2/27/2012

Shrimp peelers

After the last fish is sold at Mumbai's only daily wholesale seafood market, the space is given over to women in color splashed saris squatting on the wharf peeling and chatting.
Sassoon Bunder or wharf is surrounded by a fishing port with 700 registered trawlers... many others come from all parts of the city to sell their catch at the dawn  market.
Located in downtown Colaba on the eastern side of the peninsula, the authorities are worried that this small harbor is a security risk. Terrorists have accessed Mumbai by sea before, and the fear is that an unregistered trawler arriving at this wharf would give its passengers easy access to the heart of the nearby business district.




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