Malé Fish Market & Local Market

Malé Fish Market / Local Market (Boduthakurufaanu Magu)

Tuna laid out in rows, and the produce market across the road

Tickets

Free

Address

Boduthakurufaanu Magu, Malé waterfront

When the dhonis tie up at the quay out front, fresh skipjack and yellowfin tuna get laid out in rows on the tiled floor. Vendors gut them in a few strokes with long knives, water and blood run across the floor, and the smell is strong. Across the road the local market is piled with coconuts, bananas, betel leaves, smoked and dried fish and breadfruit chips. Rays often gather in the shallows by the quay, waiting for the scraps.