China News Service, April 15. According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency" report, Taiwan's Yilan County Su'ao fishing boat caught a 210 kilograms of black tuna on the 14th. After the fishing boat entered the port on the 15th, it was identified as the "No. 1 fish in Taiwan in 2019". "One tuna"; at the auction, it was sold for 7,000 yuan (NT$, the same below) per kilogram, with a total price of 1.47 million yuan.
A Taiwanese fishing boat caught a bluefin tuna weighing 210 kilograms on the 14th. (Photo: Taiwan's "Central News Agency"/Provided by the Su'ao District Fisheries Association)
The fishing boat "Jin Xieyi No. 268" reported to the Su'ao District Fisheries Association's fishery communication radio station on the afternoon of the 14th that it had caught a black tuna that may weigh more than 180 kilograms. fish. After being notified, the fishing boat quickly returned to port in the early morning of the 15th, and after being weighed, it weighed 210 kilograms.
Chen Chunsheng, director-general of the Su'ao District Fisheries Association, pointed out that since the black tuna weighed more than 180 kilograms and was caught alive, and the fishing boat was also a Su'ao-registered fishing boat, all conditions met the requirements of Su'ao's "first tuna" .
Chen Chunsheng said that since there has not yet been news in Donggang, Pingtung County in 2019, local fishermen caught the "first tuna" that meets local conditions, and this year's " Yilan first tuna" is even "the first tuna in Taiwan." Captain Zhang Jiafu of
said in an interview that when he caught the black tuna on the 14th, it only took about 10 minutes to get it on the boat. He felt that it might be the "first tuna" in Taiwan, so he quickly returned to port, and the identification was successful in the end. He was very happy. This was the first time in his life that he was the "No. 1 tuna" in Taiwan.
Under the arrangement of the Fishermen's Association, the "First Tuna" auction was held at 11 a.m. on the 15th at Nanfang'ao Fishing Port. Yilan County Magistrate Lin Zimiao served as the auctioneer. The result was jointly bid by two restaurants in Taipei and Su'ao. The auction price The price was 7,000 yuan per kilogram, and the total price was 1.47 million yuan.
The restaurant operator who won the bid said that although Taiwan's "first tuna" is more expensive, in addition to attracting customers and allowing consumers to try it, they also hope to help fishermen and make money.
