Fish stalls to be opened:

250 fish outlets islandwide

Ridma Dissanayake

Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry's main target is providing an opportunity to have fish included in every meal of each family. In pursuance of this, the Ministry has taken measures to open a Ceylon Fisheries Corporation (CFC)s fish outlets in every city, said Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Dr Rajitha Senarathne.

"Under the guidance of the Fisheries Ministry, the CFC's fish stalls network had been expanded already and fish prices had dropped by 20 percent," he said.

The Minister revealed these facts while participating at the opening ceremonies of the new CFC fish stalls in Kelaniya and Kiribathgoda recently.

There are a large number of customers coming to the CFC fish stalls. these stalls earn over Rs 400,000 per day. All measures will be taken in the near future to reduce fish prices further, Minister added.

The Fisheries Ministry has taken steps to establish 250 CFC fish stalls islandwide and of these 100 stalls will be opened in this year. At present 81 stalls have been opened.

These stalls are in a good condition.

They protect the freshness of fish using modern technology and all steps had been taken to provide fresh fish to the public, he noted.

Public Relations and Public Affairs Minister Mervyn Silva, CFC Chairman Maheel Senaratne, Vice Chairman D J Purasinghe and Managing Director Sandaruwan Kankeshwara also participated.