Auction of Giant SawFish In Sindh
Auction of Giant SawFish In Sindh: A 15-feet-long sawfish was gotten in the midst of the Turchan and Khajar river of the Sindh drift and sold out by its trawler the day, World Wildlife Federation revealed.
Privately known as Liara, the catch by Shrimp trawler Al Zahid Ali is evaluated to weigh roughly 1,320 kg.
It was moved to a watercraft with the assistance of a crane and auctioned that day in Ibrahim Hyderi, bringing Rs.90, 000.
Sawfishes are among the all-around jeopardized species relating to overfishing.
Three types of sawfishes to be specific blade tooth (Anoxypristis cuspidatus), expansive tooth (pristis) and extensive brush (Pristis zijsron) have been accounted for in the Pakistani ocean.
There was an abundance of sawfish in Arabian Sea prior to the 1980s but because of the vulnerability of this species, especially the presence of large rostra (saw) in front of their head, its population rapidly collapsed in Pakistan and since 1985, there are no commercial fisheries in existence.
According to the World Wide Fund-Pakistan, the fish was caught on May 26th near the Turchan and Khajar creeks by Muhammad Siddique using a shrimp trawler.
The last catch of the species weighing around 450kg was reported in 2013, also near Khajar Creek.
According to him, fishing of sawfishes with other marine animals, including various species of sharks and rays, is banned in both Sindh and Balochistan.
Locally named Liara, the sawfish is listed as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and also included in Appendix 1 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), which prohibits any commercial trade in these species.
Studies reveal that sawfish inhabits coastal waters, and sometimes ascend rivers. In 1962 a large specimen of sawfish was caught in Hyderabad near Ghulam Muhammad Barrage about 170 kilometers from the coastline.
Sawfishes are one of the rarest groups of marine animals whose population is globally threatened with extinction. Three species of sawfishes, knife-tooth sawfish, large-tooth sawfish and large-comb sawfish, have been reported in Pakistan.
Sawfish hotspots in Pakistan include Miani Hor (Sonmiani), Kalmat Khor, Jiwani, Gwadar and all along the Indus Delta, especially Khajar Creek.
Sawfishes have long life, slow growth, late maturity, and low fecundity, making them extremely vulnerable to any changes that may reduce their population.
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