FishConsultGroup's video: Line fishing with artificial lures in the catch of Narrow barred Spanish mackerel from the Red Sea E

Video credit: Hassan Mohamed Hassan (Egypt) - Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) This video was filmed in Ras Shukeir waters, Red Sea (Egypt) The narrow barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorous commerson) is known as “Darak” in Egypt and “Kanad” in the Gulf countries is a precious commercial species that enjoys a high market value especially this species has been listed as "Near threatened" according to the IUCN Red list. The boat used in this particular video is a small one of 12-m length. The method used is a long line and artificial lure of the preferred color and suitable size to the caught fish. The weight of the specimen caught is between 18 to 22 kg while the normal depth upon catch ranges from 40 to 80 meters. Because of their sharp teeth, extreme care has to be taken upon the handling the caught fish by the fisherman.