CLIP: Living well from hunting specialties in the West Sea

Mantis shrimp is one of the seafood species that is very popular with consumers, so traders always buy it at high prices to resell to restaurants and eateries. In response to this demand, many households in difficult circumstances in Ca Mau have chosen to cast nets to catch mantis shrimp in the West Sea to earn extra income and make ends meet.

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Mr. Kim Van Thang (residing in Nguyen Viet Khai commune, Phu Tan district, Ca Mau province) said that every day, he uses a sampan to carry 4,000m of nets down the Bay Hap river to the seaport of Go Cong hamlet to cast the nets. With many years of experience in the profession, it only takes him about 30 minutes to cast the nets.

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People travel by sampan to the sea to cast nets to catch mantis shrimp.

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It only takes skilled workers about 30 minutes to cast 4,000m of net.

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Mantis shrimp are always sought after by traders at high prices to resell to restaurants and eateries.

After that, he moved to the shore to rest for about 3 hours and then went back out to pull the net. "Sometimes when I'm lucky, I can catch more than 20 mantis shrimps, and when I'm not, I can catch a few. Mantis shrimps are purchased by traders at prices ranging from 300,000 - 1.2 million VND/kg (depending on the type). Thanks to the high price of this specialty, my colleagues and I can pocket about 2 million VND/day" - Mr. Thang revealed.

In addition to mantis shrimp, the net also catches many species such as catfish, stingray, shrimp, crab, etc. Thereby, helping people have more money for gas and travel expenses. Mantis shrimp have very sharp and pointed claws, so people are very careful when removing them to avoid injury and not break the claws because that will lose value. After removing, the mantis shrimp will be classified and put into plastic boxes in mesh bags tied behind the tail of the shell.

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People remove it carefully to avoid being injured or having their claws broken by the mantis shrimp.

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After removing the mantis shrimp, people will classify them and put them in plastic boxes and then put them in large mesh bags at sea.

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Experience is considered the decisive factor that helps people have a bumper catch.

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Mr. Kim Van Thang was excited because he caught a lot of mantis shrimp in his net.

Mantis shrimp can be processed into many attractive dishes such as: tamarind stir-fried, salt and chili grilled, garlic fried... "When coming to Ca Mau, in addition to enjoying crab and tiger prawns, mantis shrimp is an indispensable dish every time my friends and I come to the southernmost region of the country. Mantis shrimp meat is sweet and chewy, so eating it with green chili salt will be great" - tourist Huynh Van Hai shared.

Article - photos - clips: Van Du

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