Fishermen in the central region who worked during the Tet (Lunar NewYear) holiday returned to shore over the weekend with a bountiful catchdue to good weather and fewer fishing boats out at sea during thefestive period.
In central Quang Ngai province, many fishingboats, which had been out to sea up to a month or more, returned onFebruary 23 to the Sa Ky Port in Binh Son district's Binh Chau commune.
NguyenHuu Phuc of Binh Chau commune said his boat with 10 fishermen docked atSa Ky Port with more than 10 tonnes of various kinds of fish afternearly one month at sea. Each fishermen earned between 10-20 million VND(470-950 USD).
The Fishing Trade Union for Binh Chau Communesaid that more than 10 fishing boats in the Hoang Sa (Paracel)archipelago will return within the next five days, according to NguyenThanh Hung, Deputy Chairman of the Binh Chau commune People's Committee.
TraderNguyen Thi Lan said fish caught after Tet sold easily at good prices.Fish from the archipelago are big and flavourful, she added.
NguyenVan Thanh, a fisherman and head of the Cam Nhuong Commune Fishing TradeUnion in Ha Tinh province's Cam Xuyen district, said favourableweather, calm seas, a drop in fuel prices and abundant fish supplycontributed to high profits for fishermen.
Each boat with four tofive fishermen can earn a profit of 25-30 million VND (1,190–1,400 USD)for each five- to six-day trip, he said.
In Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa and Binh Dinh provinces, the country's largest tuna fishing provinces, tuna boats have had bumper catches.
TranVan Hoa said his tuna boat returned to Phu Yen's Tuy Hoa City with 65tuna weighing a total of 2.8 tonnes after more than one month at sea.
"This is the biggest catch I have had in nearly a year," he said.
InTuy Hoa city's Dong Tac village, about 160 tuna fishing boats willreturn to shore soon with a good catch, according to local fishermen.
InKhanh Hoa province, many fishermen who returned to shore are preparingto go out again as there are plenty of tuna in the Truong Sa (Spratly)archipelago.
Meanwhile in Phu Yen province, about 700 small boatshave been catching lobster fries at night as there has been a largequantity off the coast.
Each boat has an average of two to threefishermen and can catch about 20-60 lobster fries every night. With acurrent price of 200,000 VND per fry, each fisherman can earn an incomeof 2-5 million VND a night.
Lobster fries are sold to people who breed lobsters in Phu Yen and neighbouring provinces like Binh Dinh and Khanh Hoa.
InPhu Yen, one of the country's largest lobster breeding provinces,farmers breed lobsters in about 20,000 cages, mostly in Song Cau Town,Tuy An and Dong Hoa districts.
Lobster fries are not farmed and are caught only in the sea.
Phu Yen has zoned 5ha of sea in Tuy An district's An Phu commune to protect the lobster fry population.-VNA
In central Quang Ngai province, many fishingboats, which had been out to sea up to a month or more, returned onFebruary 23 to the Sa Ky Port in Binh Son district's Binh Chau commune.
NguyenHuu Phuc of Binh Chau commune said his boat with 10 fishermen docked atSa Ky Port with more than 10 tonnes of various kinds of fish afternearly one month at sea. Each fishermen earned between 10-20 million VND(470-950 USD).
The Fishing Trade Union for Binh Chau Communesaid that more than 10 fishing boats in the Hoang Sa (Paracel)archipelago will return within the next five days, according to NguyenThanh Hung, Deputy Chairman of the Binh Chau commune People's Committee.
TraderNguyen Thi Lan said fish caught after Tet sold easily at good prices.Fish from the archipelago are big and flavourful, she added.
NguyenVan Thanh, a fisherman and head of the Cam Nhuong Commune Fishing TradeUnion in Ha Tinh province's Cam Xuyen district, said favourableweather, calm seas, a drop in fuel prices and abundant fish supplycontributed to high profits for fishermen.
Each boat with four tofive fishermen can earn a profit of 25-30 million VND (1,190–1,400 USD)for each five- to six-day trip, he said.
In Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa and Binh Dinh provinces, the country's largest tuna fishing provinces, tuna boats have had bumper catches.
TranVan Hoa said his tuna boat returned to Phu Yen's Tuy Hoa City with 65tuna weighing a total of 2.8 tonnes after more than one month at sea.
"This is the biggest catch I have had in nearly a year," he said.
InTuy Hoa city's Dong Tac village, about 160 tuna fishing boats willreturn to shore soon with a good catch, according to local fishermen.
InKhanh Hoa province, many fishermen who returned to shore are preparingto go out again as there are plenty of tuna in the Truong Sa (Spratly)archipelago.
Meanwhile in Phu Yen province, about 700 small boatshave been catching lobster fries at night as there has been a largequantity off the coast.
Each boat has an average of two to threefishermen and can catch about 20-60 lobster fries every night. With acurrent price of 200,000 VND per fry, each fisherman can earn an incomeof 2-5 million VND a night.
Lobster fries are sold to people who breed lobsters in Phu Yen and neighbouring provinces like Binh Dinh and Khanh Hoa.
InPhu Yen, one of the country's largest lobster breeding provinces,farmers breed lobsters in about 20,000 cages, mostly in Song Cau Town,Tuy An and Dong Hoa districts.
Lobster fries are not farmed and are caught only in the sea.
Phu Yen has zoned 5ha of sea in Tuy An district's An Phu commune to protect the lobster fry population.-VNA
