Fisherman nets rare sawfish weighing 700 kg in Konkan

A rare sawfish approximately weighing 700 kgs landed in the fishing net of a local fisherman near Vijaydurg in Sindhudurg district of Konkan region this morning.

Sindhudurg District Collector Uday Chowdhary confirmed the news.

Fisherman Muneer Mujawar found the fish in his net when he was returning to the shore.

"The fish is around 20 feet long and weighs around 700 kg. It is known as sawfish, because of its nose extension lined with sharp transverse teeth," Mujawar said.

He said that it was rare to find such fish in the net.

"When I found the sawfish, it was already injured. It must have tried to escape from the net," he said.

Mujawar, however, said that in the past similar incidents have occurred in Sindhudurg, wherein some rare fish landed in the fishing net.

Sindhudurg is the southernmost coastal district of the state. Vijaydurg is famous for dolphin sightings.

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