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With high prices for sea shrimp, fishermen in Nghe An are excited to start the fishing season.

Thanh Phuc • October 16, 2024 10:15

The cool, foggy weather is the most favorable time for catching krill. Fishermen in Nghe An are currently in the midst of their biggest krill fishing season of the year...

đánh bắt — Fishermen from Quynh Lap, Quynh Di (Hoang Mai town), Quynh Bang, and Quynh Luong (Quynh Luu district) are in the midst of catching sea shrimp. Photo: TP

bna_1(3).jpg — Fishermen use small boats equipped with nets to trawl for krill offshore. Many use poles with nets to push the krill closer to shore. Photo: TP

thuyền ruốc — Fisherman Nguyen Ngoc Hoang from Phu Loi Hamlet, Quynh Di Ward, Hoang Mai Town, who is transporting shrimp from the boat to the dock with a group of fishermen, said: "The shrimp fishing season runs from mid-September this year to January next year. The cool weather, monsoon winds, and fog are favorable times for catching shrimp." (Photo: TP)

phấn khởi — His boat set sail at 6 PM yesterday and docked at 5 AM this morning to sell the catch. The boat, with three people on board, fished for shrimp about 3 nautical miles from the shore, and after one night, his boat brought back nearly 1 ton of shrimp. (Photo: TP)

xúc ruốc — Shrimp paste is currently selling for 10,000 VND/kg at the dock, almost double last year's price, so everyone is happy. Photo: TP

bán 2 — Shrimp paste is purchased by seafood processing factories, then fermented and salted to make shrimp paste; steamed and dried for export. Photo: TP

ủ chượp — Mr. Tran Phuc Dong, residing in Quynh Di ward (Hoang Mai town) - the owner of a shrimp paste processing facility - said: "Every day, the factory purchases over 5 tons of shrimp paste for processing. The shrimp paste is bought directly at the dock and transported to the factory for processing while still fresh." (Photo: TP)

sơ chế — The shrimp paste, once purchased, is cleaned and then placed in barrels for salt fermentation according to the specific ratio, formula, and secret recipe of each household. (Photo: TP)

Shrimp paste, after being fermented for a year, sells for 25,000 VND/kg, while fresh, dried shrimp paste fetches nearly 100,000 VND/kg. (Photo: TP)

According to Mr. Le Ba Ky, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Lap commune, during the shrimp harvesting season, hundreds of small boats are engaged in shrimp fishing in the area, mainly concentrated in Dong Minh and Dong Thanh hamlets. On average, fishermen collect tens of tons of sea shrimp each day. Photo: TP

tép khô — The entire commune has 7 factories that steam and process dried shrimp paste for export to China. The finished dried shrimp paste sells at a high price, bringing considerable profits and stable employment for many local workers. Photo: TP

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