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National Aquatic Resources Icelandic International
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
