Challenging season for fish vendors

For Barbadians, Good Friday means fish and hot cross buns, a tradition as deeply rooted as the holiday itself. But yesterday, the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex told a quieter story than usual, with only a trickle of shoppers passing through and vendors pointing to shifting habits and weeks of rough weather as culprits.

Fish vendor Wendy Popo said the hustle of years gone by was a faint memory.

“One time, you would have real ’nuff people in here buying fish. We wouldn’t even see our own selves inside the stall,” she said.