Fishermen finding it hard to find buyers, says group


Khoo Gek San

Malaysia Fish Industry General Association president Chia Tian Hee says 80% of fishing boats in Sekinchan and Dagang are still going out to fish as usual, and that there will be no supply shortage in the foreseeable future. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, March 30, 2020.


FISHERMAN are finding it difficult to sell their catch as supermarkets and restaurants suspend operations during the movement control order (MCO) to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Many fishermen had resorted to throwing the fish that could not be sold back into the sea when a processing plant was closed in the early days of MCO, said Hai Suah Hutan Melintang Association president Lee Chu Soi.


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