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                      Sea Food Opportunities in Singapore
    Sea foods are popular in Singapore among Singaporeans and tourists alike; the
total sales of fin fish alone through wholesale markets in 1982 was 9167 tons. The
domestic market can be separated into two categories. The first comprises indi-
genous Singaporeans, who are traditionally price-conscious and buy from local
markets. The traditional caution with regard to cost is becoming tempered by an
increasing emphasis on product quality which has made higher prices more ac-
ceptable.
    The second is made up of expatriates and middle class Singaporeans who buy
from supermarkets for convenience. This braket of the community is growing ra-
pidly and can select from a wide range of fresh and frozen sea foods. Both sec-
tions of the domestic market prefer fresh sea foods but frozen and prepared food
is becoming more acceptable. In addition Singapore is involved in a substantial
catering chandling trade as well as a large re export trade. However the domestic
catch supplies only one-quarter of total consumption, mainly fin fish and mussels.
Fin fish landings totaled 18.000 tons in 1982; nearly half of this came from off
shore vessels.
    An increasing number of marine fish farming licenses are being issued in the
hope that cultured fish, particularly sea bass and grouper, will reduce dependence
on imports. Imports of crustaceans and mollusks totaled 28,547 tons. Australia
provided 516,4 tons mainly abalone, lobster and oysters.

                                 Word supplement

   sea bass                            каменный окунь
   grouper                             групер
   abalone                             морское ушко
   wholesale                           оптовая продажа
   to temper                           регулировать, смягчать



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                                VALUE OF FISH

    Fish are important to us for the protein they provide in our diet, for the satis-
faction we find in culinary, for raw materials used in the manufacture of many
non food products and for the attainment of business and policy objectives. By
1987 there were over five billion people in the world. Most people eat every
day, and supplying the world’s people with enough high-quality food is no small
concern. Food that is high in animal protein is also rich in essential amino acids
like lysine and methionine. Diets that are low in animal protein can severely lim-
it human well-being. This is often the case in developing countries. Global dieta-
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