COLOMBO: Scarcity of fuel will also increase the prices of sea food since the fishermen has not gone for fishing for more than a week since their boats are immobilized.
The Fishermen say that there are people without food, while some fishermen have not gone to sea for about a week, due to the non-availability of fuel at filling stations.
Other fishermen say that they have been in queues for six or seven days, as they are unable to go fishing.
” The price of fish will increase to Rs. 5,000 if this continues. There won’t be food to eat,” a fisherman said.
Many multi-day fishing trawlers in Negombo and Chilaw have also been anchored along the coast, and fishermen continue to say that they are facing difficulties in purchasing diesel.(With inputs from News First)
