Nghe An fishermen enjoy bumper blue-swimmer crab season

  • A tractor pulls a crab-fishing raft ashore after it returns from sea. Photo: Xuan Tien – VNA
    A tractor pulls a crab-fishing raft ashore after it returns from sea. Photo: Xuan Tien – VNA
  • At dawn each day, the beach in Hai Chau commune, Nghe An province becomes busy as crab-fishing rafts return to shore. Photo: Xuan Tien – VNA
    At dawn each day, the beach in Hai Chau commune, Nghe An province becomes busy as crab-fishing rafts return to shore. Photo: Xuan Tien – VNA
  • As the rafts reach shore, fishermen reposition them onto a roller system before using a tractor to pull them ashore. Photo: Xuan Tien – VNA
    As the rafts reach shore, fishermen reposition them onto a roller system before using a tractor to pull them ashore. Photo: Xuan Tien – VNA
  • Blue-swimmer crabs live on the seabed at depths of 10–20m and are found abundantly in coastal areas. Photo: Xuan Tien – VNA
    Blue-swimmer crabs live on the seabed at depths of 10–20m and are found abundantly in coastal areas. Photo: Xuan Tien – VNA
  • Crabs caught from bamboo rafts are widely sold by traders at local markets in coastal communes. Photo: Xuan Tien - VNA
    Crabs caught from bamboo rafts are widely sold by traders at local markets in coastal communes. Photo: Xuan Tien - VNA
  • Crabs caught from bamboo rafts are widely sold by traders at local markets in coastal communes. Photo: Xuan Tien - VNA
    Crabs caught from bamboo rafts are widely sold by traders at local markets in coastal communes. Photo: Xuan Tien - VNA
For nearly a month, fishermen in the coastal villages of Dien Chau, An Chau and Hai Chau in Nghe An province have begun the crab-fishing season using gillnets about 5–20 nautical miles offshore. Fresh crab prices remain stable at 120,000–220,000 VND/kg depending on size, enabling each bamboo-raft trip to earn 2–3 million VND. Photo: Xuan Tien - VNA

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