Friday, March 06, 2009

Roll Out the Swordfish


These swordfish were just hauled out of the bottom part of a fishing boat in Chennai. Now out of the chilled area, these men must move the fish out quickly before they spoil. Considering the size (14.5 feet or 4.5 m) and weight (1,190 lbs or 540 kg) that swordfish can get, it's quite something to see men pull a cart loaded with several of these fish. Although fish is commonly served, it is unlikely that these swordfish would end up on the fisherman's plate. Rather, such fish are mostly exported to western countries.

1 comment:

Pat said...

Hi! Been absent a bit, sorry. Swordfish always makes me think of my stepfather, who loved swordfish steaks. Imagine the ones he like probably came from a place like this.