Selling fish online in Malaysia
In Tanjung Dawai (Kedah state) have about 3,000 residents who are mostly involved in fishing or producing fish-based and seafood products. But the fishermen in Tanjung Dawai have some difference activities other then halieutics everyday. They are auctioning their catches through e-mail.
In Tanjung Dawai (Kedah state) have about 3,000 residents who are mostly involved in fishing or producing fish-based and seafood products. But the fishermen in Tanjung Dawai have some difference activities other then halieutics everyday. They are auctioning their catches through e-mail.
These pictures are showing what residences of Tanjung Dawai do and sell to survive thier lives.
Welcome all bidders from all over the world to place bids from 3pm to 7pm (Malaysia time). So far only attracted wholesalers from Penang and Kedah this is because of the system is still new.
Bidders who wish to own the fish he or she can states the price by e-mailing to this e-mail address pnktdawai@yahoo.com. After the bidder stated his or her price, the price will be flashed on the television sets for fishermen gathered at the auction hall. If there is a deal, then the bidders will be emailed. The bidders must register their name with the association (by calling 04-4572106) and a code number will be provided to participate in the bidding. In this case, the bidders must bear the transportation costs and the association would impose a 5% surcharge on the buyers.
The fishermen have to spend 3 days and nights at sea to maintain the volume. This is because of the 50% drop in catches causes by the tsunami in year 2004. Because of poor catches and high demand, the price of fish has gone up by between 20% and 25%.
Even the price of fish has increase but there is no effect to the association. The association had 1,204 members by today. They hope to create their own website one day. Kuala Kedah Fishermen’s Association Board of Directors chairman Abdul Hamid Bahari said the fishermen in Kuala Kedah would also go high-tech next year, after the association’s new complex in Keloncor was completed.
The system benefited the fishermen as they could get the best deal with their bidders!
4 comments:
I think selling fish online is an good idea. But is that posible that most of the people will go to purchase online? Since most buyer prefer to buy physically go to the market to have a look and choose of the fish they felt more fresher? So, in my opinion, i think is not easy to implement on selling fish online. Do you agree?
wow!!your blog is so great..if i never browse through your blog, i will never get to know so many interested thing.Especially selling fish online, i don't know that Malaysia actually do this.
ya, i think the same way with you, as a selling fish online, realy nor secure at all. because some people can steal your credit card number and steal your account balance. But if want to implement the selling fish online, make sure that security of the transaction is secure.
In your opinion, is the traditionally selling fish trading at the wet market better or this selling fish through online is better? Although there are many beneficial in this new selling fish online but is the new selling fish through online really better than the traditionally selling fish at the market better?
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