Swordfish is more than 4 meters in length to Chinese fishermen's net

The giant swordfish weighed nearly 310kg soon after being sold to a market by a trader.

Chinese fishermen catch giant swordfish

Leaving the sea on September 11, a group of Chinese fishermen were lucky to catch two huge swordfish in the Yellow Sea. In particular, one is 4.1 meters long, weighs nearly 310kg, becoming the biggest swordfish in the history of fishing in Qingdao, China. The other child was smaller, weighed over 200kg, according to Quingdao News.

Merchant Shi Donglei took a picture with the giant swordfish.The fish lies all the way between the stalls.(Photo: Reuters).

A fisherman believed that the swordfish might have swam into the area of ​​their net when chasing its prey.

Shi Donglei, a famous local trader, quickly bought swordfish for nearly 3,000 USD, estimated at 10 USD / kg. He decided to cut the fish and sell it at the market for $ 16 / kg to "Qingdao residents have a chance to enjoy".

The swordfish is 4.1m long, weighs nearly 310kg.(Photo: Reuters).

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However, because swordfish are large carnivorous fishes, local media warned that fish meat could be contaminated with methyl mercury accumulated from the food chain , endangering humans.

SCMP said that the Yellow Sea, especially Bohai Bay, is one of the fastest polluted areas in the world because of industrial waste and oil spill. Qingdao fishermen have just returned to sea when the three-month fishing ban was lifted a few days ago.

Fish are sold in the market for 16 USD / kg.(Photo: Reuters).

Swordfish are distributed in the Pacific, Mediterranean and Atlantic Ocean. They have an average size of 1.8m, weigh 55kg but can reach 4.2m in length, equivalent to the size of fish that Chinese fishermen catch.