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Karachi: During open sea fishing, a golden swatchli that got stuck in the net made of gold during the hunting in the open sea has made Ibrahim Hyderi’s fishermen crorepatis overnight, the air blower (pota) of the fish that sells pearls and jewels. Does.
Ibrahim Hyderi’s fisherman Hajji Younus Baloch’s team in the open sea of Karachi (Arabian Sea) during the fish hunt, the hands of the launch with the presence of 70 crore worth of swordfish, were worth in the fishermen from hunting the swordfish. The wave of happiness flowed in Myray, the swordfish weighing 70 crores was sold at Karachi Fish Harbor.
According to the fishermen, the fat-like bladders that come out of the stomach of the swordfish are used in surgery, which is why a fish costs millions of rupees, has become rare, and the meat of the swordfish is worth a thousand rupees per kilo, but the selling price of the fat bladder is due to the silver. Happens.
According to technical adviser WWW Muhammad Moazzam Khan, the swordfish belongs to the Sow and Balochi crokar group, while its scientific name is Argothirosomus japonicus, its size can range from one and a half meters and weighs 20 to 40 kilograms.
It is hunted all year round but its availability becomes easier from November to March due to the breeding season, during which it is present in the form of a flag in the water, which becomes an easy target for the fishermen.
According to them, the reason for the high cost of this fish is the air blower present in it, which is called pota in local language, it travels both on the sea surface and underwater, the secret of the bladder is important in traditional Chinese cuisine. Is.
In addition, they also capture wealth and glory, as people keep gold in their homes, Chinese keep pieces of dried bladders in their homes, and consider them a symbol of beauty and elegance.
Some traditional Chinese medicines also refer to the use of the bladder of the sow, including other medicines such as joint pain, according to WWF there is no truth in the preparation of the operation from the bladder of the swordfish.