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Coronavirus-hit Indian resort turns pool into fish farm

by The Editor
August 24, 2020
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Coronavirus-hit Indian resort turns pool into fish farm

KOCHI, India: A luxury resort in southern India has turned its swimming pool into a fish farm to stop the business sinking amid the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Normally the 150m pool at the Aveda Resort in Kerala state is packed with European tourists. Now thousands of pearl spot fish are causing the splash.

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The complex was forced to shut in March when a nationwide coronavirus lockdown was ordered. Few hotels have been allowed to reopen since.

Of those which are still shuttered, not many boast a pool with 7.5 million litres of water, which can be put to alternative use.

"We have had zero revenues, so in June, we put around 16,000 two-month-old pearl spot fish in the pool," Aveda's general manager Jyotish Surendran told AFP.

The resort's manager hoped money from the fish farm would help cover basic bills until tourists return. (Photo: AFP/Arun CHANDRABOSE)

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The fish, which takes about eight months to reach full size, is a popular ingredient in dishes in southern India and the Middle East.

"We plan to harvest by November and will export to the Middle East," Surendran said, predicting about four tonnes of pearl spots growing in the swimming pool could be worth US$40,000 on the market.

The makeshift farm would not cover the losses from the pandemic, which has driven many hotels to bankruptcy, said the hotel boss.

READ: Back to the paddy fields: COVID-19 smashes Indian middle-class dreams

But Surendran was hopeful that the money would help cover basic bills so the business can keep running until tourists return.

And the Aveda plans to keep faith with the pearl spot even wheRead More – Source

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KOCHI, India: A luxury resort in southern India has turned its swimming pool into a fish farm to stop the business sinking amid the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Normally the 150m pool at the Aveda Resort in Kerala state is packed with European tourists. Now thousands of pearl spot fish are causing the splash.

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The complex was forced to shut in March when a nationwide coronavirus lockdown was ordered. Few hotels have been allowed to reopen since.

Of those which are still shuttered, not many boast a pool with 7.5 million litres of water, which can be put to alternative use.

"We have had zero revenues, so in June, we put around 16,000 two-month-old pearl spot fish in the pool," Aveda's general manager Jyotish Surendran told AFP.

The resort's manager hoped money from the fish farm would help cover basic bills until tourists return. (Photo: AFP/Arun CHANDRABOSE)

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The fish, which takes about eight months to reach full size, is a popular ingredient in dishes in southern India and the Middle East.

"We plan to harvest by November and will export to the Middle East," Surendran said, predicting about four tonnes of pearl spots growing in the swimming pool could be worth US$40,000 on the market.

The makeshift farm would not cover the losses from the pandemic, which has driven many hotels to bankruptcy, said the hotel boss.

READ: Back to the paddy fields: COVID-19 smashes Indian middle-class dreams

But Surendran was hopeful that the money would help cover basic bills so the business can keep running until tourists return.

And the Aveda plans to keep faith with the pearl spot even wheRead More – Source

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