January is the month of fun, but in one place in Thanh Hoa, it is the month of tiring hands removing herring.

Clip: January is the month when Thanh Hoa coastal fishermen earn millions of dong/day by catching herring.

These days in the seas of Thanh Hoa, fishermen here are busy with a new herring season.

After each trip out to sea, the rafts and nets return full of herring. On average, each trip out to sea, fishermen catch about 20-300 kg of herring, with a selling price of 20,000 - 25,000 VND/kg.

After deducting expenses, fishermen in Thanh Hoa coastal area earn 1 - 3 million/day from catching herring.

After going out to sea, fishermen from coastal districts in Thanh Hoa return to shore full of herring.

After going out to sea at 3am, Mr. Tran Xuan Tao in Quang Dai commune, Sam Son city, Thanh Hoa province excitedly said: "After Tet, we fishermen started going out to sea to catch herring. On average, my boat catches 2-3 quintals of herring per day, and on more abundant days, about 4-5 quintals. It's the beginning of the season, so the price of herring is high, bringing a significant source of income to us fishermen."

It's early season so herring production and prices are high.

As soon as the boat reached the shore, traders were waiting to buy the fish. The herrings were taken down by the fishermen and lay scattered on the nets. Although it was early in the season, the amount of herring caught was quite large, making the fishermen extremely excited.

Bustling scene of buyers on the beaches in Thanh Hoa.

According to fishermen, it is easy to catch herring, but the hardest part is removing the fish from the net. When they catch a lot, they have to mobilize the whole family, even borrow more people to help remove the fish in time.

Herrings lie scattered on the shore after fishing trips by Thanh Hoa coastal fishermen using means such as rafts and rafts.

Mr. Nguyen Van Hung in Quang Dai Ward, Sam Son City said that the value of herring is not high compared to many other types of fish, however, in the season, each fishing boat or raft of fishermen going out to sea can catch several hundred kilograms. With the high price of herring at the beginning of the season, each boat or raft coming ashore can earn millions of dong per day.

People busily removing herring.

According to fishermen here, this is the beginning of the season so the price of herring is quite high, ranging from 20,000 - 25,000 VND/kg. In the middle of the season, the price of fish is even cheaper so fishermen take advantage of this time to go out to sea.

Fishermen catch herring about 2 - 3 nautical miles, from 3am to 9am.

These days, in the coastal areas of Thanh Hoa, there is a "forest" of national flags flying on boats and rafts... making the fishing villages feel like they are being given new vitality at the beginning of the year.

After each trip at sea, the nets are cleaned by fishermen to prepare for the next trip at sea.

Rafts and rafts are fishing vessels pulled ashore by Thanh Hoa coastal fishermen after a trip out to sea full of herring in January.

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Source: https://danviet.vn/thang-gieng-la-thang-an-choi-nhung-o-mot-noi-cua-thanh-hoa-la-thang-go-ca-trich-moi-tay-20240220055449525.htm