CENTRAL MARKET of Kota Kinabalu

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CENTRAL MARKET COMPLEX of Kota Kinabalu
PASAR BESAR COMPLEX KOTA KINABALU
Kota Kinabalu Central Market Complex
亞庇中央菜市場
Central Market is immediately opposite the KK Plaza on Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens.
Sandwich between the Central Market and the sea, is the Fish Market, which is painted with maroon on the outside.
And next to the Central Market along Jalan Tun Fuad Stephens are three smaller markets namely the Fruits Market, Handicraft Market, and the Dry Sea Product Market.

Pasar Besar Kota Kinabalu or the Central Market along Jalan Tun Fuad Stephen
http://www.ivanhenares.com/2010/08/malaysia-filipino-market-and-other.html

Sabah Fishery Marketing Agency (Safma)
http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/read.cfm?NewsID=1405

Sabah Fish Marketing (SAFMA)

SAFMA fish market - Seafood and fish market, and is also the port of landing fishes directly from boat at 3 am which people can come and retail buy at wholesale.

Fish monger at SAFMA jetty Kota Kinabalu

Majority of the fishing vessel owners are Chinese entrepreneurs from peninsula and Sarawak who turned to Sabah because of Sabah's reputation for seafood.
Fees per landing is amount to RM70 to RM120.

The boat owners only have to pay RM70-RM120 per landing of fish.
While the majority of the fishermen are from the peninsula and Sarawak, the vendors and wholesalers comprise foreign migrants.

Sejahtera Bumimas currently charge RM4 for each fish basket, while monthly charges for boats and vessels are around RM300 to RM2,000 for parking, while around RM70 to RM120 per landing.

SAFMA jetty (operated by Sejahtera Bumimas Sdn Bhd)

SAFMA jetty is too small and has become overcrowded nowadays.

It can only allow for three trawlers to unload the catch in a day. The rest will have to unload their catch by hoping from one trawler to another trawler, which is rather laborious