Gaza fishermen celebrate catching dozens of endangered manta rays
Rare fish weighing up to 660 pounds flock to Mediterranean waters each spring, are sold for meat in Palestinian enclave
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Rare fish weighing up to 660 pounds flock to Mediterranean waters each spring, are sold for meat in Palestinian enclave
Dozens of manta rays were laid out Monday on a beach in the Gaza Strip as local Palestinian fishermen celebrated the mass catch.
Dozens of manta rays were laid out Monday on a beach in the blockaded Gaza Strip as local Palestinian fishermen celebrated the mass catch. The fish are endangered due to overfishing.
Dozens of manta rays were laid out Monday on a beach in the blockaded Gaza Strip as local Palestinian fishermen celebrated the mass catch.The rare fish flock to the Mediterranean waters off the coast of Gaza every year in March and April.Fishing is a major commercial activity in Gaza, which has been under an Israeli-led blockade since 2007, when Islamist movement Hamas took over the territory.Fisherman Bashir Shoueikh caught more than 10 of the rays, each weighing between 200 and 300 kg (440-660 pounds).