Emirati fisherman catches huge tuna fish off Fujairah

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

Emirati fisherman Hamad Matar Taryam managed to catch a giant tuna fish weighing more than 100 kilogrammes, which got stuck in his net in the Fujairah Sea, after a two-hour battle to get it into his boat.

Hamas Matar, who practises fishing in the Fujairah Sea and the Arabian Sea, said that this kind of tuna fish is found in the Arabian Sea in this period of the year, noting that it has a high nutritional value.

The fish is one of the largest tuna fish that has been caught in fishermen’s nets for a long time. It is a 1.7-metre long and weighs more than 100 kilogrammes.

In January 2020, an Emirati national broke all records of satisfaction when he caught a huge shark. Eid Ahmad Suleiman from Fujairah shared a photo of him standing next to the shark hanging from a crane. The shark is over three metres long and is around 350kg.

Eid Ahmad Suleiman poses next to his prize catch.

The 51-year-old man from Fujairah caught the shark on his weekend fishing trip.

Suleiman said, “The catch of the fish happened by chance. I was surprised while pulling the hook and the rope was pulled back to the water. I held the hook strongly so that it did not escape, especially since the fish did not appear at the beginning. It was at a depth of 200 metres, and I pulled the rope with all my strength. I was left shocked when I saw a big shark which was about to devour another small one but I got it out of the water and put it on the boat."

He added, “I am happy with what I did because catching a shark of this size is very rare in Fujairah.”