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Research & Development Development Agency
Agency
• Fisheries resources and production
• Fisheries sector contribution to the national
economy with compare other countries.
• Fishery harbours
• Fishing fleets, fishing methods and cooling
methods
• Major commercial fish species
• Marketing channels and distribution
After this lecture participants will be familiar
with:
• the general overview of the fishery industry
in Sri Lanka
• Sri Lanka has 200 Nm exclusive economic zone
following 517,00 sq.km.

• The average width of the continental shelf is 22 km

(22-40 km) and its total extent is 30,000 sq.km.

• The coastline of the country is 1,770 km.

• Annual marine fish production is estimated 250 000

metric tons.
 2004 2005 2006 2007

Coastal 154,470 63,690 121,360 125,360

fishery
(MT)
Deep-sea 98,720 66,710 94,620 76,450
fishery
(MT)
Total (MT) 253,190 130,400 215,980 201,810

Source: MOFAR-2007-year book

Type of water sources Quantity (Hectare)

Large irrigation reservoirs 70,850

Medium irrigation reservoirs 17,004

Minor irrigation reservoirs 39,271

Seasonal tanks 10,000

Flood lakes 8,097

Mahaweli basin 22,670

Brackish water deep lagoons 80,000

Brackish water sallow lagoon 40,000

Total 381,941
Year Production (MT)

2004 33,180

2005 32,830

2006 35,290

2007 29,260
Fleet type Quantity

Multiday boat 2,618

One day (on boat 1,157

engine)
One day (out boat 7,835
engine)
Traditional (mechanize) 1,854

Traditional (non 18,206

mechanize)
Freshwater canoes 7,600

Total 49,270

Beach seine 1,008

 The fishing fleet
• Multi-days boats
over 32 fleets in length

• One day boats with in board

motors 3 ½ tons (28-32 fleets)

• One day boats with outboard

motors and traditional boats.
 Capture fishery Aquaculture

Kiribathi 36.17% Laos 6.33%

Marshal island 24.77% Vietnam 5.17%

Maldives 19.31% Bangladesh 2.34%

Philippine 2.22% China 2.10%

Indonesia 1.84% Myanmar 1.24%

Bangladesh 1.76% Philippine 0.78%

Sri Lanka 1.28% Sri Lanka 0.19%

• Direct livelihood 150,000
• Indirect livelihood 1,000,000
• State employment 5,000
• Private sector employment 400,000
• Per capita fish supply /Kg 17.6
• Export earnings/M US$ 100
• Contribution to GDP % 2.7

• Fish supplies 60% of the total animal protein

intake of the population.
Export Import

Quantity Value (Rs Quantity Value (Rs

(MT) M) (MT) M)

Tuna fish 10,468 7,088 Dry fish 33,529 3,316

Shrimp 1,464 1,636 Tin fish 14,395 1,945

Lobsters 91 146 Maldives 4,357 678

fish

Ornamental - 653 Others 4,727 835

fish

Others 1,746 911

Total 13,769 10,434 Total 57,008 6,774

• Kirinda Panadura
• Tangalle Mutwall
• Kudawell Kalpitiya
• Dondra
Trincomalee
• Mirissa Beruwella
• Galle
• Hikkaduwa

map of SL
• Gill nets
• Long lines/ pole & line
• Surrounding nets
• Trawling
• Kelawalla (Yellow fin tuna)
• Balaya (Skipjak tuna)
• Other blood fish (Tuna like sp.)
• Thora (Seer fish)
• Paraw (Carangid spp.)
• Mora / Maduwa (Shark/ Skate)
• Kumbalawa (Indian Mackerel)
• Fish stored with ice
• Chilled sea water
(CSW)
• Refrigerated sea
water (RSW)
• Fish for export market is directly unloaded to
freezer trucks for transport to processing plant
• Fish directly unloaded to freezer trucks for
transport to the central market(s)
• Fish unloaded to auction at the harbour and sent
to central market
• Wholesale and send to central market
• Wholesale and send retail market
• Whole sellers sell to fish venders
• 95 – 97 % as fresh fish and 3- 5 % as dry
fish
• 05- 10 % of landed fish for export
• 25 - 30 % for Central market channel
• 50 – 60 % retail market channel
• Annual Report, 2004, Statistical Division of Ministry of Fisheries & Aquatic
Resources, Sri Lanka
• Fisheries Year Book 2002, National Aquatic Resources Research &
Development Agency (NARA).
• Annual book 2007, ministry of fisheries and aquatic resources.
• Status and potential of fisheries and aquaculture in Asia and Pacific- FAO
2006