The heartbreaking beauty of anchovy fishing season at sea

Fishing boats of fishermen in An Hoa Hai commune, Tuy An district ( Phu Yen ) spread their nets to catch a batch of anchovies.

This season, anchovy purse seine boats in the South Central region are rushing out to sea to catch the abundant silver fish.

In the land of "yellow flowers on green grass" Phu Yen, fishermen who catch anchovies mostly live in Nhon Hoi, Hoi Son and Phu Thuong villages, An Hoa Hai commune, Tuy An district.

In this area, people use purse seine nets to catch anchovies and cast nets to catch large anchovies.

Anchovies are often bought by people to make fish sauce and sell to markets near and far. In addition, small anchovies are a product with high nutritional value, mainly for export.

Every anchovy season, boats set sail with their seine nets, creating a heart-wrenching beauty on the blue sea, attracting photographers from everywhere to come and capture the unique, beautiful moments of the people here.

Anchovy fishing boats set sail early on Phu Thuong sea

The crab fishing boat accelerated to follow the anchovy school, preparing to cast its net.

When it caught a stream of fish, the net gradually retracted like a giant squid in the sea.

The moment fishermen of An Hoa Hai commune pulled a heavy catch of anchovies onto the boat

Besides fishing boats at sea, during the anchovy season, fishermen pulling nets near shore still have a bumper crop when they catch fish.

Batches of sparkling silver-white anchovies are dried by Phu Yen fishermen before export.