Plecenie sieci rybackich w Wietnamie

Fishermen's wives work to sew hundreds of square feet of netting ready to be sent out on local fishing vessels. The women were photographed working in Duy Xuyen, Quang Nam, Vietnam. Sabina Akter said, “This is their regular, everyday job. Some of the women are wives of fishermen, while others are female fishermen themselves. They work all day long sewing the nets, but not continuously. Each fishing net is very large, about 80 to 130 square meters in width.” “The fishing industry operates almost all year round, except on days when the river water rises and flows strongly. The summer period every year is the boom time for the fishing industry, this work is carried out in the downtime. Nowadays, the fishing and net-making industry is the main source of livelihood for hundreds of households in Vietnam.” Please byline: Sabina Akter/Solent News © Sabina Akter/Solent News & Photo Agency UK +44 (0) 2380 458800 *** Local Caption *** 1. Where were the photos taken? --- Duy Xuyen District, Quang Nam province, Vietnam 2. When were they taken? – Taken on July 27, 2024 3. Is this the women's regular job? Are they wives of fishermen or fishermen themselves? -- Yes 4. Do you know how much netting was there? -- I don’t know! 5. Do you know how long they spend working on the netting? – all day long but not continuously 6. What is your favourite thing about the photos? -- Color and texture of nets and sweetness of old lady! 7. Finally, is there anything further about the photos that you think we should know that would help us caption the photos? --- The fishing industry operates almost all year round, except on days when the river water rises and flows strongly. The period from April to July of the lunar calendar every year is the boom time for the fishing industry. The fishing net is made of a large net, about 80 to 130 square meters in width. When the sea is calm, the season of fishing is coming, the fishermen will go fish all night, and only end a hard-working day when the dawn comes. Nowadays, the fishing-net industry is still the main livelihood of hundreds of households in Vietnam .