Arriving at port on the first day of the new year, Nghe An fishermen hit a jackpot with mantis shrimp.
Thanh Phuc•January 1, 2025 15:20
After just one night at sea, many fishermen in Hoang Mai Town hit the jackpot with mantis shrimp. The high selling price brings in a decent income for the fishermen…
After a night at sea, this morning, January 1, 2025, many fishing boats of fishermen from Quynh Lap commune (Hoang Mai town) docked at the port. Photo: TPThe first offshore fishing trip of the new year caught a lot of valuable seafood, especially mantis shrimp. Photo: TPThe end of the year is the main season for catching mantis shrimp. The weather is cold, foggy and windy, so mantis shrimp appear in large numbers. Photo: TPMr. Nguyen Van Hai (Quynh Lap), owner of fishing boat NA 14828TS, said: "After 1 night at sea, his boat caught 70kg of mantis shrimp and other seafood. After deducting expenses, each worker earned 1-1.2 million VND." Photo: TPAfter being brought ashore, mantis shrimp are sorted into different types and sold to traders. Photo: TPA portion of fresh mantis shrimp is brought to markets for consumption or imported for restaurants and hotels. Photo: TPMost of them are purchased by processing facility owners to steam, peel, and freeze. Photo: TPEach kilogram of live mantis shrimp is sold for 60,000-70,000 VND, and mantis shrimp buds are sold for 150,000-180,000 VND/kg. Photo: TPMs. Thuy Hanh, owner of a seafood processing facility in Hoang Mai Town, said: “This season, every day I purchase and process hundreds of tons of mantis shrimp. I have to hire 5 workers to purchase, boil, peel, box, freeze and sell them. Photo: TPFresh mantis shrimp has firm, chewy, sweet meat and can be processed into many different dishes, so it is very easy to consume. Photo: TPIn addition to mantis shrimp, at this time, people also catch many other seafood such as: anchovy, iron shrimp, sea shrimp... so fishermen are very excited. Photo: TP
