Ships return to avoid the monsoon, hundreds of tons of seafood arrive at Nghe An fishing port

Fishermen in Quynh Luu district help each other transport seafood from boats to shore. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Grasp the weather forecast information, on March 21,Gulf of TonkinThere will be strong winds, due to the influence of the new monsoon season, so on the 20th and the morning of March 21st, hundreds of fishing boats of Quynh Luu district, Hoang Mai town... returned to shore to avoid rough seas. Hundreds of tons of seafood followed the boats to the fishing port.

Quynh Lap commune is the locality with the largest number of large boats in Hoang Mai town, with over 100 boats with a capacity of over 90CV. Fisherman Phan Van Hai in Hop Tien hamlet, Quynh Lap commune (Hoang Mai town), who is also the Chairman of the Quynh Lap Commune Fisheries Association, said: On March 20 and the morning of March 21, most of the local boats returned to port to avoidmonsoon,Most boats bring back from 3 to 7 tons of seafood.

Mr. Hai's fishing boat docked early this morning, March 21, bringing back about 7 tons of various types of seafood. However, most of the seafood caught on this trip was mainly spotted fish and some other seafood, which had low economic value, so the income was about 200 million VND, after deducting all expenses, the profit was over 100 million VND after 5 days of fishing at sea.

Traders buy seafood right at the fishing port. Photo: Xuan Hoang

InLach Quen fishing port(Quynh Luu), on March 20 and early morning of March 21, dozens of large-capacity fishing boats also docked at the port to avoid the monsoon.
Mr. Nguyen Duc Dong - Head of Lach Quen Fishing Port said: Boats should have returned to rest on March 23-25, but due to the monsoon, fishermen had to return 2-3 days earlier. Therefore, this time, most of the fishermen's boats did not catch much seafood, commonly from 2-5 tons of various types of fish, mainly spotted fish and anchovies.

On March 20, 37 ships docked at Lach Quen port, and dozens more are expected to arrive today, March 21. Ships are arriving one after another at the port, which is an opportunity for traders to buy.seafood. Thus, during this season of boats returning to avoid the monsoon, Lach Quen Fishing Port receives hundreds of tons of seafood of all kinds.

Nghe An currently has 3,510 fishing boats, of which 1,593 have engines over 90CV, with nearly 20,000 workers directly fishing at sea. Each year, Nghe An fishermen catch over 150,000 tons of seafood.