Since Tet, due to the influence of the northeast monsoon, the sea has been rough for a long time, but many offshore fishing boats still had their first long trip. Although the weather was not very favorable, fishermen still hoped that the first trips of the year would be smooth sailing, with abundant seafood resources and full holds of fish and shrimp.
Exciting opening days
Since the 6th day of the Lunar New Year, small-capacity boats and sampans have been sporadically returning to the sea to fish close to shore. On the 9th day of the Lunar New Year, which is considered a good day by fishermen and the weather is more favorable, many large-capacity boats and offshore fishing boats have been busy setting out to sea after a long Tet holiday. In recent days, the atmosphere at Con Cha fishing port (Phan Thiet) has been more bustling and urgent. From early morning, many fishing boats have docked to unload seafood ashore, while some large boats have been urgently transferring fuel, supplies, fishing gear, and necessities onto their ships to go out to sea for a long time. At the fishing port, many workers and refrigerated trucks are ready to transport fish for sale.
According to fisherman Nguyen Van Thanh (Duc Thang ward), after the 9th day of Tet, the weather began to calm down, many offshore fishing boats simultaneously opened the sea, leaving port for the first fishing trip of the year. Mr. Thanh's boat specializes in catching anchovies. He said that on February 9, his boat left for the first fishing trip of the year and by the morning of February 10, he had caught nearly 1 ton of anchovies. After deducting all expenses, his boat earned tens of millions of dong. Mr. Thanh said: "Compared to other years, usually anchovies appear in large numbers starting from the 4th to 10th lunar month, but this year the fish appeared thickly from January, so fishermen are extremely excited. We are very happy to have such a good fishing trip at the beginning of the year, hoping for a good harvest like last year."
It is known that in 2024, the anchovy fishing boats in the province will do well, almost every boat will make a profit. Mr. Thanh's boat alone will reach more than 500 tons, double that of 2023. With an average selling price of 10,000 VND/kg, after deducting expenses, he will make a profit of more than 500 million VND. However, Mr. Thanh added that anchovy has an erratic output, so it is necessary to have experience in "hunting" for fish for that boat to have a good season. Not only the anchovy fishing boats "hunting for luck" at the beginning of the year, the basket boats returning during the day also bring in a good catch of herring, mackerel, threadfin, silver carp... Although the output is not much, the price of seafood in the first days of the year has increased, so each fisherman also earns millions of dong every day.
Hope for a good year
Taking advantage of the calm sea days, many fishing boats that have been fishing for a long time at sea, such as seining, line fishing, and fishing with a net, have invested in modern machinery and equipment, and necessities to embark on their first fishing trip of the year. While completing departure procedures, fisherman Nguyen Xin (Duc Long ward) said that this trip is expected to last 12-15 days, costing nearly 150 million VND. Hopefully, the first fishing trip of the year will be full of shrimp and fish. For fishermen, the first fishing trip of the year is very important. If the trip goes smoothly and the hold is full of seafood, the whole year will be lucky and the sea will be smooth.
Due to the increasingly decreasing marine resources, in addition to fishing experience, many fishermen in the province have invested in modern support equipment, purchasing horizontal detectors, long-range positioning devices, scanners... to help grasp the fishing ground situation more accurately, then exploitation will be highly effective. When going to sea, fishermen will go in groups or teams to support each other when the ship has problems at sea as well as information on areas where fish appear densely to exploit together...
According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in January 2025, due to the influence of the northeast wind, there were times when the sea area of Binh Thuan had high waves, strong winds, and rough seas. However, there were still many marine resources, and boats still went offshore to exploit stably. The fishing grounds were mainly concentrated in the coastal waters and offshore areas of the province, the southern area of Phu Quy and Con Son islands. It is known that in 2024, the output of aquatic products exploited by fishing vessels reached 239,600 tons, exceeding the plan, making fishermen excited. The Binh Thuan fisheries industry also hopes that in 2025, the output of exploited aquatic products will continue to exceed the target. Therefore, the industry encourages fishermen to invest in high technology to develop a fleet of offshore fishing vessels for high-value seafood as raw materials for processing and export; increase environmentally friendly fishing industries, and reduce fishing industries that cause depletion of aquatic resources.
In addition, the industry focuses on restructuring and reducing exploitation capacity in accordance with resource reserves, complying with responsible fishing codes of conduct, and focusing on implementing urgent tasks and solutions to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Source: https://baobinhthuan.com.vn/ngu-dan-phan-khoi-nhung-chuyen-bien-dau-nam-128000.html
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