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Each reservoir estimated to lose 20 to 40 tonnes fish a year with water releases
Sri Lanka established committee to look into foreign research vessel only this month
A UN-flagged FAO research vessel is scheduled to conduct marine ecosystem, fish stock research in July/August
A one-year ban on foreign research vessels under last year, but new govt has failed to appoint SOP panel so far
Ready to collaborate with government, bilateral partners, and multilateral agencies to ensure recovery
Event brought together representatives from Bangladesh, India, Maldives, and Sri Lanka
15 fishermen taken into custody by Myanmar authorities sentenced to 7 years rigorous imprisonment given general amnesty
Supply of thalapath does not meet local demand, especially from hospitals.
Younger people in Mahaweli zones have shown a high tendency to engage in agricultural activities with smart technology
Export-eager Sri Lanka sends 10,000kg of low-salt, high in fish oil dried fish and dried fish chips to Korea, Australia
Fisheries minister Douglas Devananda had given instructions to ban imports of canned fish,
Plans to revise the fisheries act after consultation with stakeholders and field experts.
The boats were made possible through the funding of the Norwegian Government-financed FAO Trust Fund project
Sri Lanka hopes to ratify the international Labour Organization's 'Work in Fishing Convention (C188).
Japan has provided a JPY 200 mn grant to boost north-east fisheries infrastructure, and JPY 160 mn of a doppler network
India has been increasingly concerned over Chinese expansion in Sri Lanka's North
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Japan is to offer a 200 million yen (435 million rupees) grant to upgrade fisheries infrastructure in the North and East
Sri Lanka to release 100mn fish fry, 50mn juvenile freshwater shrimp into reservoirs to increase freshwater fish
Fujian fish export association to invest in aquaculture, to process and export seafood to Europe and North America
The fourth Joint Commision between Sri Lanka and the Maldives will be held in Colombo on June 6 and 7
Increased competition has driven up the price of eggs.
Sri Lanka's post harvest losses in fishing has been over 20%.
100 acres to be released to farmers
"We are confident that we will have the GSP plus for a while. But it does not mean that we should take it lightly."
In deep with Lanka’s Bottlenose buddies.
All the four crew members of the Sri Lankan vessel are safe
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