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CATCH 100 POUNDS OF CHINESE MACKEREL<br />
IN PENGHU<br />
Sea fishing is amazing! Penghu fisherman Axun was fishing on Jilong Island outside Magong Port on<br />
December 19. He accidentally caught a Chinese mackerel weighing nearly 50 kilograms. The market price<br />
was NT$2,000 per kilogram. He unexpectedly made a small fortune years ago and made him People are<br />
quite envious of their good luck. Although the Chinese Mackerel is similar to the Spanish Mackerel, the<br />
number is quite small. Sometimes it really takes a bit of luck to catch it.<br />
Chinese Mackerel (scientific name: Scomberomorus sinensis), also known as Chinese Mackerel and common<br />
name Mackerel, is a fish of the Actinopterygiida, Perciformes, Scombroid suborder, Scombridae, and the<br />
genus Scomberos. The type origin of this species is in China. It is distributed in the South China Sea, Taiwan<br />
Strait, East China Sea, Yellow Sea and other sea areas. It is an offshore warm water pelagic fish with a body<br />
length of up to 218 cm and is edible.<br />
Axun said that he went out to sea with his friends today and fished in the sea of Jilong Island. Suddenly the<br />
hook sank and the fishing rod was bent halfway. It could not be pulled up by one person alone. Two people on<br />
the boat worked together and pulled it up for half an hour. Only then did we pull the huge fish onto the boat.<br />
It was visually taller than a person. It turned out to be Chinese mackerel. The current market price is about<br />
NT$2,000 per kilogram. It made people unexpectedly make a small fortune.<br />
Every year on the eve of the Lunar New Year, it is the peak season for Penghu platinum native fish. The price<br />
of the local fish is high. As the small fish migrate to the coastal waters of Penghu in search of food, fishing<br />
boats from all the fishing ports in Penghu almost come out to catch the local fish in various fishing grounds.<br />
Mackerel, the Chinese Mackerel caught today, is a close relative of the Mackerel. Although it looks similar,<br />
the price is lower.