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‘Critically endangered’ fish sold for Rs26,000 in Gwadar

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KARACHI: A 10-foot-long and 96-kilogramme-heavy rare largetooth sawfish was caught by local fishermen near Surbandar, Gwadar, on Sunday. Despite the ban on its catch and trade due to its near extinction, the rare fish was later sold to traders for Rs26,000. The sawfish population is considered under extreme threat of extinction. Three species of sawfish […]