Diesel price rise hits fishermen hard

Kochi | Monday | 17th September, 2018

Summary:

more-inThe fishing community, already facing a serious sustainability challenge, has been hit hard by the continuous rise in the price of diesel. Besides, the fishing boat owners have to pay the cess imposed by various agencies. At the same time, the boat owners are forced to pay the loans they have availed to build boats. Besides, an abundance of mackerel catch has also resulted in the price of the fish going down over the last month. Market interventionThe fishing scene is now dominated by mackerel catch, which is a good thing as of now..