“Without the fishermen, these middlemen wouldn’t have anything to sell so they should at least offer the fishermen a decent price for their catch. Shalan would often get into disagreements with them because he felt it was unfair and that they were taking advantage of the poor fishermen.

Ramlee’s Pendekar Bujang Lapuk film, Shalan was determined to do something to help the fishermen whom he felt were being “bullied” by the middlemen. “But the truth is that he had to sell the big fish just to put rice on the table,“ recalls Shalan, who is the fourth of 11 siblings. “During mealtimes, my father would often tell us that the big fish aren’t good for eating because they’re hard and not tasty, so we would only have small fish during meal time. “I saw how hard he toiled, and how he often had to brave the dangers at sea and sometimes even heavy storms just to earn a living,” he says. Photo: Dr Serina RahmanShalan reveals that since he was a child, he had always followed his father out to sea. Shalan Jum'at started Pasar Pendekar Laut because he wanted to help the local fishermen get a fair price for their catch. That’s why I started Pasar Pendekar Laut in 2016,” he explains. “I resolved to protect my father and the other fishermen from being exploited further.

“I saw the struggles that my father and other fishermen had to go through just to put food on the table, only to be exploited by wealthy middlemen who would pay a pittance for the catch but resell it at high prices in markets in the city,” says the 35-year-old fisherman-turned-entrepreneur. Desiring to see the fishermen in Tanjung Kupang, Johor, earn a fair wage for their hard labour, Shalan started Pasar Pendekar Laut (Sea Warriors’ Market) at Gelang Patah, Johor, several years ago. As the son of a fisherman, Shalan Jum’at has witnessed, all his life, how hard it was for his dad to earn a decent wage from their honest day’s work. MHRA 'WTPL - Wira Tunggal Pendekar Laut', All Acronyms, 20 February 2023, Bluebook All Acronyms, WTPL - Wira Tunggal Pendekar Laut (Feb. WTPL - Wira Tunggal Pendekar Laut, All Acronyms, viewed February 20, 2023, MLA All Acronyms. Retrieved February 20, 2023, from Chicago All Acronyms.

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