THE Fisheries Department is currently developing a guideline on hygiene practices in fish markets to improve the hygiene standard, said the department in a press statement yesterday.
The department said that their observations and monitoring showed that hygiene standards of fish markets in the country are unsatisfactory.
The Fisheries Department — under the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism — in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Health yesterday organised a briefing on ‘Fish handling and hygiene practices in fish markets’.