Lobster farming in Hon Yen

Hon Yen is a small island in An Hoa commune, Tuy An district, Phu Yen province. To get to Hon Yen, from Tuy Hoa city, there are two ways to go: from National Highway 1A, go north 15km, turn right at Phu Diem intersection, follow the concrete road and ask for directions to Nhon Hoi village or you can go along the coast from Le Duan street in the city center, go straight through An Phu, An Chan, An My communes to reach Cho Yen, from here turn to Hon Yen via the coastal inter-village roads.

Hon Yen is still a vast, pristine area of ​​water and sky, with sea almond trees, casuarina trees, and cacti growing naturally, mixed with sand growing in the sun and wind. Especially when coming to Hon Yen, everyone will be satisfied when enjoying fresh seafood such as anchovies, fresh squid, sea crabs... at quite reasonable prices or can catch their own fish, silver pomfret in the rocky reefs, next to lobster rafts. This is a species of shrimp that lives in the sea in harsh living conditions with warm, calm seas, in crevices or caves on the seabed and is a valuable seafood.

In Hon Yen, there are at least a few hundred households from Phu Yen raising lobsters in rafts. Small households raise about ten cages in a raft, while large households raise up to 100 cages in rafts. This profession was started by fishermen here in 2005 and has been developed until today.

Lobster farming has brought economic value to fishermen, changing the lives of each household. Every morning, when the first rays of sunlight appear, it is also the time when fishermen in Hon Yen are busy on their basket boats to row out to their lobster cages.

Lobsters raised here are spiny lobsters, blue lobsters and finger-sized juveniles. According to experienced fishermen, lobsters can be fed twice a day, but special attention must be paid to feeding more in the early morning and late afternoon. Therefore, lobster farming is quite elaborate, and fishermen must always pay attention to the timing to adjust the amount of food accordingly.

The molting process of shrimp depends on the tide cycle, usually shrimp will molt a lot at the end of the high tide period. In Hon Yen, there are at least a few hundred households from Phu Yen raising lobsters in rafts. Small households raise about ten cages in a raft, large households raise up to 100 cages in rafts. Lobster farming has brought economic value to fishermen, changing the lives of each household.

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