Ba Ky - Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Quynh Lap Commune said: Currently, Quynh Lap Commune has 146 fishing vessels, including dozens of offshore squid fishing vessels. From the beginning of 2020 until now, the squid output of fishermen in Quynh Lap Commune is estimated at more than 100 tons.
Currently, the price of boiled squid sold at the port ranges from 80-120 thousand VND/kg depending on the size of the squid. Fresh squid costs from 100 thousand VND/kg or more. According to local purchasing facilities, although the price of fresh squid, boiled squid, and dried squid has decreased compared to before Tet, after deducting expenses, the owners of the vessels still make a profit. The salary of the crew is about 8 million VND/trip of 10-15 days. Thanks to that, fishermen can still stay at sea with peace of mind, the boats come back for a break for 3-5 days and then continue to go out to sea.
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| At this time, fishermen in Hoang Mai town have a good catch of squid, each boat catches 2-4 tons/trip. |