20 kg 'marine shoal' fish caught in a fisherman's net sold for Tk 14000

20 kg marine shoal fish caught in the Bay sold for Taka 14000 in Kalapara

Kalapara (Patuakhali): A huge 20 kg marine shoal fish was caught in a fisherman's net in the Bay of Bengal adjacent to Kuakata in Patuakhali. Locally, this fish is known as 'Mathu' or 'Datina Surma'.

On Monday (July 20) morning, the fish was brought to the 'Ms. Five Star Fish' shop at the Alipur Fisheries Landing Centre for sale. Locals flocked to take a look at the fish. Later, local fish traders Abdur Rahman Khan and Md. Sohag Ahmed jointly bought the fish for a total of 14 thousand taka at a price of 700 taka per kg.

Trawler fisherman Ruhul Amin said that they had been fishing in the deep sea for about nine days, ignoring the hostile weather. This huge sea shoal fish suddenly appeared in their net along with other common fish. After struggling to survive in the sea, he and his fellow fishermen are very happy to be able to sell such a fish at a good price.

Buyers Abdur Rahman Khan and Md. Sohag Ahmed said that such a large sea shoal fish is not usually available in the market. So they bought the fish not for any commercial purpose, but for their own consumption and divided it into equal parts.

Kalapara Upazila Senior Fisheries Officer Apu Saha said, ‘Sea shoal is basically a rare species of deep-sea fish. If the sea environment is favorable and they get enough food, they can grow quite large. If such large fish are regularly caught in the sea, coastal fishermen will benefit financially, which will have a positive impact on the overall fisheries economy.’ - Gofran Palash