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Fishermen in Da Nang excited at bumper haul of tiny shrimps

By DA NANG Today / DA NANG Today
February 10, 2022, 16:12 [GMT+7]

The tiny shrimp catching season starts from the 10th to late 3rd lunar months. However, fishermen begin to enjoy a bumper haul of tiny shrimps after Tet holiday.

In recent weeks, the bustling trading ambience created by trading in tiny shrimps has been recorded on beaches at the foot of Da Nang’s Son Tra Peninsula. Inshore fishermen in the city have been delighted at a bumper haul of this type of seafood which is considered to be ‘a gift of the sea’.

Fishermen in Da Nang often make inshore fishing trips through the night and return to shore with a bumper catch of tiny shrimps in the early morning of the following day. Each fishing vessel can bring back between 400 and 700 kilos of tiny shrimps after its night-time inshore fishing trip. After deducting all expenses, each crewmember can earn from VND800,000 to more than VND1 million per trip.
Fishermen in Da Nang often make inshore fishing trips through the night and return to shore with a bumper catch of tiny shrimps in the early morning of the following day. Each fishing vessel, with 3-4 crewmembers onboard, can bring back between 400 and 700 kilos of tiny shrimps after its night-time inshore fishing trip. After deducting all expenses, each crewmember can earn from VND800,000 to more than VND1 million per trip.
Fishermen often use enormous arrays of lights onboard to attract tiny shrimp to the surface, then using flashing headlights and or large cast nets or landing nets to catch this type of seafood.
Fishermen often use enormous arrays of lights onboard to attract tiny shrimps to the surface, then using flashing headlights and or large cast nets or landing nets to catch this type of seafood.
Tiny shrimps freshly caught from the sea and stored in large plastic basket for sale to seafood traders
Tiny shrimps freshly caught from the sea and stored in large plastic baskets for the sale to seafood traders
Plastic baskets full of tiny shrimps are a positive signal for lucky inshore fishing trips and a bumper harvest.
Plastic baskets full of tiny shrimps are a positive signal for lucky inshore fishing trips and a bumper harvest.
Prime quality and freshly-caught tiny shrimps are sold on beach at the prices ranging from 30,000 to 40,000 VND per kilo
Prime quality and freshly-caught tiny shrimps are sold on beach at the prices ranging from VND30,000 to VND40,000 per kilo.
Meanwhile, the prices of those caught from the previous afternoon for making fermented shrimp paste range from VND15,000-VND20,000 per kilo.
Meanwhile, the prices of tiny shrimps caught from the previous afternoon for making fermented shrimp paste range from VND15,000-VND20,000 per kilo.
After preliminary cleaning, tiny shrimps can be processed into many delicious dishes such as stir-fried and roasted tiny shrimps, or can be produced fish sauce.  
After preliminary cleaning, tiny shrimps can be processed into many delicious dishes such as stir-fried and roasted tiny shrimps, or can be produced fish sauce.  
A trader rushing to carry freshly-caught tiny shrimp to traditional markets across Da Nang
A trader rushing to carry freshly-caught tiny shrimp to traditional markets across Da Nang
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Bon, a resident of Tho Quang Ward, Son Tra District, said due to the impact of COVID-19, the number of tiny shrimp buyers is less than usual. However, she still tried to catch tiny shrimps in a bid to earn more income after Tet. 
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Bon, a resident of Tho Quang Ward, Son Tra District, said due to the impact of COVID-19, the number of tiny shrimp buyers is less than usual. However, she still tried to catch tiny shrimps in a bid to earn more income after Tet. 

Reporting by XUAN SON - Translating by M.DUNG

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