Early morning on Tam Giang lagoon

On the afternoon of November 3, the Department of Industry and Trade held a conference to connect local agricultural products and specialties with modern distribution networks. The event brought together representatives of more than 20 local agricultural and specialty product businesses and production establishments, as well as representatives of distribution networks such as Aeon Hue, Co.opmart, and Bach Hoa Xanh.

After a night of fishing, catches of shrimp and fish are brought ashore, and women from the communities along Tam Giang Lagoon carry or transport the seafood to market to sell. Over the years, selling fish has become a means of livelihood and an integral part of daily life, giving the lagoon-side villages their distinctive character.

The weather has been much more favorable this year than in previous years. Although it was late October, sunny and warm days were still lingering. Taking advantage of calm seas, fishermen in coastal communes such as the former Phu Dien, Vinh Thanh, and Vinh Xuan communes, now part of Phu Vinh Commune, have been heading out to sea to catch seafood and earn extra income. Although the catch is not as abundant as during the main fishing season, the ‘bounty of the sea’ is still enough to provide them with hearty meals.

As the first scattered rains usher in cooler weather, fishermen in Tam Giang - Cau Hai Lagoon begin their most eagerly awaited fishing season of the year. Following small fishing boats across the vast lagoon, Quang Tam and Dinh Hoang, the photographers, captured moments when local fishermen hauled in the ‘lagoon's bounty’, including delicacies such as freshwater prawns, spotted scat, and various local fish.

From late July to early October, as the ariid catfish season reaches its peak, coastal fishermen make the most of favourable tides to cast their nets and haul in their catches, earning some extra income along the way.