Sindh Ancient of Port of Katy Bunder Fishermen For the 20th March proved to be no less than an Eid as on that day a large number of precious and rare but endangered ‘Sawa’ were caught in their nets in the Kiner Creek of the Arabian Sea. Fish trapped
Kamal Shah, Spokesperson of Coastal Media Center, told Independent Urdu that this is not a port or jetty, but the open sea of Kati Bandar Hijamaru Kari and three to four boats were gathered here and a large number of ‘Sawa’ fish. was hunted.’
However, according to Mohammad Muazzam, assistant to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), an international organization that works for wildlife, large-scale hunting of croaker fish may lead to the extinction of its species. .
Muazzam Khan further said that in March and April, these fish gather to lay eggs and its prey at this time can lead to the extinction of the fish.
Kamal Shah said that 40 kg of male sava fish (also known as golden sava) is worth several crores of rupees, while the value of a female sava can be as high as 5 million rupees.
He said that the fishermen caught regarding 5,000 small and big fish at a time and many fishermen’s boats participated in it.
He further informed that the total value of fish caught on March 20 is estimated to be around one billion rupees.
This fish is called ‘Swa’ in Sindhi and ‘Kur’ in Balochi while its botanical name is Argyrosoms japonicus.
Kamal Shah said that poaching is a tough job, with fishermen throwing diesel into the Samdanar to stun the prey.
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‘When half-dead fish start floating on the surface of the water, the fishermen catch them.’
Mohammad Moazzam, assistant to the World Wildlife Fund (WF), an organization working for the survival of the environment, told Independent Urdu that the reason for the expensiveness of the sawa fish is the air bladder in it, which is called pota in the local language. Through this it can move up and down in the water.
He said that the bladder of Sua is used in traditional Chinese cuisine, while threads used in medicine and surgery are also made from it.
In China, Singapore, and Hong Kong, the bladder of the Sua fish is used in a special type of ice cream.
Muazzam Khan said that the size of sawa fish can be one and a half meters and the weight can be 30 to 40 kilograms and it is caught throughout the year. However, its availability becomes easier from November to March as this is its breeding season.
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2024-07-16 09:02:03
