Helen Asu

Helen Asu

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Helen Asu is an Indigenous fisherwoman from Papua New Guinea who made headlines for catching two spinach pipefish, a species that had not been recorded by scientists since 1985, during a traditional fishing expedition in the Sepik River.

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India India: Helen Asu caught two of the elusive spinach pipefish in June 2026 while using a traditional hand net. 9

Jerrica Agebigo Gerald Allen Amanda Vincent
The Times of India: A tiny fish was last recorded by scientists in 1985; 40 years later, an Indigenous fisherwoman caught the ‘lost’ species in Papua New Guinea’s Sepik River