Anchovy harvest season

(Baoquangngai.vn)- Since the 4th day of Lunar New Year, fishermen in Tinh Ky commune (Quang Ngai city) have had a bumper anchovy season. After just one night at sea, many anchovy fishing boats have earned from several tens of millions to several hundreds of millions of dong.

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Tinh Ky Port (Quang Ngai City) is as happy as a festival these days. From early morning, anchovy fishing boats have been bustling back to shore after a night of fishing, in the joy of a good harvest for fishermen. This is a good sign, a motivation for fishermen to go out to sea.

Fisherman Cao Sin, in Ky Xuyen village, Tinh Ky commune, said that his boat with 12 crew members set off at 2 p.m. the previous day to fish in the Quang Ngai sea, and by early this morning had landed with more than 7 tons of anchovies. This is the year with the most bumper anchovy harvest. With a price of 14,000 VND/kg, the boat earned about 100 million VND.

Fisherman Cao Sin, in Ky Xuyen village, Tinh Ky commune, said that his boat with 12 crew members departed at 2 p.m. the day before to fish in the Quang Ngai sea, and by early this morning had landed with more than 7 tons of anchovies. This is the year that fishermen have had the best anchovy harvest ever. With the selling price at the port of 14,000 VND/kg, the boat earned about 100 million VND.

According to fishermen, most fishing boats catch 7-8 tons of anchovies. Many boats harvest a “huge” 18-20 tons.

Last year, anchovies cost from 10,000 to 30,000 VND/kg, depending on the type, but now they cost from 14,000 to 40,000 VND/kg. A good harvest and good prices make fishermen happy. After deducting expenses, each crew member earns several million VND.

Last year, anchovies cost 10,000 - 30,000 VND/kg, but now they cost 14,000 - 40,000 VND/kg. A good harvest and good prices make fishermen happy. After deducting expenses, each crew member earns several million VND/day.

Anchovies appear from January to April of the lunar calendar every year in the Quang Ngai sea area.

Anchovies usually appear from January to April of the lunar calendar every year in Quang Ngai waters.

Not only fishermen, but also workers loading and unloading fish and ice at Tinh Ky fishing port have a stable income of 300 - 400 thousand VND/day.

Not only fishermen, but also workers who do fish sorting and loading at Tinh Ky port also have a stable income of 300 - 400 thousand VND/day.

Tinh Ky commune currently has a fleet of up to 40 anchovy fishing boats, with more than 200 workers.

Anchovies are mainly brought to fish sauce factories and steamers to be processed into dried anchovies for export to markets such as China and Malaysia.

Anchovies are mainly brought to fish sauce production facilities and steamers to be processed into dried anchovies for export to markets such as China and Malaysia.