Catching 'strange' fish weighs more than a ton

On the afternoon of April 6, a strange fish, estimated to weigh more than a ton, was taken by fishermen to a fishing station in Trung Giang commune - Gio Linh district (Quang Tri).

Mr. Tran Viet Hung (in Bac Son village - Trung Giang commune), recounted: "At 5:00 on April 6, we consisted of four people practicing three-layer gill nets to exploit cuttlefish and fish nets in fishing grounds of Con island. The grass, about 12 nautical miles from the mainland, this fish caught in the net and when it was caught, the fish net waved very hard to make the three-layer gill net worth over VND 70 million newly bought in the beginning of the year. over.

It was nearly 14 o'clock on the same day that we pulled the fish back to the fishing station of Trung Giang commune. However, when the fish was pulled to shore, the fish died. We do not know what this fish is called, just listening to the elderly fishermen in the village called fish fish or jellyfish '.

Immediately after receiving the news of fishermen, the Department of Exploitation and Protection of Aquatic Resources sent officials to the site to verify information about this strange fish.

Mr. Hoang Dinh Lien - Director of the Department of Aquatic Resources Exploitation and Protection said: This fish has a very strange shape, the head is like a whale, the tail is like a shark, the whole body is black with white spots. , length of more than 4m, body diameter of about 1m, mouth wide 0.8m, . so what kind of fish has not been determined.

This is the biggest fish ever, caught by local fishermen in Quang Tri sea. The Department has sent a picture of a strange fish to the Institute of Oceanography in Nha Trang to verify the information.