A special program has been launched to ensure consumers, who arrive at the Galle Fisheries Harbour in Sri Lanka, will be able to buy fish without crowding, Galle Fisheries Harbor Manager, Neranjan Dissanayake said.
The manager of the fisheries harbor said the consumers will be given a number when they arrive according to the order they come and only 25 persons will be taken inside at a time in keeping with the instructions of the Public health Inspectors.
According to the manager, fisheries activities in the fisheries harbor were continued during the New Year and the wholesale trade were held yesterday as well as today (15).
He said due to the prevailing situation in the country, fishermen requested to go to sea on the New Year’s Day as well. Multi-day fishing vessels left the Galle Fisheries Harbor for fishing on the 12th, 13th and 14th of this month as well as today. A multi-day fishing trawlers arrived at the harbor with the catch. There is no problem selling fish. Wholesale traders had come to buy fish from the Sooriyaweva, Moneragala area.
Harbor Manager, Neranjan Dissanayake said Customers will also be able to buy fish when the curfew is lifted tomorrow. Fish vendors on motorbikes and bicycles can go to the auction hall to buy fish. There are 24 wholesale dealers in the Fisheries Harbor. The manager of the Galle Fisheries Harbor said they have been instructed to provide this service.
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