VOV.VN - Every year around mid-October, the floating season in Dong Thap province, part of the Mekong Delta, brings prosperity to local fishermen as the rising waters deliver an abundance of typical aquatic products such as fish, shrimp, crabs, and snails.
The floating season not only provides a source of livelihood for people in Thuong Phuoc commune, Dong Thap province, but also brings joy and fresh atmosphere for locals.
For most people in the Mekong Delta, the floating season evokes childhood memories of swimming and playing in the region’s vast flooded fields.
During August-November period, water levels rise and rivers and canals flood low-lying areas, therefore the period in the Mekong Delta region is known as the floating season.
The floating season only occurs once a year as it gives a valuable opportunity for local people to make a living.
Fishes are then carried to Thuong Phuoc border market for trading.
Linh fish are pumped with oxygen and transported to sell to people on roads.
These days traders have been busy carrying fishes to wet markets for sale.
Linh (Henicorhynchus), a small species of fish, normally return to the Mekong Delta this floating season, and this species is a specialty of the region this time.
Various kinds of fishes are on sale.
Fishes come with the rising waters, providing livelihoods for many local families.