Nghe An: Fishermen caught nearly 5 kg of yellow croaker
(Baonghean.vn) - While fishing at sea, a fisherman in Nghi Tien commune, Nghi Loc district caught a large fish, suspected to be a golden croaker, weighing nearly 5kg.
The person who caught this rare fish is Mr. Hoang Van Bac (44 years old) in Hamlet 9, Nghi Tien Commune. Mr. Bac said that on the afternoon of November 9, while fishing in the sea near Nghi Thiet port, a large fish suddenly caught the bait, and he had a lot of difficulty getting it onto the boat.
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The fish is suspected to be a yellow croaker caught by Mr. Bac. Photo: Huy Thu |
The fish that Mr. Bac caught was a sparkling yellow, with light red fins, a white belly, and a bright yellow back like turmeric. The fish was 0.75 m long and weighed nearly 5 kg. Mr. Bac said: "Some people at sea offered to buy it for 2 million VND, but I didn't sell it."
Because he had been fishing for quite a long time, when he brought the fish to shore, Mr. Bac confirmed that it was a golden croaker.
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Mr. Hoang Van Bac and the fish he just caught. Photo: Huy Thu |
Due to the long journey, when the fish was brought home, its health was weak. There was no large equipment at home, so Mr. Bac put the fish in the usual daily basin. The fish was too big, with its tail sticking out.
Hearing that Mr. Bac caught a golden croaker, many people in the commune came to see it. Many people who have been fishing for a long time confirmed that this is indeed a species of fish called golden croaker.
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Local people came to Mr. Bac's house to see the fish in large numbers. Photo: Huy Thu |
Sharing the joy of catching a precious fish, Mr. Bac said: "I have been going to sea for decades, but this is the first time I have caught this precious fish."
It is known that the yellow croaker is also known as the double-finned croaker, the sugar fish, the paper croaker, etc. The yellow croaker is a rare fish species. In addition to its high nutritional value, its bladder is also used as a self-consumed thread in medicine. Currently, the price of yellow croaker on the market is tens of millions of VND/kg.