With just over a week before Christmas Day, fisherfolk say flying fish and dolphin are scarce, forcing them to sell what they have at higher prices.
Yesterday, at the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex, as well as the Paynes Bay Fish Market in St James, the cries and concerns were the same.
Well-known vendor at the Bridgetown market, Sharon Bellamy-Thompson, said that normally for Christmas there would be a reasonable catch, but lately fish have been scarce, particularly flying fish and dolphin. The flying fish were going at $350 for 100, while both dolphin and snapper were priced at $14 per pound.
She said that on Sunday about seven boats came in with dolphins but not in great numbers.
“There are limited dolphin and different fish that usually come in abundance around Christmas. This time around we’re not having that much fish right now. It’s going to be tough because it is one week before Christmas,” she told the DAILY NATION, adding that marlin, bill fish, swordfish and tuna were still available.
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Same thing every Year.