A gigantic cod lay aboard the fishing boat of veteran fishermen Reinhard Lay and Klaus Raack in early April as they sailed through the Baltic Sea near the island of Poel, Germany.
The huge cod weighed a whopping 50 kilos and was 1.85 meters long. The huge fish landed at a fish market in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, where fishmonger Nathan Godley bought it for nearly £200 and put it on display in his shop.
Usually found in the cold waters of the North Atlantic, this fish is prized not only for its edible meat, but also for its liver oil.
The cod was caught at a depth of 128 meters off the coast of Iceland and was kept fresh on the boat before being unloaded at the Grimsby fish market.
The fish was placed in front of buyers, where it was auctioned off. Most were attracted by its size, as it was huge: about ten times the size of a common cod.
The buyer, Nathan Godley, pleased with his bid, displayed the fish in his shop window for an entire day and let his customers take photos with it before selling the portions to buyers. According to the buyer, they put out 17 kilos of the best steak and it was a hit that week.
Godley said he was surprised the cod had evaded fishermen’s hooks for so long, but hoped to find more record fish like this in the future. This statement makes a lot of sense when you consider that, for example, cod are fairly slow swimmers , but can travel up to 350 kilometers to their breeding grounds during mating season. They can breed year-round, but migrate to warmer waters during spring and winter.
Reference: SWNS LEEDS
