Splendid Hon Yen purse seine

Seen from above, the green nets curve like soft silk ribbons in the clear blue water. Under the skillful hands of fishermen who have spent their whole lives at sea, the shape of the nets changes continuously, forming different, eye-catching shapes. It is this special feature that attracts passionate photographers to create every time the seine net season comes.

Dimensional grid in blue space blends

Not only in Hon Yen is there this type of fishing with purse seine, but in other sea areas such as Ninh Thuan, Nha Trang, Quy Nhon, Quang Ngai, Kien Giang ... fishermen also fish similarly. However, according to photographers, purse seine fishing at Hon Yen still gives the most beautiful footage and photos. This beauty is resonated by many factors such as the fishing location close to shore, wind power, sunlight and the clear blue water of this sea area.

Fishermen are fishing with a purse seine next to Hon Yen.

Hon Yen Island is located in Nhon Hoi village, An Hoa commune, Tuy An district, Phu Yen province. The reason for its name is because it used to be a home to many swiftlets. Nowadays, due to climate change, there are not many swiftlets left, but people still keep the name of this bird to name the island. During the fishing season, fishing boats gather crowdedly from early morning until late afternoon.

Charming scenery of Hon Yen sea

The Hon Yen purse seine season starts from April to August, which is also the anchovy season. Anchovies have bodies as small as toothpicks, are transparent white, and are a specialty of the sea. To determine the fishing location, fishermen at sea often have specialized equipment to detect schools of fish. When they receive a signal, they will sail out to sea and cast their nets. When a boat casts its net, other boats will gather and cast their nets around to catch the school of fish. At times, there will be more than 10 boats fishing together in one place, making it very exciting.

Many fishing boats gathered together to cast a purse seine net.

Hon Yen fishermen often have the habit of fishing at night, they gather at sea around 2 or 3 pm and fish all night until early morning, then return to the dock to sell fish and rest. Therefore, photographers can easily find fishing boats at this time to produce artistic footage and images.

Night falls is the time when fishermen are still working hard.

Taking beautiful photos of fishing nets depends on many factors such as light, smoothness of water, blue color of the sea and the elegant shape of the fishing net.

The characteristic of the fishing profession in Hon Yen is that people often have to use small mesh nets to catch anchovies. When discovering a stream of anchovies at a depth of about 30 - 40m, fishermen start to cast their nets, let their boats run in circles to surround the fish, this technique is called purse seine fishing by the people. When the nets are completely cast into the sea, they will be huge in size, each time the boat is pulled up, the nets will form different shapes, sometimes round, sometimes leaf-shaped, sometimes heart-shaped...

Heart shaped net

Fishermen are concentrating on casting their nets when they see a school of fish.

When observed from above, the nets made from monofilament become soft on the sea surface, winding like silk ribbons. Many photographers compare the sea area at Hon Yen to an art stage and the fishermen are the dancers performing, creating the "net flowers". Moreover, the sea water at Hon Yen is green all year round like jade, creating a clear highlight for the sea scene in the purse seine season.

Moment of pulling the net at noon

On each fishing boat, there are about 10 - 13 fishermen, each in charge of a job. The net casting lasts about 30 to 45 minutes, but the best time to take beautiful photos is when the fishermen start to shrink the net. At this time, thanks to the water current and wind, the shape of the net will change continuously. Depending on each person's imagination, they will imagine different shapes, which is what creates a strong attraction for photographers...

Dolphin-shaped net swimming in the clear, peaceful waters of Phu Yen sea

The shoe in the middle of the ocean has many seagulls and many swallows gathering to hunt, creating a spectacular scene.

At dusk, night or dawn, fishermen often use headlights to herd fish into the net and use the light to rake fish onto the boat.

The result after work is a net full of fish. Fishermen happily show off their fish to visitors from afar.

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