The Male Fish Market is a must visit place located on the northern waterfront of Male within very close proximity to many Maldives Island Resorts such as Maafushivaru Maldives. The fishing industry employs 30% of the population of Maldives and is the second largest economic source after the tourism sector. The commercial fishing industry centers on two species of fish namely, Skpijack Tuna and Yellowfin Tuna. You will be thrilled to see every inch of the large, tiled floor covered with tuna, mostly skipjack and smaller bonito and also occasionally large and heavy yellowfin tunas and perhaps the wahoos, marlins and hammerhead sharks. The Male Fish Market is considered as one of the major tourist attraction spots in Maldives. It is a hive of commercial activities and is quite often overcrowded with people. Apart from fish, the shops are stocked with a wide variety of products from different parts of the country including dried fish, fresh fruits and vegetables collected from the various atolls.

Considered as the main commercial center of Male, The fish market is kept very clean and washed each day. Much activity takes place during the mid-afternoon, when fishing dhonis arrive with their day’s catch, mainly consisting of the tuna fish. The tuna fish is sold at the open-sided market, where they are laid out on the tiled floors. Within few minutes these fishes are displayed, they are bought by the locals.

There is no particular opening and closing times at the Male Fish Market, but the best time of the day to make a visit if in afternoon or early evening. The Male Fish Market is quite different from the usual fish markets and it gives you a great chance to see all the fishes available in Maldives and also understand day to day activities and simple lifestyle of the Maldivians.

Chandrishan Williams is a travel writer who writes under the pen name, Caleb Falcon. He specializes in writing content based on the many exciting world adventures that await intrepid travellers. Google+