(Baonghean.vn) - In the last days of the year, people in the coastal villages of Quynh Di (Hoang Mai town) are bustling with the anchovy season, also known as black anchovies or black anchovies. The colder it gets, the better the fish harvest and a prosperous Tet is coming to the coastal villagers.
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| Outdoor temperatureThe past few days have been only around 10-15.oC, the fog covered everything but at the wharf fishermen were still busy moving fish ashore. Anchovies were mainly taken from Lach Quen port (Tien Thuy commune) and Quynh Lap wharf and then brought to Quynh Di. |
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| At the communeQuynh Di has 10 anchovy steaming facilitiesDried anchovies are exported to the Chinese market and consumed domestically, creating jobs for nearly 1,000 workers. Anchovy season is from the beginning of September (lunar calendar) to the end of February (lunar calendar). |
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| Anchovies are steamed before drying. |
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| Each worker participates in the work of steaming and drying anchovies.have a salary150 thousandVND/day, if overtime is calculated as 20 thousand per hourcopper. |
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| The workers all come from communes in Quynh Luu district such as Tien Thuy, Quynh Lap, Quynh Nghia, Quynh Phuong... |
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| After steaming, the anchovies are dried, the heads are separated from the bodies, and then stored in cold storage for sale year-round. |
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| This year is a good season for anchovies, Ly facilitySon processes up to 80 tons a day with 75 workers. In addition, other facilities such as Trinh Quyet, Ba Mai... also hire nearly 100 workers to work all day. |
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| The workers here are mainly women, because the men here all go fishing. The hours are from 7am to 6pm, not including overtime. The work is notheavyso sisters and mothers can alltake advantage of time to earn extra income for Tet shopping. |
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| In addition to processing anchovies for export, facilities also take advantage of damaged fish and fish heads when they are separated to sell for livestock farming. |
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| Coming to Quynh Di in this season, you will see trays of anchovies carefully dried along the road. And the atmosphere here is at its busiest and most bustling. |
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| In addition to exporting to the Chinese market, anchovies are also purchased by businesses to sell in all areas inside and outside the province. |
KING CLOUD
