KARACHI: A few fishermen from Keti Bandar in Thatta hit the jackpot when they caught a huge haul of rare and priceless Golden Suwa fish in their nets in Kajar Creek the other day.
The fish is extremely expensive because of the layer of fat fibres around its gut, which must be obtained from a live Suwa or a very fresh piece to make sutures or surgical thread.
According to Kamal Shah, who heads the Coastal Media Centre in Ibrahim Hyderi, “The Golden Suwa is the male fish, which weighs around 50 to 60kg. And each fish sells for Rs1.25 million for its stomach fat. And here our fishermen caught some 5,000 fish,” he informed Dawn.
“Fishermen Hanif Haqqa Jatt, Hajairo Jatt, Yousuf Khaskheli, Siddiq Jatt, Ghulam Katiar and some others out on a fishing expeditions in 15 boats hit the jackpot. The fish they caught will fetch some three billion rupees. Hanif haqqa Jatt’s three boats — Al Riaz, Al Ibrahim and Al Zeenal — caught the biggest catch of some 700 fish, which will give them around one billion rupees while the other 12 boats are said to make crores,” Shah added.
“The Suwa fish is found in our waters around this time of the year to feed on little fish and also breed and lay eggs near the shore,” he pointed out.
Published in Dawn, March 23rd, 2024
