GEORGE TOWN: If you have been raising your eyebrows over the prices of various meats, here is some good news.
Catch of the day: Fish sellers arranging their seafood at Cecil Street Market, Penang. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star
“Since end-January, we received much more, averaging between 100kg and 200kg and up to 500kg daily,” said a fishmonger who wished to be known only as Siang at Cecil Street Market yesterday. “Our freezer storage is quickly filling up. We have not seen such good harvests from the sea in the past 10 years.Inshore fishermen in the south of Penang island confirm that catches have been good, particularly large prawns and also “everyday fish” like cencaru .
“Since about two weeks ago, we started seeing their return and now, a boat of three fishermen who spend between four and five hours at sea can return with at least 20kg of prawns.Another fisherman in Sungai Batu who only wished to be known as Ahmad, 39, said the season this year was better than previous years.“Not just me, many other fishermen here are rejoicing over the increase in catches,” said Ahmad, who has been a fisherman for over 10 years there.
“Fishermen associations have given feedback that they can now breathe a sigh of relief and help to recover losses during poor seasons in the past.
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