With Sam Son beach kicking off the year’s tourism season, the area lures a huge number of visitors from across the country.
According to several owners of local seafood restaurants, seafood consumption during national holidays, including National Reunification Day on April 30 and May Day on May 1, is four to five times higher than normal days.
Local fishermen typically go on near-shore fishing trips, with each one lasting for several days.
The fishermen sell everything on their boat after a fishing trip, including fishes, shrimps, crabs, squids, and others.
Therefore, tourists love to purchase seafood from the fishermen who offer their fresh seafood at cheap prices.
Merchants and fishermen are busy trading their fresh catches.
A kilo of crab is sold for between VND200,000 and VND500,000.
Meanwhile, squid is prices anywhere between VND250,000 and VND500,000 per kilo.
Vu Nhu Phu, who has been fishing for more than 50 years, said he can collect up to six kg of seafood after each fishing trip. He adds that the selling price of shrimp during the tourism season is quite good at between VND200,000 and VND400,000 per kg.
Morning is often the busiest period during the day due to fishing boats heading ashore.
Locals pull fishing nets from the boat.
Then, they then sort out the various different catches of fish before selling them.