Vietnam: Tuna hunting season during Tet

Tuna fishing boats of fishermen from the South Central provinces continuously dock at Hon Ro port to unload goods, then busily prepare necessities to go out to sea in time for the first trip of the new year. On January 14, at Hon Ro fishing port (Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa) and the South Central seafood wholesale market were crowded with fishing boats docking to unload goods. “This trip is considered a success because the output is quite good and the price is high. Each fisherman was given nearly 10 million to send home to his wife and children for the upcoming Lunar New Year," said fisherman Huynh Van Ty, from Phu Yen, happily. According to Mr. Ty, his ship specializes in catching ocean tuna. The last cruise took more than 20 days and had enough goods so it had to arrive at the port about a week earlier than expected. // “My boat caught 1.6 tons of bigeye yellowfin tuna. With the current fish selling price ranging from 100,000-115,000 VND/kg, both ship owners and crew members have ...