Nanfang Australia's first auction fish market opened on February 1.

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[Reporter Cai Yunrong/Report from Yilan] The first fish auction market in Nanfang'ao opened on February 1st. Fish killing and selling are separated. There is a bright space for buying. There is also a small processing factory. In the future, there will be space for education and promotion of fish eating.

Chen Chunsheng, director-general of the Fishermen’s Association of Su’ao District, said that retail stalls do not kill fish, which is not only hygienic and safe, but also prevents the environment from being wet, making shopping more comfortable for the public. On the opening day, a lottery worth 500,000 yuan will be drawn, and the public is welcome to respond .

The old office building of the First Fish Market was built in 1963. The first floor is an auction house. Due to the old building and the long-term impact of sea salt spray, earthquakes, and typhoons, local structural reinforcements have been carried out many times, but the office building is still severely cracked. identified as a dangerous building.

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After about 10 years of fighting and planning by the Fishermen’s Association of Su’ao District, the No. 1 Fish Auction Market was demolished and rebuilt in situ. The total cost of the project was more than 190 million yuan, fully subsidized by the Fisheries Department, and the Yilan County Government was commissioned to handle the contract. It took nearly After 3 years of completion, the Fisherman's Club will take over the operation.

The multi-functional No. 1 Auction Fish Market has a fish body cutting room, 32 fixed fish retail stalls, and 29 temporary sales stalls on the first floor. Fish killing and sales are separated; the second floor is planned as a fish-eating education site; the third floor It is a small processing factory equipped with rapid cooling equipment, which can produce famous Su-ao vacuum-packed specialties such as fish balls and white-tailed fish rolls; the fourth floor is a fishery radio station.

"I've been looking forward to it for about ten years! It's really been a long time." Suao District Fisherman's Association held an opening promotional event today. Chairman Cai Yuanlong said that when viewed from Suhua Highway to Nanfangao, the white buildings of the first auction fish market are like "big boats" Entering Hong Kong" will be an important tourist landmark in the region.

The director-general, Chen Chunsheng, said that it is inconvenient for vendors not to kill fish at their stalls, but this is a symbol of progress and a process towards a new milestone. Thank you for your joint efforts and cooperation to make Nanfangao Fishing Port better.

Zhang Zhisheng, director of the Fisheries Department, said that the first fish auction market is an indicator of a new type of fish market in Taiwan. The complex functions and clean environment allow the public to easily "know fish, eat fish, and buy fish."

The first auction fish market will officially open on February 1st. On that day, if you spend 1,500 yuan at the fish market, you can go to the information desk on the first floor to exchange for one lottery ticket. If you spend 3,000 yuan, you can exchange two lottery tickets, and so on, a total of 600 tickets, while supplies last ; At 10:30 in the morning on the same day, the lottery was drawn and received on the spot. The biggest prize was an electric locomotive worth more than 40,000 yuan (1), and there were also worth 10,000 yuan (3 pieces), 5,000 yuan (10 pieces), and 2,000 yuan ( 20) seafood lucky bags, and discount coupons of 1,000 yuan, 500 yuan, and 200 yuan, a total of 566 copies, which can be used in the first auction fish market and Suao District Fisherman’s Association.

The retail vendor area of ​​Nanfang'ao No. 1 Auctioned Fish Market is under construction.

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The opening lottery of the Nanfang Australian Fish Market is rich.

(Photo by reporter Cai Yunrong)