Economy

Fishermen in Nghe An hit the port on the first day of the new year with a big catch of mantis shrimp

Thanh Phuc DNUM_ABZABZCACF 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 good income for the fishermen…

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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: TP
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The first offshore fishing trip of the new year caught a lot of valuable seafood, especially mantis shrimp. Photo: TP
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The end of the year is the main season for catching mantis shrimp. The cold weather, fog and wind make mantis shrimp appear in large numbers. Photo: TP
Thời điểm cuối năm là vào vụ chính đánh bắt tôm tít. Thời tiết lạnh, sương mù kèm theo gió thì tôm tít xuất hiện nhiều. Ảnh: T.P
Mr. 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: TP
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After being brought ashore, mantis shrimp are divided into different types and sold to traders. Photo: TP
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A portion of fresh mantis shrimp is brought to markets for consumption or imported for restaurants and hotels. Photo: TP
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Most of them are purchased by processing facility owners to steam, peel, and freeze. Photo: TP
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Each kilogram of live mantis shrimp is sold for 60-70,000 VND, while mantis shrimp buds are sold for 150-180,000 VND/kg. Photo: TP
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Ms. 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, having to hire 5 workers to purchase, boil, peel, box, freeze and sell. Photo: TP
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Fresh mantis shrimp has firm, chewy, sweet meat and can be processed into many different dishes, so it is very easy to consume. Photo: TP
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In 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

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