Phu Quoc fishermen meet rare and precious gray whales in the sea

Some Phu Quoc fishermen while catching at sea met a gray whale. This is a "sacred" fish and extremely rare, protected, strictly prohibited fishing activities.

On the afternoon of April 11, Facebook social network appeared with a picture with a clip recording the image of a strange fish swimming in the sea. Communicating by phone, the poster who posted it was Mr. Tran Van Hau (21 years old, fisherman) said that at around 14 pm on April 10, fishermen on his ship saw this strange fish hovering on the side. next to the ship. This fish is about 4m long, weighs more than 200kg.

The gray whale appears to be photographed by fishermen.(PHOTO: CULTURE).

'According to the experience of the grandparents, we think this is a gray mackerel , a very sacred fish for seafarers. So people on the train did not catch but only took pictures and filmed them. After a while the fish swims away , 'said Hau.

Mr. Nguyen Linh Ngoc, Head of the Department of Management of Phu Quoc MPA said that based on the image posted on facebook, this is a gray whale (folk also known as Mr. Su ).

Gray whales are included in the list of protected species under the Cites Convention (International Convention on the Endangered Wildlife Trade signed at Wasington DC on March 1, 1973). This species occasionally appears in the waters of Phu Quoc and Kien Giang.'When the gray whale dies, the body often rushes to the shore, the people encounter often hold burial very carefully,' Mr. Ngoc added.

In Vietnam, gray whales are species listed in the red book, and are a rare and protected species, prohibiting fishing activities to exploit this species.