ISLAMABAD: A fisherman became an overnight millionaire in Jiwani, Gwadar, after catching a croaker fish, which he sold for over Rs13.4 million at a local market.
According to Gwadar Pro, the fisherman caught the fish on last Thursday, which weighed 48 kg.
“Croaker is called Sowa in the language of local fishermen. They are no less than gold for fishermen,” Sahib Gul who deals in fish at Karachi, told Gwadar Pro via phone. Croaker is also called “Kir” in the Balochi language.
Gul said that one time croakers were sold at a very low price and were mostly sent to Sri Lanka. “However, the price of croakers skyrocketed as local businessmen gained access to markets in China, Japan and the rest of the world,” said Sahib Gul, adding, in China and Japan, croaker soup is the food of the elite class.
According to Dr Saifur Rehman, the special thing in croaker fish is the air-bladder in the chest which is used for medicinal purposes.
“Threads made from the bladder of fish are used to sew the internal organs of the human body. They are absorbable and you don’t need to remove them once used in surgery,” he said.
