A fisherman, whose name is not yet known, captured the Blue Marlin fish in the Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State and shared it with members of his community who had no idea they were sitting on a gold mine.
Shortly after the news of the capture broke out on the internet, people began researching to learn more about the mysterious fish only to find out it’s worth.
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The marlin fish is worth about $31,325.30 per pound. Furthermore, the females, which are significantly larger than males, can reach 14 feet in length and weigh more than 1,985 pounds, while average sizes tend to be in the range of 11 feet and 200 to 400 pounds.
The fish is not primarily intended for human consumption because it contains unhealthy amounts of mercury and other contaminants; however, their meat is considered a delicacy, particularly in Japan, where it is served raw as “Sashimi.”
The blue marlin of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans are more widely pursued by sport fishermen than any other marlin species.
Their wide distribution in tropical oceanic waters and seasonally into temperate zones makes them available to many anglers, and their potential to reach great sizes and spectacular fighting ability makes them a highly desired catch to some anglers.
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You bloggers should always get your facts right before publishing any information. A regular blue marlin is not worth more than $500 irrespective of its size. The marlin that got a price tag of $2.6 million was a white marlin which itself is not worth more than $500 on a normal day. The $2,6m being referred to was the prize money paid to a group that caught the biggest white marlin in a yearly fishing tournament. That amount does not represent the true value of the marlin. The prize money for the largest fish increases year after year and at one such tournament, even a tuna won a prize of over $900,000 due to its size!