Fish traders left in limbo as demand plummets

Kozhikode | Monday | 2nd July, 2018

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Fresh as ever: A fish trader with a pair of fresh seer fish at the Nadakkavu fish market on Sunday. A majority of local fish traders are now finding it hard to clear the stock every day,” says P.

Shibu, a fish merchant. People flock to harboursThe number of people who visit the harbours to buy fresh fish has gone up after the seizure of formalin-laced fish stock. | Photo Credit: K_RAGESHmore-inClose on the heels of the seizure of formalin-laced fish stock under Operation Sagar Rani, the prices of fish being brought here for sale from other States have plummeted along with the fall in demand. He complains that large-scale buyers at harbours too are not paying well for the stock citing propagations about contaminated fish..