February 12, 2019 | 19:09 (GMT+7)
Quang Tri fisherman nets bumper harvest on first fishing of lunar New Year
PANO – Fishing ship QT93939-TS from Quang Tri province docked at Cua Viet port on February 11, with 20 tons of fish caught on its first sailing of the 2019 Lunar New Year.
Previously, on February 8 or the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the trawler captained Le Van Vien from Gio Viet commune, Gio Linh district with 11 seamen on board fished in the waters of Con Co island, 30 nautical miles off the coastline.
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Quang Tri province's leadership presenting flowers to the family of fishermen Le Van Vien |
On February 10, the fishermen discovered a big shoal of queenfish, approximately about 150 tons.
Vien’s family is now cooperating with more local trawlers to catch the whole shoal of fish, which is estimated at nearly VND 8 billion in profits.
Present at the port, Chairman of the Quang Tri provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chinh congratulated Vien on his bumper harvest.
Translated by Van Hieu