The Digha Estuary Fish Auction was held on June 13. It was a historic auction as it witnessed the selling of a 200 kg fish. The giant Kai-Bhola fish was sold for Rs 51,000. A company in Kolkata bought the fish. Usually, these giant-sized bony fishes are found in the deep sea. This huge fish comes up in two trawlers. On the auction day, it came in the trawler of a fisherman from Odisha. The auction was held at the Digha Estuary Fish Auction Centre. It is the largest marine fish auction centre in East India, where large-sized fish are put up for sale at various times.
During the monsoon fishing season, these types of fish come up in fishermen’s trawlers. This year, this large-sized kai bhola fish was the first to appear in the Digha Estuary. Several fishermen said that although the fish is huge, it is not expensive. Despite not fetching enough amount, the fish garnered the attention of the local traders and fishermen who came to the auction centre.
It is not the first time that such a huge fish has been caught and auctioned Digha Estuary fish auction centre. The 200 kg giant sea ‘koi-bhetki’ fish was put up for sale last year in February. Local fishermen and tourists reportedly rushed to the auction centre after the discovery of this rare breed of fish went viral. A fishery company of Basirhat won the bid and bought the fish for Rs 38,000. The fish was caught in the Ashirbad trawler of Kanthi resident Mirza Basid Begh. According to traders, such a huge marine ‘Koi-Bhetki’ has been found in the Digha Sea after about three years.
Fishermen said that this fish is found in the deep sea. While they caught two big fish during last year’s fishing season, such an enormous catch weighing a whopping 200 kg is rare this winter. Tourists were also delighted to visit Digha to see such a rare species of giant marine fish. Some took selfies and others gathered in groups to take pictures with it.
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