The ship returned to rest on the full moon day, carrying many valuable seafood.

At 3am, ships dock to sell seafood. Photo: Thanh Thuy

People in the Hoang Mai coastal area believe that "The whole year has the Full Moon of July, the whole year has the Full Moon of January", so no matter where they fish, all boats return to shore in time to worship the Full Moon of January. Quynh Phuong fishing port from 3am on February 23 (January 14 of the lunar calendar) was bustling with the laughter of fishermen who had just returned from the "open sea" trip as well as traders and relatives waiting on the shore.

After 9 days at sea, Mr. Phan Van Tai's boat in Hong Hai block caught about 3 tons of seafood such as mackerel and grouper, earning 150 million VND. Mr. Tai said the boat came back to rest so that the fishermen could celebrate the full moon and the local traditional festival. After deducting expenses, each crew member received 5 million VND.

Fishing port crowded with traders waiting to buy. Photo: Thanh Thuy

In addition, many small boats exploiting the offshore waters to catch crabs and mantis shrimp also earn 2-3 million VND/day. At this time, the prices of seafood products are relatively high. Tiger shrimp is 350,000-400,000/kg, grade 1 blue crab is 600,000-650,000/kg. Grade 1 ax fish is 60,000 VND/kg, and plank fish is over 50,000 VND/kg.

Fishermen catch many valuable seafood. Photo: Thanh Thuy

In Quynh Di ward, fishing boats that specialize in catching anchovies are also coming home to rest for the full moon. It is the main season so the output is very high, the smallest boat can catch 15 tons, the largest boat can catch up to 50 tons.

Mr. Van Huy Thang - Chairman of Quynh Di Ward People's Committee said that since after Tet until now, local fishermen have exploited 2,000 tons of anchovies. Seafood companies have increased purchasing, steaming and drying for export.

Anchovies after being steamed and dried are dried for export. Photo: Thanh Thuy

According to the report of the People's Committee of Hoang Mai town, the output of aquatic products in February 2024 is estimated at 3,930 tons. Of which: The output of seafood caught is 3,915 tons (560 tons of shrimp, 780 tons of squid, 2,505 tons of various fish, 70 tons of other products), the output of freshwater aquatic products is estimated at 15 tons. The total output in 2 months is 8,884 tons, reaching 14.19% of the plan, up 2.9% over the same period.

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