It is hunky dory at the Margao wholesale fish market (for the moment), due to persistent efforts of various departments, including Fatorda police, who ensure that things are better for the sellers as well as the buyers. The wholesale fish market at Margao is looking neater and more disciplined now that the authorities have clamped down upon retail sale at the market. However, retail sale of not only fish but even other items still continues but on a very low scale. Fatorda police make their presence at the wholesale fish market at 5 am to ensure that no retail sale is undertaken and that is why probably those getting goods in a Maruti van for sale at the market park their vehicles on the road leading to the whole sale fish market. Those selling fish in wholesale pack their goods early and by 10 am the platform where fish is sold in wholesale is abandoned and wears a totally deserted look. The wholesalers sell fish by weight. However, there are cases where two or three people combine and purchase the big fish like kingfish or shark and after chopping it distribute the fish amongst themselves. Prawns and smaller fish are sold as per the weight by the wholesalers who demand that minimum five kilograms of fish be purchased. However, if one bargains and pleads, they are willing to sell only three kilograms. The ramponkars sell fish in retail. While one could purchase six big mackerels for Rs. 200 a portion of the same was sold for Rs. 500. The ramponkars also sold kingfish which were smaller in size and the rates varied as per the size. However, towards the exit gate of the market, many fisherwomen were found selling shell fish like hube’ and jhob’. Besides, there were some selling dry fish and all these sales were in retail. Around five women also sell vegetables in retail here, while one man sells chicken roll and bread and some ladies were selling coconut and coconut oil. Even as the Christmas season has just ended, one person was also seen selling Christmas sweets, including bebinca. Those selling shellfish and dry fish move away from the market by ten along with the wholesale fish sellers. However, the ramponkars along with the vegetable and coconut vendors remain till they finish their goods, which at times is even after 11:30 am. People who come in Maruti vans to sell spices and bakery products like cakes, toasts and biscuits along with the fruit vendor coming in a rickshaw who park their vehicles along the road leading to the market move away once the whole fish vendors close their business. Fatorda Police Station Inspector Navlesh Dessai, while praising his officers for doing a good job in ridding the wholesale market of retail sale said they were not chasing away the vegetable vendors as they are Goan.