PETALING JAYA: The increase in prices of freshwater fish is only temporary and is caused by an increase in demand for the produce during the Chinese New Year season, says the Fisheries Department.
Its director-general Datuk Ahmad Sabki Mahmod said freshwater fish was a popular item at the dinner table during the festivity and this has caused the price to escalate.
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