Where your Fish comes from

[Allan Teo]

Hi
You may not have seen the activity that is required to
bring fish to Singapore. A lot of fishing trawlers dock at
Jurong Fish port. However some wholesalers go to Malaysia
to buy fish for sale to Singapore.

The trawlers dredge the seas off Tioman and the South China Sea
to bring seafood for sale.

Here are some photos



A winch offloads CHILLED Seafood (not frozen) off the trawlers



Wholesale Buyers charge like hungry creatures to grab what
they want.


Shark, Marlin.. Trawling catches EVERYTHING, baby and Juvinile and
Adult fish, I even saw Scallops and Lobsters. Nothing escapes the net.

I believe the Coral they destroy is also thrown overboard as they
sort the fish.


Big Buyers place the fish into a box that has a bottom of chipped ice and
mixed with water, The Seafood will be SANDWICHED between layers of
chipped ice and water.




Sedilli Fishing Port : All products reserved for sale to Singapore.
A Sedilli Trawler fisherman told me that it takes RM10,000 in Disel
Fuel for a few days trip , EXCLUDING Salary of the workers on board.
He cannot afford to sell locally in Sedilli


If you find some other places near Singapore that I can go
and investigate, please share. I like to buy seafood from such
places as they are definitely fresh and prices are much better
than Singapore.

Pontian: I heard the fish market there is very reasonable as the
trawlers unload their stuff there.. Anyinputs on this?

Does anyone know where in Malaysia I can buy fresh fish from
the small scale fisherman direct?


Allan