Protonibea
diacanthus is a species of fish of the family of
esciènids and the order of Perciformes – have you heard of Otter boards ?
India dots a
long coastline and fishing is the livelihood of many. There are many variants of fishing boats
right from the contraptions of catamarans to big factory ships. Along the coastline are the Fishing harbour
from which many Trawlers, again of varying sizes operate. For a commoner, a fishing trawler (also
called a dragger) is a commercial fishing vessel designed for fishing in a
method that involves pulling fishing nets that are spread along the bottom of
the sea. Depending upon the size, area,
local conditions and the availability of fishing, fisherfolk go for day, 3, 5
or more days of venturing into the sea.
In one variant of trawlers, there would be rectangular boards known as
otter boards, which keep the mouth of the trawl net open. The boards are made of timber and would weigh
heavily. The net is further kept open by
floats and other equipments.
The brutal
killing of Sadhus at Palghar in Maharashtra by supposedly local criminals in
the very presence of policemen shows the level of utter lawlessness and police
apathy, besides booming morale of criminal-politician nexus in the state. While
the so-deceased sadhus met their gory end en-route to attend the funeral of
their Guruji in Gujarat, the macabre incident did not obviously
stir the nation’s conscience – they were
Sadhus ! and not someone else !!. But what particularly intrigues is the fact that why the
policemen there could not protect these unarmed victims and, instead, let them
go beaten mercilessly to death by just simply watching the barbarous murder of
those who have no direct concerns with the mundane world.
Palghar is a town in the
Konkan division of Maharashtra state, India and a municipal council. It is in
the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, and since 2014 it has been the administrative
capital of the Palghar district. Palghar lies on the Western Line of the Mumbai
Suburban Railway in the busy Mumbai-Ahmedabad rail corridor. The town is
located about 87 kilometers north of Mumbai, about 35 kilometers north of Virar
and about 24 kilometers west of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway at
Manor. The Koli (fishermen) community of
Palghar is a reminder of the city's links with the Arabian sea. Incidentally,
yesterday’s batting hero Shardul Thakur who scored 50 off 31 balls hails from
Palghar. Palghar is in news again !! – not for that killing of Sadhus.
Police and coastal
security went into a tizzy after an unidentified mini-barge hit the rocks of
the coast in Maharashtra's Palghar district. The incident took place near the
Bhuigaon village and officials are currently on high alert. The boat is
stranded on a rocky stretch around 4 kms off the coast and no identification
name or flag is visible, sparking suspicions among the Palghar police and the
Indian Coast Guard. The police conducted a drone survey and alerted the Coast
Guard which is understood to have carried out an aerial survey, but could not
identify the vessel. Now, the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) has been
approached to help out in ascertaining the vessel's antecedents.
A catch of `Ghol’, (Protonibea
diacanthus) a type of blackspotted croaker fish,
has brought a windfall for a fisherman from Maharashtra’s Palghar district,
fetching a price of Rs 1.33 crore. The photo
is not that of Ghol fish – not keen to post photos of dead fishes !
Chandrakant Tare, a
resident of Murbhe, had set sail with his team on August 15. They came upon a
school of Ghol on August 28, about 25 nautical miles off the coast of Wadhwan
in the district, he told reporters on Wednesday. The entire batch of 157 fish
was sold to a group of traders from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar for Rs 1.33 crore,
he said. The scientific nomenclature of the variety is Protonibea diacanthus
and it is considered to be among the most expensive marine fish. It is in great
demand in south-east Asia and Hong Kong, said a local trader. Its fins are said
to have medicinal value and are also used in wine production in Singapore, he
said.
Fishes have rained Gold
for some !! interesting !
3rd Sept 2021
Nice 👍
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