Pho Thach Fishing Wharf

Pho Thach Fishing Wharf is located in Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. It is the place where nearly 1,500 fishing boats with a total capacity of 260,000 CV come to anchor after fishing trips in Truong Sa and Hoang Sa Archipelagoes.

Pho Thach Fishing Wharf is located in Duc Pho District, Quang Ngai Province. It is the place where nearly 1,500 fishing boats with a total capacity of 260,000 CV come to anchor after fishing trips in Truong Sa and Hoang Sa Archipelagoes.

The total amount of aquatic products traded at the fishing wharf accounts for 2/3 of the province’s total aquatic productivity.

Since early this year, thanks to good weather, the fishermen in Duc Pho have caught a large amount of aquatic products.

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Pho Thach Fishing Wharf starts at 6am when offshore fishing boats return.

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Fresh beltfish is packed in 5kg bags for sale.

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Phan Trai, a fisherman in Thanh Duc Village, Pho Thanh Commune said: “each fishing trip lasts 10-15 days. A ship with a capacity of 600CV can catch about 10 tons of aquatic products, bringing a benefit of about VND80 million ($4,000).

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Merchants from Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City and Quang Nam Province flock to the wharf to buy aquatic products.

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The fishing wharf provides aquatic products to the whole sale markets in Quang Ngai Province.

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Preparing for a new fishing trip.

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Freezer trucks transport aquatic products to Ho Chi Minh City.

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Every year, from June to September, fishing boats often catch a lot of cuttlefish, accounting for one third of the total aquatic productivity of each fishing trip.

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