Balochistan’s fisherman became a millionaire overnight as he caught a rare croaker (sowa) fish off the coast of Jiwani that he sold for a whopping Rs 8.6 million. As per reports; the weight of the rare croaker fish was 48 kilograms. It was sold in the Jiwani fish market on Sunday at a cost of Rs 150,000 per kg.
The Deputy Director of Fisheries Ahmed Nadeem confirmed that a local fisherman of Koh-e-Sar Bazar named Waheed Baloch; hailing from Gwadar’s Pishukan village has caught the rare fish.
Aquatic life experts about Croaker Fish:
According to aquatic life experts, the sowa creature comes adjacent to the shores of Jiwani and nearby the sea in summers for breeding. The large croaker fish was very much in demand in Europe and China. Earlier, a fisherman called Abdul Haq had caught a croaker fish that was sold for Rs 780,000. Initially, it was auctioned for Rs30,000 per kg which later rose to Rs180,000. What makes this species rare is the air bladder it has that is used in the manufacturing of surgical goods. Stitches used for healing internal organs are made from its air bladder.
“Sua meat is not typically eaten but used for medicinal purposes only,” said Abdur Rahim Baloch, assistant director for environment at the Gwadar Development Authority. Two days ago, another fisherman from Jiwani sold a giant 26kg Sua for Rs800,000. It is known to be in great demand in the foreign pharmaceutical market.