(Quang Ngai Newspaper) - Squid hunting is a long-standing profession of fishermen in the coastal communes of Binh Thuan , Binh Hai, Binh Chau (Binh Son), helping many families earn daily income.
Squid chasing is the name associated with the special way of catching squid of the local people. That is, after spreading the net, the fishermen dive into the water to chase the squid from the reef into the net. Every day, at around 5 am, many fishermen in Binh Thuan commune are present at Co Co cape, Tuyet Diem 1 village to pull the baskets into the sea, starting the practice of hunting squid chasing. The baskets are rowed by the fishermen a few hundred meters from the shore, then stop and drop the net. To chase the squid into the net, there must be 4 people on 2 baskets (2 people/basket). After spreading the net, each basket will send one person to jump into the water to chase the squid, and the person on the basket will use a rope to hit the water surface to make the squid run into the net. Then the 2 baskets will go around to collect the net.
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| The achievement of fisherman Ngo Van Hung, in Binh Thuan commune (Binh Son), after 2 hours of hunting squid. |
Mr. Ngo Van Hung, in Tuyet Diem 2 village, Binh Thuan commune, has been hunting squid for over 30 years. This year, although he is over 75 years old, Mr. Hung still goes squid hunting with other fishermen almost every day. Mr. Hung shared that squid hunting only takes a few hundred meters from shore, and the time to catch squid is only 2-4 hours, so it is very convenient. Squid hunting does not require much expense in purchasing fishing gear. Mr. Tran Ngoc Trung, in Tuyet Diem 2 village, also practices squid hunting. “We do this job all year round, except on days when the sea is very rough. Squid hunting usually starts from 5-9 am. This job does not cost fuel, and it operates around the shore, so on days when there is a lot of squid, we hunt longer, and on days when there is little squid, we return early. On average, we earn 300-500 thousand VND/person per day. There are days when we hit it big, earning millions,” said Mr. Trung.
According to fishermen, squid appears a lot on rough sea days, especially from the 8th lunar month onwards. “There are times when there is so much squid that we just need to scoop it up with a bucket. There was a day when 4 people caught 35-40kg of squid. With a selling price of 350,000 VND/kg, each person earned 3-4 million VND after a few hours of fishing,” Mr. Hung said excitedly. After removing the squid from the net, it will be put into a plastic bag and filled with seawater to keep it fresh. Because it is a “specialty” with a small catch, chased squid is mainly sold to restaurants and eateries. The price of chased squid is therefore higher than that of other types of squid.
Article and photos: AN NHIEN
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Published at: 15:51, 17/07/2024
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