Temburong Residents Earn Fat Income From Favourite Pastime

Temburong – Catching shrimps at sea or prawns in the river is a favourite pastime of the residents In the Temburong District.

Trapping shrimps in nets that is laid across the path of the crustaceans in the sea could bring in good revenue.

Angling for lobsters in the river is another option. Perhaps, the best catch in the Temburong River.

According to village fishermen, prawns abound during the full moon.

However, fishermen are advised not to go fishing at sea alone albeit a number of them prefer to fish alone.

Apart from home consumption, shrimps from the sea fetch a good price of between $5 and $12 a kilogramme depending on the size.

Another favourite pastime is catching lobsters by using hook and line.

The most conventional way of catching lobsters is by using traps locally known as bubu or rambat made from bamboo.

Bubu made from plastic or nylon, a durable substance, can now be bought from the hardware shops at a cost of between $50 and $75 per piece.

Baits made from tapioca sold in the markets are expensive, too.

To cut cost, fishermen prefer to catch lobsters using hook and line and with luck could land a catch of between three to four kilogrammes a day.

Lobsters normally fetch a good price of between $13 and $14 a kilogramme. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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