Fish export ban by Yemeni gov't brings cheap fish in markets but angers fishermen

STORY: Fish export ban by Yemeni gov't brings cheap fish in markets but angers fishermen DATELINE: April 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a local market STORYLINE: Since the Yemeni government imposed a ban on fish exports in February, which was aimed at alleviating food shortage and stabilizing local prices, the fish markets across the war-torn country have witnessed a sharp drop in prices and sales boom. However, the well-intentioned measure angered the country's fishermen. Every day, trucks loaded with fresh fish from Yemen's coastal cities arrive at the Al-Belaily fish market in Sanaa, the capital controlled by the Houthi militia. "We used to have fish shipments only three times a week. Now we have them every day from all the Yemeni coasts of Hadramout, Mukalla, Ghaydah, Hodeidah, Midi, and Luhaia," Mohammed Al-Zubaidy, a fishmonger at the market, told Xinhua. "My business has improved. I used to sell 100 kg of fish a day, now I can sell 200