Fishermen work aboard their boat near Ly Son island, August 20, 2022.
A worker fixes a fishing net on Vietnam's Ly Son island, August 17, 2022. Photos by AFP
A worker sorts a fresh catch of fish at Sa Ky port on Ly Son island, August 20, 2022.
A fisherman checks lightbulbs aboard his boat at a port on Ly Son island, August 19, 2022.
Fishing boats lie at anchor at a port on Ly Son island, August 17, 2022.
Fishermen have a meal on their boat on Ly Son island, August 19, 2022.
A fisherman smokes a cigarette on a boat at a port on Ly Son island, August 19, 2022.
Fishermen haul a net on Ly Son island, August 18, 2022.
The eastern part of Ly Son island, August 19, 2022.
The eastern part of Ly Son island, August 19, 2022.
Captain Nguyen Van Quyet aboard his boat on Ly Son island, August 19, 2022.
A fisherman collects fish caught in a net on Ly Son island, August 19, 2022.
A worker fixes a boat at a shipyard on Ly Son island, August 17, 2022.
Workers sort a fresh catch on Ly Son island, August 20, 2022.
Fishermen work aboard their boat near Ly Son island, August 20, 2022.
A worker fixes a fishing net on Vietnam's Ly Son island, August 17, 2022. Photos by AFP
A worker sorts a fresh catch of fish at Sa Ky port on Ly Son island, August 20, 2022.
A fisherman checks lightbulbs aboard his boat at a port on Ly Son island, August 19, 2022.
Fishing boats lie at anchor at a port on Ly Son island, August 17, 2022.
Fishermen have a meal on their boat on Ly Son island, August 19, 2022.
A fisherman smokes a cigarette on a boat at a port on Ly Son island, August 19, 2022.
Fishermen haul a net on Ly Son island, August 18, 2022.
The eastern part of Ly Son island, August 19, 2022.
The eastern part of Ly Son island, August 19, 2022.
Captain Nguyen Van Quyet aboard his boat on Ly Son island, August 19, 2022.
A fisherman collects fish caught in a net on Ly Son island, August 19, 2022.
A worker fixes a boat at a shipyard on Ly Son island, August 17, 2022.
Workers sort a fresh catch on Ly Son island, August 20, 2022.
Fishermen work aboard their boat near Ly Son island, August 20, 2022.
Ly Son island, situated north-east of central Vietnam’s Quang Ngai province, is the country’s closest island to the disputed Paracel archipelago in the South China Sea. Fishing and onion and garlic farming are the main livelihoods for the 22,000 people on the island, and of the 541-boat fleet, up to 70 vessels engage in offshore fishing near the Paracel and Spratly archipelagos.
