date:Apr 21, 2014
Seafood prices in Chennai have begun shooting up with the imposition of the 45-day ban on mechanised fishing boats.
Over the past few days, a kilogram of deboned vanjaram (seer fish) is being sold at Rs. 900. A week ago, it cost Rs. 600 a kilo, reports TheHindu.
Prices of fish have been on the rise for the past few days. With the ban coming into force, prices are expected to increase even further, said a source in the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation, which runs a number of stalls