Stroke Of Luck: Team Of Palghar Fishermen Sells 157 Highly Sought After Ghol Fish For Rs 1.33 Crore

Protonibea diacanthus or the black-spotted croaker is locally known as Ghol and every part of the fish is used in cosmetics or has other medicinal or pharmaceutical purposes.

Freshly caught Ghol fish also known as 'Sea Gold' on the boat Harba Devi

New Delhi: Little did these fishermen from Palghar expect that one trip would make turn them into 'crorepatis' when he returned to work after a long break due to Covid-19 restriction.

Chandrakant Tare and 8 of his colleague sailed to the Arabian Sea for the first time after the lockdown on August 28, 2021. 

On their boat Harba Devi, at about 20 to 25 nautical miles in Wadhwan, Tare and his team caught 157 Ghol fish known as 'Sea Gold'. The fish has a high value due to its medicinal & pharmaceutical use and high demand in countries like Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, and Japan.

Within hours of reaching Murbhe, traders had lined up for the auction. During which, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar-based traders bought the whole lot for Rs. 1.33 crores stated an India Today report. Each fish was sold for about Rs. 85,000 reports Mrityunjay. 

Protonibea diacanthus or the black-spotted croaker is locally known as Ghol and every part of the fish is used in cosmetics or has other medicinal or pharmaceutical purposes. A report published in Conde Nast states that the bladder is dried up and used for purification in the wine and beer industry.

Ghol skin is a great source of high-quality collagen, which is used in the manufacturing of functional food and a lot of cosmetic products.

Fishermen have to venture deep into the sea usually to catch these fish due to pollution near the coasts.