Seawater product arrivals boost local supply

In the first week of August, the fishing boats carrying various fish from the sea enter the Yangon jetties and the products are stored at the cold storage facilities for foreign export.
There are over 500 fishing boats in Yangon, and over 350 capture fish and prawns in the sea. The fishing boats sheltered for one week at the islands while the sea got rough during the stormy period. The fish and prawn captured from 28 July to date arrive at 10 jetties in Yangon.
“Currently, there are over 350 fishing boats from Yangon in the sea, and they return to normal condition. The fishing boats enter the jetty daily. The consumption of freshwater for the entry of saltwater products is a supportive action for the local marine product security. Then, it earns foreign income from the foreign export sector,” said U Tin Tun, staff officer of Yangon VMS Sub-Control Centre.
The saltwater products arriving in Yangon are entering cold storage facilities as foreign exports and are being sent to Shaw Padauk and Kyimyindine fish markets for local consumption.
“Due to the arrival of large offshore fishing vessels in the first week of this month, the supply of marine products has resumed as usual. Even today, vessels are continuing to arrive, and tomorrow, large fishing trawlers carrying various kinds of fish are expected to arrive. In addition to domestic consumption, some of the fish are for export, so they will be transported to cold storage factories and exported overseas. When marine products begin to enter the market, the prices of freshwater fish, which are currently high, usually decline. The entry of export-class products is beneficial both to the country by earning foreign income and to business owners,” said Daw Tin Nwe, entrepreneur at Kyimyindine MNG jetty. — Thitsa (MNA)/KTZH