PANO – At dawn, fishing boats just reach Hai Tien beach in Hoang Hoa district, Thanh Hoa province. As soon as sacks of fish are unloaded from the boats, the fish market opens, attracting cooks of local seafood restaurants and tourists as well.

The fish market is often busy for several hours. As most fresh seafood such as mackerels, mullets, cuttlefish and shrimps is sold out at reasonable price. Joy appears on the face of both fishermen and buyers.

The People’s Army Newspaper Online would like to present a number of images of the fish market at dawn.

Fishing boats coming ashore at dawn
Fresh seafood unloaded from the boats
The fish market opens along the water edge
Grill mullets – a local specialty in Thanh Hoa province
The good smell of grilled fishes occupying the beach
Translated by Thuy Duong