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By catching lobster seeds near the shoreline at sunrise, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen fishermen collected millions of money and production doubled last year.
The coast of Nhon Hai commune, Quy Nhon (Binh Dinh) city is still crowded at the end of the year, basket boats constantly come ashore with plastic jars containing lobster seeds (small shrimp).
Fishermen from Nhon Hai Commune, Quy Nhon City, brought basket boats to shore after catching lobster seeds. Image: Pham Linh.
After five hours of fishing (3 am to 8 am), the fishermen in Ms. Nguyen Thi Hanh’s boat (49 years old, Hai Nam village) brought in more than 10 spiked lobsters. Price per child 90,000 VND, his boat raised one million VND.
“There are days when more or less 10 animals are caught, but there are lucky days up to 300-400, earning several tens of millions of dong,” Hanh said, saying that this year shrimp seed production was twice the year past. According to popular experience, fishermen explain that this year is a good season due to “big waves, lots of storms”.
For fishing, fishermen use small boats with an investment of around VND 100 million and motorized basket boats, using small nets. The cost of sailing is about 150,000 VND per trip.
Cotton lobster seed costs VND 90,000 per animal. Image: Pham Linh.
The owner of the boat assumes the cost of fuel, net, rates and charges with the locality; then invite more sea friends to catch them. In the morning of the morning, when the seedlings were not many, they stopped fishing and distributed the money.
The lobster seed catching season begins in October and lasts until February next year. After sharing the sea with their friends, each boat owner can make a profit of VND 70-200 million.
Mr. Nguyen Van Tien, president of the Nhon Hai Farmers Association, said that the commune has about 50 people working in the field of shrimp seed catching, 29 commercial shrimp farming households. This year, many shrimp seeds are coming back after about 3-4 years of scarcity.
In Xuan Dai Bay, Song Cau Town, Phu Yen, these days many fishermen also “seek Tet” by catching lobster seeds. “Some days they go home empty, but others they get a few dozen small shrimp, though not evenly, but they also help the family have money to spend on Tet,” said Mr. Nguyen Van Dung. On average, you can earn around 500,000 VND per day.
After harvesting, traders check the health of the baby shrimp with a water pump before purchasing healthy animals. Green lobster costs 30,000 VND per animal and cotton lobster 90,000 VND per animal. According to traders, this year the price of lobster seed is only 70% compared to last year due to the good harvest.
Traders spray water with a water pump to check the health of shrimp seeds in Xuan Dai Bay, Phu Yen. Image: Thach Thao.
Post-harvest lobster seed will be sold to local lobster farmers and central coastal provinces. Green lobster has a cultivation time of approximately 8-12 months, cotton lobster is cultivated for 18-20 months, weighing approximately one kg each.
