Nghe An: Fishermen caught a sunfish weighing more than 100kg

(Baonghean.vn) - On May 7, the fishing boat of Mr. Nguyen Van Quang (29 years old), residing in Phu Lien village, Quynh Long commune, Quynh Luu district (Nghe An) caught a sunfish weighing more than 100 kg in the Gulf of Tonkin.

The ocean sunfish was caught by Nguyen Van Quang's boat.

It took all the crew more than 2 hours to get the fish onto the boat. The crew later discovered that it was a rare species of ocean sunfish. Mr. Quang and the crew then pulled the net back, carefully chilled the fish, and brought the boat back to shore. According to Mr. Quang, from the time he discovered the large fish in the net, it took him and the crew more than 2 hours to get it onto the boat.

Having been at sea for many years, this was the first time he had caught a fish of such a large size. On the same day, Quang’s boat docked and the crew salvaged the rare ocean sunfish weighing more than 100kg and measuring nearly 2m in length.

In recent years, the sunfish has been continuously caught in the nets of fishermen in the Hoang Mai town and Quynh Luu district, Nghe An. The sunfish has become one of the most important artifacts serving the research work to answer many questions that remain in the process of studying this special fish species.

The fish weighed more than 100 kg, so everyone had a hard time getting it onto the boat.

The ocean sunfish has the scientific name Mola mola, belonging to the pufferfish order (Tetraodontiformes). This fish is listed in the Vietnam Red Book as an endangered species in need of protection. They are mainly distributed in the Gulf of Tonkin and the central sea.

Ho Phuong