First big fish catch after Formosa pollution disaster
A fisherman has brought back to port a record-breaking 150 tonnes of fish in Quang Tri Province.
Le Van Tuan’s catch was worth an estimated VND5bn (USD219,000). Each fish weighs from 5kg to 7kg and is considered great news for all fishermen after a year of poor earnings.
Tuan detected the school of double spotted queenfish on March 11, about 10 nautical miles away from Con Co Island. Due to the massive amount of fish, Tuan had called for help from 11 fishing boats to bring the fish ashore. About 30 fishermen worked for two days to bring in the haul.
According to the fishermen, this type of fish is not commonly seen, and often travel in schools at high speed. This is the biggest catch in the past decades of Quang Tri Province.
"At night, the fish will rest if they find a nice current. We saw them before but were only able to catch a few kilos, now this is a big catch," Tuan said.
Vo Van Thang, another fisherman, said he'd never felt so good in such a long time. He said, "Last year, we floated at sea for weeks and caught nothing. But we encouraged each other to keep going. This is a reward for our effort. At first I thought we'd have a few tonnes but the more we pulled up, the more we saw."
Traders already heard about the news and were waiting for the boats to return.
Nguyen Duc Chinh, chairman of Quang Tri Province, also came to share the happiness with the fishermen and encourage them.
Huge catch for Quang Tri fishermen
The catch is the largest after four central provinces affected by mass fish deaths following a toxic leak from the Formosa Ha Tinh steel plant.Le Van Tuan’s catch was worth an estimated VND5bn (USD219,000). Each fish weighs from 5kg to 7kg and is considered great news for all fishermen after a year of poor earnings.
Tuan detected the school of double spotted queenfish on March 11, about 10 nautical miles away from Con Co Island. Due to the massive amount of fish, Tuan had called for help from 11 fishing boats to bring the fish ashore. About 30 fishermen worked for two days to bring in the haul.
According to the fishermen, this type of fish is not commonly seen, and often travel in schools at high speed. This is the biggest catch in the past decades of Quang Tri Province.
"At night, the fish will rest if they find a nice current. We saw them before but were only able to catch a few kilos, now this is a big catch," Tuan said.
Vo Van Thang, another fisherman, said he'd never felt so good in such a long time. He said, "Last year, we floated at sea for weeks and caught nothing. But we encouraged each other to keep going. This is a reward for our effort. At first I thought we'd have a few tonnes but the more we pulled up, the more we saw."
Traders already heard about the news and were waiting for the boats to return.
Nguyen Duc Chinh, chairman of Quang Tri Province, also came to share the happiness with the fishermen and encourage them.
A fisherman has caught a record-breaking 150 tonnes of fish
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