Clip: January is the month when coastal fishermen in Thanh Hoa earn millions a day by catching herring.
These days on the waters of Thanh Hoa, fishermen here are busy with a new herring season.
After trips to sea, the rafts and arrays return full of herring. On average, each trip to sea, fishermen catch about 2-3 quintals of herring, with a selling price of 20.000 - 25.000 VND/kg.
After deducting expenses, fishermen in Thanh Hoa waters earn 1 - 3 million/day by catching herring.
After trips to sea, fishermen from coastal districts in Thanh Hoa return to shore full of herring.
After going out to sea at 3 a.m., Mr. Tran Xuan Tao in Quang Dai commune, Sam Son city, Thanh Hoa province excitedly said: "After Tet, our fishermen started going out to sea to catch herring again. On average, my boat catches 2-3 quintals of herring every day, and on larger days, about 4-5 quintals. It's the beginning of the season so herring prices are high, bringing a significant source of income to our fishermen."
At the beginning of the season, herring output and prices are high.
As soon as the boat landed, traders were waiting to buy fish. The herring was taken down by the fishermen and lying on the net. Even though it's just the beginning of the season, the amount of herring caught is quite large, making fishermen extremely excited.
Busy scene of buyers on the beaches in Thanh Hoa.
According to fishermen, the herring line is very easy to catch, but the most difficult part is shaking down the net to remove the fish. When you catch a lot, you have to mobilize the whole family, even borrow more people to work together to catch the fish in time.
Herrings are lying on the shore after trips to sea by Thanh Hoa coastal fishermen using means such as rafts and arrays.
Mr. Nguyen Van Hung in Quang Dai Ward, Sam Son City, said that the value of herring is not high compared to many other types of fish, but during the season, each boat or raft trip of fishermen out to sea can catch a few kilograms. With the high price of herring at the beginning of the season, each ship and raft coming ashore can earn millions of dong/day.
People bustling about removing herring.
According to fishermen here, this is the beginning of the season so the selling price of herring is quite high, ranging from 20.000 - 25.000 VND/kg. In the middle of the season, fish prices are cheaper, so fishermen take advantage of this time to go out to sea.
Fishermen catch herring about 2-3 nautical miles, from 3 a.m. to 9 a.m.
These days, the sea areas of Thanh Hoa are a "forest" of national flags flying on boats, rafts... making the coastal village seem to be invigorated with new vitality at the beginning of the year.
After trips to sea, the nets are cleaned by fishermen to prepare for the next trip to the sea.
Rafts and boats are fishing vehicles pulled ashore by Thanh Hoa coastal fishermen after a trip full of herring in January.
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