date:Aug 03, 2012
ng mended, fishing gears are being tended and the shore is poised to become lively once again.
However, the fish workers and boat owners are worriedthe southwest monsoon has let them down. Two months into the monsoon, rainfall has been only a little over a third of its normal self. Good rainfall is important for spawning and regeneration of fish, particularly for pelagic fish such as oil sardine and mackerel as well as prawns.
The rain water, it is pointed out, washes the nutrients in the top