Aman Ullah:
A 194-kg bhol fish was caught in a fisherman’s net in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar. This fish was caught in the Naf River in the Gholar Char area of ​​Shahparir Dwip in the upazila around 10:30 am last Sunday. The bhol fish was caught in a net owned by Kalu Fakir, a local resident of Kona Para, Shahparir Dwip. This fish is known as bhol fish in the local language.
Mohammad Hasan, president of the Shahparir Dwip Trawler Owners Cooperative Society, said that in the morning, Majhi Nur Mohammad and other fishermen cast a net at the mouth of the Naf River in that area. After an hour, the fishermen tried to pull the net. At that time, this big bhol fish got stuck in the net along with small fish. Later, the fishermen tied a rope and pulled the big fish from the Naf River and brought it to the char. With the help of local people, the fish was taken to Shahparir Island Jetty. At that time, common people gathered to see the fish.
Fisherman Nur Mohammad said, for the first time, a big 194 kg fish was caught in the net. The fish was brought to Shahparir Island Jetty and the price of the fish was raised to three lakh taka. Later, I sold it to local fish trader Nurul Alam for 2 lakh 60 thousand taka. Fish trader Nurul Alam said, ‘This is the first time that such a big 194 kg fish has been caught in Shahparir Island. Last year, a 150 kg fish was caught in St. Martin Island at this time. The fish will be cut up and sold in kilograms at the Teknaf Municipality Fish Market tomorrow morning.
When asked about this, Upazila Senior Fisheries Officer Delwar Hossain said, I heard the news of a fisherman from Shahparir Island catching a huge fish in his net. In the local language, it is called a 150 kg fish. But its scientific name is Raiamas-bola. This fish is not always available. Usually such big fish are not caught here. However, in the winter season, bolas weighing 5 to 15 kg are caught in the nets of fishermen.
Raiamas-bola has been placed in the ‘least endangered’ category in the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). This means that the least endangered; easily seen and widely distributed species belong to this category. Fisheries officer Delwar also said, ‘The fish are getting a chance to grow up due to the proper implementation of various government restrictions on fishing in the sea. Again, when big fish are caught in the nets of fishermen, everyone is happy to see them, and the fishermen are getting good prices.
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