Quynh Phuong: The first lucky sea trip of the new year.

(Baonghean.vn) - From the 4th day of Tet, fishermen Quynh Phuong organized the first fishing trip of the year of Quy Ty.

Mr. Ho Van Son (Hong Phong hamlet), owner of the 280 CV boat, said: "On the 4th day of Tet, we organized the first trip of the year and after 9 days at sea, we caught more than 3 tons of shellfish, grouper, crabs... revenue of nearly 110 million VND, after deducting all expenses of more than 40 million VND, we made a profit of 70 million VND.

This lucky first sea trip of the year, rewarded 14 crew members, each with 5 million VND". Or the 110 CV boat of Mr. Ho Van Binh (Hong Hai hamlet) chose the first sea trip to go squid fishing, caught more than 300 kg of fresh squid and some other types of fish, earning a revenue of more than 40 million VND.



After the first sea trip of 2013, Mr. Ho Van Binh's family invested more than 300 million VND to buy nets to switch to the job of bag net fishing to increase income.



Traders buy products from fishermen in Quynh Phuong at the fishing port right after their first sea trip of the new year.

Mr. Binh said that the first squid fishing trip of the new year was also the last trip of this squid season, so he invested 300 million VND to buy fishing gear and nets to switch to bag net fishing to increase income. In the last squid fishing season (from September to December of the lunar calendar), his boat had a big catch, with a trip harvesting tons of squid and earning more than 250 million VND/trip. It is known that not only fishermen in Hong Hai and Hong Phong hamlets but also in Quang Trung and Ai Quoc hamlets... were lucky in their first sea trip of the new year.

Hoang Vinh