Statistics from the central bank reveal that the volume of fish exported from the Maldives in the first three months of this year has decreased by 48% compared to the same period last year.
According to the statistics published by the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), 14,389 metric tonnes of fish were exported in the first three months of this year. In the same period last year, 27,698 metric tonnes of fish were exported. Therefore, when comparing the export volumes of the two years, the amount of fish exported in the first three months of this year has dropped by 48%.
Looking at the figures for fish exported this year, 4,482.9 metric tonnes were exported in January, 6,119.4 metric tonnes in February, and 3,787.2 metric tonnes in March.
In terms of the types of fish exported, the highest quantity exported was frozen or chilled raw fish. Accordingly, 12,041.4 metric tonnes of chilled fish were exported. This includes 9,070.1 metric tonnes of raw skipjack tuna and 2,954.4 metric tonnes of raw yellowfin tuna. Additionally, 16.9 metric tonnes of other types of fish were also exported frozen.
Furthermore, 158.6 metric tonnes of raw fish were exported as frozen fish chunks, 1,940.3 metric tonnes as canned fish, and 285.3 metric tonnes as processed fish.
