Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 -- Prices of fish in the local market have reportedly increased following a protest launched by traditional fishermen demanding the government lift the ban on the use of winch machines mounted on tractors by seine-net fishermen.

Traders report that the quantity of fish arriving in the market has decreased in recent days due to the protest, leading to increases in both wholesale and retail prices.

At the Peliyagoda Fish Market today (10), wholesale prices were recorded as follows: Kelawalla (Tuna) fish at Rs. 2,700 per kilogram, Seer (Thora) fish at Rs. 3,600 per kilogram, and Paraw fish at Rs. 3,000 per kilogram.

Meanwhile, retail prices were also reported as: Salaya fish at Rs. 700 per kilogram, Linna fish at Rs. 90...