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Go to Ly Son dive snorkeling conch

Dang Phu (41 years old) in Dong hamlet, An Hai commune with his 17-year-old son bustled, started to moor the small boat. the capacity of his 8 CV machine set sail to prepare for the new labor day.

With strong hands to push the small ship leaving the port, Mr. Phu said: According to this job does not need large ships, equipment, fishing gear as modern, but the trainee must be hard and the key is to Have good health to dive all day in the deep sea.

Mr. Phu said: This is the fifth year his father practiced this. At the beginning of the practice, this type of snail lives around the coral reefs around the island. The tide of the shallow water only needs a diving mirror and a racquet, and several hours of diving underwater catch dozens of snails.

However, due to overexploitation in recent years, the source of conch on the island has been exhausted. In order to continue his career, he had to invest over 15 million dong to buy a small-capacity fishing boat with a compressor and a steam system, each day two children alternately dive at depths of less than 10 new meters are exploited under the 1 pearl shell, which is not including snails such as snails, snails, snail hand ...

Except for expenses, the average income of the father and son is also less than 1.5 million. This job is not rich, but enough to buy rice to change through the day.

As for fishermen Nguyen Ly (47 years old), in West Ham village, An Vinh commune, who has been working for over 15 years in the offshore fishing industry, has been working underwater for several years. All year round, the investment capital is low but high income is not inferior to offshore fishing. Divers are less risky than diving, as they only dive at depths of less than 10 meters.

Currently, the source of live conch shells are depleted, the supply is not enough demand, so want to have high income, then change the way of diving from diving to snorkeling. Pericardium reproduces all year round, especially in the cold water season, sea level.

It is a spontaneous career, with low investment capital but relatively high income, attracting a large number of fishermen. Currently, the district has dozens of fishing vessels with small capacity and a few dozen boat baskets with hundreds of fishermen are doing this job.

Every day there are tons of nacre and other types of snails exploited by fishermen and ordered by the restaurant. Most of the snails are consumed locally, the rest are processed for the intestines to be transported to the mainland.