After each night of catching sea shells with rafts, fishermen in Dien Chau (Nghe An) bring back tons of products, earning millions in profit. Sea snails are collected by traders for income for processing facilities, or dried.
Mr. Nguyen Van Cat in Dien Thanh commune said that this time is the end of the season for sea shells. However, these days, the weather is favorable, so the output is high. After each night of fishing, a raft brings about 2-3 quintals of fresh shrimp, earning over 2 million VND. Photo: Xuan Hoang
Whenever there are rafts to the shore, traders place orders to buy and then assist fishermen in transporting sea shells ashore. Photo: Xuan Hoang
Currently, sea shells are priced from 6,000 – 8,000 VND/kg. Each raft catches from 2 to 3 quintals, minus the cost, there is a profit of millions. Photo: Xuan Hoang
Sea snails are caught in the night, so they are fresh and processed right away. Photo: Xuan Hoang
Fishermen said that for raft fishing, the fishing time at sea for each trip is only in the night, so the cost is not large, so if the income is around 1.5 million VND/trip, the cost is not large. profitable. Photo: Xuan Hoang
Dien Chau district currently has about 300 rafts, along the communes: Dien Thanh, Dien Kim, Dien Hai… all year round, people use this means of fishing to catch sea snails, herring, jellyfish… Mr. Le The Hieu – Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Dien Chau district said that the district’s annual fishing output is over 50,000 tons, of which sea shellfish products are about 3 thousand tons. Sea snails are purchased by seafood processing facilities to produce shellfish, or dried. Photo: Xuan Hoang