Die-hard fish lovers in Mumbai, brace yourselves for hard times: your local vendor may run out of supplies soon. From Jan 18, fishermen have been gradually steering clear of the seas in the wake of what they feel is an unfair hike in diesel prices for commercial consumers, a dwindling fish population already having discouraged them.

Oh fish: Fishing boats can be seen anchored at the Sassoon Dock all day, now that fishermen are no longer venturing into the seas. While Sassoon dock usually draws a haul of 200 tonnes of fish on a daily basis, the same dock now receives hardly 10-20 tonnes a day. Pic/Shahab Ansari