The total number of fishermen in the Eastern and Fujairah region increased by 90% compared to the previous days, after the stabilization of the weather conditions, resulting in a decline in prices by up to 80%, to return to normal, after the resumption of fishing trips, after stopping for more than four days Due to the bad weather as a result of the tropical storm «Kiar», where the fish market in Fujairah, a boom and the flow of local fish, with a movement to buy.
The head of the Fujairah Fishermen Association, Mahmoud Al-Shara, said that fishing operations in Fujairah have recovered as the weather stabilizes. Posed a major risk for use by fishermen as a result of the tropical storm.
The fisherman, Saeed Mohammed, from Fujairah, to the decline in fish prices, yesterday, where the price ranged between 40 to 50 dirhams, after reaching 90 dirhams per kilogram, while the net price of 30 dirhams per kilogram from 50 dirhams, and Shaari 25 dirhams per kilogram Grouper prices dropped to 60 dirhams per kilogram from 130 dirhams.
Continuous control
The Office of Market Supervision of Fujairah Municipality within the Fish Market confirmed the existence of a 24-hour control of the movement of buying and selling fish, and auction auction which takes place before the opening of the market daily, and during working hours, to ensure the validity of fish and exclude the invalid from them. They are put on the good market, most of which have been caught the same day, or two days at the latest.