Van Don fishermen excited about oyster harvest

From 4am, Mr. Nguyen Van Thang (Dong Xa commune, Van Don district) had his workers harvest 10 oyster cages in the Soi Nhu island area in time for traders to check the quality of the samples before placing large purchase orders. The entire oyster area was restored by his family in October 2024, after storm No. 3 made landfall in Quang Ninh.

Mr. Nguyen Van Thang in Dong Xa commune (Van Don district) transports oysters to Cai Rong fishing port to check the goods before harvesting in large quantities.

Up to now, after more than 7 months, his family's mollusk farming area has met the standards for harvesting. Mr. Thang said: After inspection, the oysters have ensured the quality according to the customer's requirements. Immediately after that, I will let the workers harvest with a quantity of several hundred tons/day. With an area of ​​10 hectares, it is expected that from now until the end of June and July this year, the family will have nearly 300 tons of commercial oysters for sale. With a stable purchase price of 15,000 VND/kg, it will help the family have the resources to continue reproducing the new crop this year.

Oysters are selling well, fishermen in Van Don are excited to continue investing in the new crop.

In March and April, the harvested aquaculture output of Van Don district reached over 7,000 tons, mainly mollusks. In particular, the harvested output in April doubled compared to the previous month. Currently, the supply of mollusks for the consumer market is not much because the new farming area of ​​fishermen has not reached the time of harvest. Therefore, the purchase price compared to the same period in previous years has increased 2-3 times.

Oyster output harvested in April 2025 reached over 7,000 tons, double that of March.

Mr. Luu Van Duy (Dong Xa commune, Van Don district) excitedly said: In early April, my family had oysters to harvest. With the selling price of grade 1 products at 26,000 VND/kg, with 100 tons just harvested, my family also earned nearly 3 billion VND. With the current purchase price, it can bring profits of up to over 50% of the total revenue for fishermen in Van Don district.

With positive signals in the restoration of aquaculture production by fishermen in Van Don district in the first months of the year, it has contributed to the goal of maintaining local growth. Up to now, the total area of ​​marine aquaculture in Van Don district is 3,663 hectares, of which more than 3,500 hectares are for mollusk farming, the remaining area is for raising marine fish, shrimp and other seafood. In the first 4 months of 2025, the growth value of the agricultural, forestry and fishery sector in Van Don district is estimated at 297.5 billion VND, an increase of 24.5% over the same period in 2024.

In the first 4 months of 2025, the growth value of the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector of Van Don district is estimated at 297.5 billion VND.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Canh, Van Don Milk Oyster Cooperative, said: My rafts have been harvested since the beginning of April. Generally, we rotate, after harvesting this raft, we harvest another raft. The fry are purchased and raised in advance, so we also arrange manpower to plant the fry immediately to keep up with the time. Currently, on average, my family harvests 200 cages per day, averaging 42kg/cage, so 100 cages, yielding more than 800 tons.

Hai Ha

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