Yilan fishermen caught a rare size “Dragon Palace Shell” and sold it! 1 Reason: Not selling to buyer with highest bid price of 160,000-Mirror Media

A fisherman named Lin said that he has been fishing in Yilan for more than 30 years and has caught a palace long kite many times, but the size caught this time was the a rare thing. Most of the scallops caught in the past were between 6 and 10 centimeters, and were sold for around several thousand to 60,000 yuan, however, the scallops caught in the this time around 20 centimeters wide and 15 centimeters high, and their shells are well preserved.

The fisherman surnamed Lin originally planned to sell it to cover the costs of going to sea, and refused the Taiwan Museum’s call to release it. However, after learning the news, many buyers competed to bid, with the highest bid reaching 160,000 yuan. In the end, the fisherman named Lin chose the long shell of the palace sold to a buyer with care for 120,000 yuan.

Although the buyer did not offer the highest price, he expressed the hope that the fisherman named Lin could return the live clam to the sea. The fishermen also promised to abide by the wishes of the buyer and to release this precious creature when they go to sea today (24th).

According to the National Museum of Taiwan, the Longgong snail is the largest species of the snail family mainly living in the deep sea of ​​the Western Pacific and is a very ancient creature. Because it looks like a palace, it is commonly known as “Dragon Palace Shell”.

This shellfish has a long crack at the mouth of the shells, which is an important feature and is extremely valuable in studying the evolution of shellfish. The museum urges that if such rare species in the deep sea occur, they should be released into the wild so they can continue to thrive.