U Minh Ha Melaleuca forest is adjacent to U Minh Thuong Melaleuca forest (Kien Giang province), with a total area of ​​about 35,000 ha. Of which, 8,256 hectares are recognized as U Minh Ha National Park. Set up the turtle catcher of the forest dwellers. Photo: Huynh Lam This place has a melaleuca forest ecosystem that is flooded for 6 months and dry for 6 months. U Minh Ha National Park is one of the three core zones of the Ca Mau Cape World Biosphere Reserve with the task of preserving and recreating the values ​​of the natural landscape, ecological environment and biodiversity of the country. typical wetland ecosystem, Melaleuca forest on peat land; conservation and development of genetic resources of precious plants and animals, cultural and spiritual values, historical relics, serving scientific research, sightseeing and tourism development. Jogging under the canopy of the melaleuca forest. Photo: Thanh Dung U Minh Ha forest with Melaleuca trees dominates absolutely. There are many species of animals such as deer, wild boar, monkey, python, snake, turtle, bamboo (pangolin)… and there are 60 species of freshwater fish and brackish water fish live. Bee hive. Photo: Tan Diep In particular, under the forest canopy, year round bees diligently collect honey from the pistils of Melaleuca flowers to build nests, annually for large production. In the bee-eating season, visitors will be able to follow the beekeepers of Phong Ngan Group to go to the forest to eat bees and collect honey. Here, visitors can enjoy the dish of young bees that have just been cut down, dotted with a little honey of the scent of U Minh Melaleuca forest, sweet to the tip of the tongue. You can buy pure honey from U Minh Melaleuca forest to make medicine, or as a gift for relatives. Harvesting tubs in U Minh area. Photo: Hoang Giang Lake After the trip through the forest, visitors can watch slapping or spread nets by themselves, fishing, picking wild vegetables, plucking water lily … enjoy many specialties of the land of U Minh Melaleuca forests that few places have. such as grilled snakehead fish, perch cooked in hot pot with fish sauce, eel with noni leaves, cobra with green bean porridge, lemongrass stew or grilled extract, fried hamsters and many other rustic dishes. Golden Turtle – A specialty of U Minh Melaleuca forest. Photo: Huynh Lam Coming to U Minh Ha Melaleuca forest, visitors can visit Uncle Ba Phi’s hometown. At night, visitors can participate in folk music, go fishing, dump, catch field mice or spread bird nets in the U Minh forest. https://dulich.petrotimes.vn/

Mr. Nguyen Van Hai (living in Cai Nuoc district, Ca Mau) said that his family has nearly 2 hectares of extensive shrimp farming land. “Before that, when I came to the water of the square (full moon or thirty), I set a trap to catch tens of kilograms of wild goby fish, which was normal. But, now it is no longer,” Mr. Goby fish has soft and sweet meat, so when processed into dishes such as: grilled with salt and pepper, dried, cooked with sour soup, etc., it is usually very delicious. In particular, it is impossible not to mention the dried goby dish, which is one of the favorite dishes indispensable in the family meals of many households on Tet holidays. Facing the needs of the market, many households in Ca Mau have chosen the goby fish farming model to develop their economy and bring about unexpected results. People’s lives have gradually improved and become quite rich. Witnessing the scene of people using mouse tails to catch goby fish, many people coming to Ca Mau couldn’t help but admire and enjoy. Ca Mau farmers use “rat tail” to harvest goby fish in ponds Mr. Nguyen Van Dao (41 years old, living in Cai Nuoc district) said he has been working with goby fish farming for more than 5 years. “Around July every year, I buy goby fry from Ngoc Hien (Ca Mau) for stocking. After the care period, by December of the lunar calendar, the fish reached the weight above or below 40 fish/kg, then started to be harvested. Farmed goby fish is the same as in the wild, when it comes to square water, it is normal to run several dozen kilograms, “Dao said. Goby fish after being harvested by “rat tail” is brought into the nets waiting for traders to come and buy. With two ponds of goby, the last crop has helped Mr. Dao earn a profit of over 100 million dong after deducting all costs. To catch goby fish, people often hire workers to pull or place rat tails to sell them gradually. “In the last goby case, I saved millions of dong because I didn’t have to hire someone to pull but used a mouse’s tail to catch fish. Harvested in a rolling pattern, so I can sell at a high price and even have traders come to my house to buy it,” said Nguyen Kieu Tien excitedly. Traders come to the pond to buy and use the profit shell to transport it Currently, commercial goby fish (30-40 fish/kg) is bought by traders coming to the pond with prices ranging from around 75,000 VND/kg (depending on the type).