Petrol soars, fishermen who choose to fish near the shore still have millions in pocket

From early morning, fishermen in Thach Van commune (Thach Ha, Ha Tinh) rush to the sea to catch shrimp and fish. After about 5 hours out to sea, fishermen pulled back tons of herring.

Fishermen here said that although herring is not of high economic value like tuna and mackerel, it is only necessary to have a small boat or boat, catch near the shore, and do not need a lot of capital… fishermen can still earn millions every day from catching this fish.

Mr. Nguyen Van Tho (resident in Thach Van commune) said: “This time, when the fishermen went to the sea, they caught a lot of herring. At the time when gasoline increased, instead of choosing to fish far from the shore, we chose to go to the beach near the shore to reduce deductions. Going to the beach from early in the morning, hard work, sometimes facing danger when encountering big waves, in return, everyone is excited because after each sailing session, they bring back tons of fresh fish. , bring high income”.

These days, fishermen in Thach Van commune (Thach Ha district) are busy going out to sea

At 4 am, they went to the sea to fish, about 3-5 nautical miles from the shore

The boat compartments are filled with herring, eye-catching.

Sparkling, sparkling herring stretches the coast. Fishermen rush to pull the net to let the fish fall

A fisherman said that, in the last three days, fishermen have been hit with herring. “My family’s boat won 2-3 tons of herring each time they went to sea, earning 20-30 million VND for each trip.”

Herring is caught according to the season from February to May of the lunar calendar

Fresh fish stuck to the fisherman’s net, looks very eye-catching

Fishermen in Thach Ha district shared that due to the increase in petrol prices, fishermen had difficulty going to sea. “Fortunately, we won a lot of fish. After deducting all expenses, each person still made a profit of 3 million dong,” said Mr. Viet (fisherman in Thach Van commune).

Fishermen collect fish to sell to traders. Each kg sold from 10,000-15,000 VND

With a large amount of herring, traders buy them to produce fish sauce

Thien Luong