Hoang Mai fishermen have a good season of sea shrimp
(Baonghean.vn) - In the first days of December, fishermen in Hoang Mai town are very excited because of the shrimp season. After the rough seas, the water is calm, shrimp appear in large numbers, so fishing is very favorable. Fishing boats are bustling to the shore with full holds of fresh shrimp.
Present at Dong Hoi sea area, Quynh Lap commune from early morning, the atmosphere on the boat and on the shore was bustling with people, fishermen quickly brought trays of fresh shrimp ashore.
The season for catching sea shrimp in Hoang Mai usually starts from the 10th lunar month of the previous year to the end of January of the following year. According to fishermen, going out to sea to catch shrimp is quite simple, does not take much time and effort like catching shrimp or fish. Meanwhile, the income is also quite high, so many people take advantage of the opportunity to go fishing when the shrimp is in season. In recent days, the weather has been nice, the sea is calm, very convenient for people to catch shrimp.
The boat of Mr. Le Vinh Truong's family, Dong Minh village, Quynh Lap commune, has just returned to shore after a trip of nearly 3 hours. In recent days, shrimp have appeared densely, so the family has mobilized manpower to go to sea. The boat used to catch shrimp is a small-capacity type, anchored about 2-3 nautical miles from shore, then dropping a net to a depth of about 5m to catch the bottom. A lucky trip can bring in a ton of fresh shrimp, so the family has a considerable income.
Many fishermen said that shrimp fishing boats usually leave from around 3 to 4 am and will reach shore after 2-3 hours. During shrimp season, on average, a boat can go on 3-4 trips per day. Each boat has about 4 fishermen, and when reaching shore, shrimp are transported by basket boats from the boat. This year's shrimp season is considered the best in recent years and is also priced well. Depending on each trip, the output can reach 1-2 tons/trip. Fresh shrimp is purchased by traders on shore at prices ranging from 8,000-10,000 VND/kg. Dried sea shrimp will cost from 35,000-40,000 VND/kg.
It is forecasted that in the next few days, the Northeast monsoon will blow, the sea will be rough, and the shrimp will run out, so fishermen in Hoang Mai town are taking advantage of the opportunity to catch them. Each shrimp season, fishermen can earn tens of millions of dong.
Shrimp is a small, light pink mollusk that lives quite close to shore. Shrimp is also known as moi or khuyet. It has a shape similar to shrimp but is smaller and thinner, only a little bigger than a toothpick. Shrimp is processed into many delicious dishes such as: stir-fried with lemon leaves, stir-fried with star fruit, cooked in soup or made into shrimp paste, so the demand for this type of seafood in coastal areas is very large.