There are not many aquatic products in the flood season.

Every day, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tien catches 7-8kg of freshwater fish and earns from 300,000 - 400,000 VND.

During the flood season in previous years, walking along the low-lying roads in the Dong Thap Muoi area of Tay Ninh province, it was not difficult to see people sitting together to choose freshly harvested fish, crabs, and eels to sell to traders. This year, the atmosphere was gloomy as the water level was low, and the amount of aquatic products was not much.

Having been involved in the profession of setting fishing nets during the flood season for more than ten years, Mr. Dinh Trung Hieu (residing in Lang Sen hamlet, Vinh Chau commune) said: “The flood season is also the time when people exploit aquatic products (spread nets, set hooks, set traps, etc.) to improve their meals and sell for extra income. Like previous years, around the 7th lunar month, I repaired the old fishing nets to catch fish. Because this year the water level is low, the amount of freshwater fish is not much. Currently, more than 10 fishing nets of my family harvest more than 10kg of various types of fish each day, selling for 200,000-300,000 VND.

People catch fish to sell to traders

As for Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tien (living in Vinh Chau commune), in the dry season, his family cultivates 1 hectare of rice, and in the wet season, he fishes to earn extra income and improve his life. For over a week, he has been preparing fishing gear, rowing a boat along the rice fields after the 2025 Summer-Autumn rice harvest to pull a net to catch fish. This year, although the wet season has arrived, it is still low, and the amount of fish has also decreased significantly. “I have been going down to the net for about a week now to catch fish, each day I harvest 7-8kg of various types of fish, selling for 300,000-400,000 VND. Meanwhile, a few years ago, I caught more, earning 500,000-700,000 VND, sometimes I "hit" and earned a million VND" - Mr. Tien said.

Mr. Tran Nhat Khanh (living in Vinh Chau commune) has more than ten years of purchasing freshwater fish during the flood season, said: "At this time, in previous years, there were many fish, on average about 1 ton of freshwater fish was purchased each day, then sold in neighboring provinces. This year, there are few fish, so each day we purchase about 100-200kg, not only is the output low but the variety is also not rich, mainly snakehead fish, chot, catfish, and linh fish. Due to the small amount of freshwater fish, the price has also increased from 5,000-10,000 VND/kg, depending on the type".

Due to the low amount of natural fish, households living on fishing during the flood season in the upstream areas of Dong Thap Muoi region of the province only catch a small amount of fish. Walking around some markets in Tan Hung and Vinh Hung communes, the amount of wild fish is not as much as in previous years.

According to traders, this year, there are very few freshwater fish in the market, only a few types: chot, loach, catfish, white dánh, ro, linh,... so the selling price is also high. Currently, the price of snakehead fish and catfish ranges from 80,000-140,000 VND/kg, depending on the type; chot, loach from 50,000-80,000 VND/kg; white dánh from 30,000-50,000 VND/kg; linh from 90,000-120,000 VND/kg;.../.

Van Dat - Truong Hai

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