Fish at low prices for Avurudu

Rafik Jalaldeen

The Fisheries Corporation will provide fish at a lower prices than the prevailing market price through their islandwide agencies during Sinhala and Tamil New Year festive season.

Fisheries Corporation Marketing Manager Rohan Fernando said during the festive season many fishermen are bound to curtail their fishing activities. Therefore, prices of fish will be considerably high in the market.

"We are ready to face the situation and provide fish at lower prices than the market prices as a relief for consumers during the New Year festive season," Fernando told the Daily News.

He said measures have been taken to supply fish throughout the country through Fisheries Corporation agencies and Lak Sathosa outlets.

There are 140 stalls of the Fisheries Corporation and 158 Lak Sathosa outlets in the country. They all will be supplied with fish from the Fisheries Corporation to sell at lower prices. The President and Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Minister Felix Perera has advised the authorities to supply fish at low prices as a relief to the consumers during the Sinhala and Hindu New Year.

"We will adhere to the President's and the Minister's advice and supply the maximum quantity of fish at low prices for the benefit of the consumers," he added. Fernando reiterated that the Fisheries Corporation has enough fish stocks to face the situation and also continue after the festive season.

Steps had been taken to expand the number of Fisheries Corporation stalls in the country. Another 10 stalls is to be set up. Around 150 fisheries Corporation stalls will be opened to provide a variety of fish to the consumers.

Meanwhile, the Fisheries Corporation is in discussion with the Cost of Living Committee and the Treasury to supply fish to Coop Cities islandwide. This will give more opportunity for the consumers to buy a variety of fish at low prices in different places during the New Year festive season.