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.
Arriving at Dong Hoi sea area, Quynh Lap commune early in the morning, the atmosphere on the boat and on the shore was bustling with people, fishermen quickly brought trays of fresh shrimp to shore.
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 rake shrimp is quite simple, not taking as much time and effort as catching shrimp or fish. Meanwhile, the income is also quite high, so many people take advantage of going out to scoop up shrimp when the shrimp season comes. 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 return to shore after 2-3 hours. During shrimp season, on average, a boat can make 3-4 trips per day. Each boat has about 4 fishermen, and when they reach shore, shrimp are transported from the boat by basket 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 be from 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 be gone, 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, 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 high.