Fishermen hunt fish and potatoes and earn millions on New Year’s Day

During a trip to the sea at the beginning of the new year, fishermen in Thanh Hoa excitedly went out to sea to hunt yams. On each trip to sea, workers earn millions of dong.

With the desire to pray for a year of favorable rain and wind, full of fish and shrimp, from the 2nd day of the New Year, fishermen in coastal villages in Thanh Hoa began to set sail. According to the experience of fishermen, each person will choose a beautiful day, suitable for their age to “open the sea” at the beginning of the new year.

According to fisherman Vu Nhu Ca (Quang Cu ward, Sam Son city), this year his family went on the first sea trip of the year on the 2nd day of the New Year.

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Fishermen hunt fish and potatoes, earn millions on New Year's Day - 1 — Fishermen excitedly set sail on New Year’s Day.

“Usually, the first sea trip of the year is very important. During this trip, we go out to sea to pray for favorable weather, peace in the country, and peace and quiet in the sky for a bountiful fishing year. In addition, At the beginning of the year, people’s demand to buy shrimp and fish increases, selling at a higher price than usual,” said fisherman Vu Nhu Ca.

Mr. Ca said that in addition to catching shrimp and crabs, at the beginning of the new year, they go out to sea to “hunt” taro fish – a seafood specialty that many people love.

“After Tet , people eat a lot of meat, people like fish and potato soup to change their taste. On the first trip on the 2nd day of Tet, I was lucky to catch 3kg of fish and potatoes. With the selling price of 500,000 VND/kg, I made 1.5 million dong thanks to this cheap fish,” said Mr. Ca.($1=24,000 VND)

Fishermen hunt fish and potatoes, earn millions on New Year's Day - 2 — Fresh fish and potatoes have just arrived.

To catch yams, fishermen have to set sail from 3am, each trip lasts from 4 to 5 hours. As noted by the reporter, from 7 am, along the coast of Sam Son city, there were dozens of boats docked. Potato fish after being brought ashore is welcomed by people and bought on the spot. Many people go to the sea very early to find fish and potatoes.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Quyen (Quang Tien ward, Sam Son city) said: “In the last few days of Tet, the main food is chicken, pig, swan. Today I have to come here to buy fish and potatoes to eat to cool”.