Hundreds of fishermen in the southern central province of Khanh Hoa are preparing for long fishing trips during the coming Tet Lunar New Year holiday.
A fisherman in Khanh Hoa is preparing for a long fishing trip during the coming Tet Lunar New Year holiday.
The Hon Ro Fishing Port in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa has been busy in recent days with dozens of boats taking fuel, ice and necessities for their trawling expeditions during 2023 Tet.
Besides essential foods including rice, instant noodles, meat, vegetables, fruits, and salt, fishermen have also bought some traditional Tet foods such as chung cake, jam, rice wine, and beer for Lunar New Year's parties at sea.
A fisherman, Pham Ngoi, said that they usually catch a lot of tuna during Tet.
"We caught 45 tuna on our latest trip," Ngoi said. "The fish have high prices of VND120,000 per kilo so we earned good money. We decided to make another trip in a few days. Each trip will last over 20 days so we're going to go through the Tet holiday this time. This is normal for fishermen like us."
Fishermen at the market
Vice head of the Hon Ro Port Management Board, Le Dang Tien, said that between 30-40 boats are departing the port daily.
"We're having nice weather," he said. "More fishermen from Khanh Hoa and the neighbouring provinces of Phu Yen, Quang Ngai, and Binh Dinh are setting off this time."
