▁It ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁har bor ▁in ▁South ▁M umb ai ▁area ▁of ▁Col aba . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁largest ▁fish ▁mark ets ▁in ▁the ▁M umb ai ▁city . ▁Its ▁neighbor ing ▁features ▁are ▁M umb ai ▁Port ▁Trust ▁Garden ▁( S agar ▁Up van ▁Col aba ) ▁and ▁Off ices ▁of ▁Fish eries ▁Department , ▁and ▁it ▁over look s ▁O yst er ▁Rock , ▁an ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁M umb ai ▁har bour , ▁at ▁a ▁distance . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Bu ilt ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁on ▁rec laimed ▁land , ▁it ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁merc ant ile ▁company ▁David ▁S ass oon ▁& ▁Co . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁head ed ▁by ▁Albert ▁Abd ul lah ▁David ▁S ass oon ▁( 1 8 1 8 – 1 8 9 6 ), ▁son ▁of ▁David ▁S ass oon , ▁a ▁Bag hd adi ▁Jew ▁and ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁in ▁Bomb ay . ▁The ▁S ass oon ▁D ock s ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁commercial ▁wet ▁dock ▁in ▁western ▁India ▁and ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁cot ton ▁trade . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁S ass oon ▁D ock s ▁and ▁other ▁associated ▁for esh ore ▁properties ▁were ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Bomb ay ▁Port ▁Trust . ▁The ▁S ass oon ▁D ock s ▁encourag ed ▁the ▁Bomb ay ▁Pres iden cy ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁Prince ' s ▁D ock . ▁The ▁S