The fishing boats' positions were damaged and damaged due to the rise of sea waves due to the tropical storm “Kiar” in the Arabian Sea. The fish markets in the eastern region witnessed a rise in prices.

The heads of the fishermen associations in the eastern region said that the fishermen suffered significant material damage, due to damage to the positions and the destruction of parts of the boats, and change their positions, as a result of high waves and hit by these positions.

The head of the Kalba Fishermen Association, Ibrahim Yusuf said, “The positions of the fishermen boats in the Kalba and Khor Kalba areas were damaged by the destruction of four of them, and damaged parts of the remaining positions that the fishermen tried to link with the ropes, to prevent the crash completely, as a result of the continuous high waves caused by the tropical storm. ».

The head of the Fujairah Fishermen Association, Mahmoud Al-Shara, pointed out that eight positions were damaged and damaged, and some of the panels deviated, due to the high waves that continuously hit the areas of Al-Reghailat and Murbah, posing a great danger in their use at the time of the fishermen's return from fishing trips. Shara pointed out that, since yesterday morning, the fishermen have joined forces to maintain the positions of their boats, which were damaged and damaged, and linked to the ropes, and tried to move boats to places less affected by the storm.

He added: «The storm will cost material losses as a result of maintenance and adjustment of positions, in addition to stopping the movement of fishing for a period of up to a week, which will lead to high prices of fish in the market for lack of supply against consumer demand». Consumers reported higher fish prices in Fujairah and the Eastern Region due to the effects of tropical storm Kiar, which struck its shores, noting the lack of varieties of grouper and net fish in the market, despite the increasing demand for them. Citizen fishermen pointed out that some Asian sellers took advantage of the small number of fish in the selling markets, and offered frozen fish caught five days ago or imported from other emirates, accusing some consumers that it is fresh and fit for consumption despite the change of color.

According to a consumer, Mohammed Abdullah Ali, a resident of the Emirate of Fujairah, the tropical storm «Kiar» caused the fish market devoid of some of his favorite species, which forced him to buy other types of fish available, but the price doubled under the pretext of stopping the movement of fishing.

Ali Salem Rashid, a resident of Kalba City, said that most of the supply in Kalba fish market was imported from other emirates in the country. He explained that the purchase of fish was delayed until the weather improved and the market was supplied with local fish which will contribute to the return of prices to their previous levels. . Mohammed Farooq, from Fujairah fish market, explained that the rise was expected due to the suspension of fishing trips for more than three days, due to the weather situation in the region, pointing out that the prices of some fish increased 50%, compared with their prices at the end of last week. Lack of availability of some of the growing demand for fish such as hamour, and others. "The sale is based on the principle of supply and demand, and demand does not stop daily, especially on weekends," said Abdul Qader Hussain, adding that the fish market will witness an unprecedented rise in prices, pointing out that high prices did not prevent consumers The fish market, despite the scarcity of local species.

Temporary price rises

One of the fishermen in the Eastern Province, Saeed Al Zaabi, said that the high prices are normal and temporary due to bad weather, to stop fishing trips, which cost fishermen huge losses of up to 50,000 dirhams a day, but he expected prices to return to normal with the improvement of the weather, and the return of local fishermen To fishing.

He called on the responsible authorities, such as the municipality, and others, the need to follow the sellers, especially in these weather conditions, which some of them exploited in the sale of frozen fish, accusing some consumers that they are fresh.

50

Thousand dirhams a day,

Cost of fishermen losses

To stop fishing trips.

- Some Asian sellers

They took advantage of the small numbers

Fish, they offered

Frozen.