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Fisheries

Sri Lanka given diesel saving fishing boat tech, advanced cooling to cut fish loss: FAO

Technology strengthens resilience of fishing operations, ensuring higher-quality products reach market, reducing waste

October 25, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka to provide diesel, kerosene subsidies for fisheries ahead of polls

25 rupees per litre of diesel upto a 300,000 litres a month, and 25 rupees per litre of kerosene upto 15 litres a day

October 15, 2024 2 min read

UNDP Sri Lanka, Ministry of Crab restaurant in mangrove restoration project

Mangroves are home to Sri Lanka’s iconic mud crabs.

September 18, 2024 3 min read

Sri Lanka to promote sea cucumber hatcheries due to demand: Minister

“They are like black gold,” Devananda said.

June 11, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka yet to decide on UN research vessel: Foreign Minister

A UN-flagged FAO research vessel is scheduled to conduct marine ecosystem, fish stock research in July/August

UN fund, FAO marine survey at risk over Sri Lanka’s research vessel SOP delay

A one-year ban on foreign research vessels under last year, but new govt has failed to appoint SOP panel so far

Sri Lanka to fund technology upgrades of rural dairy, agriculture and fisheries

Sri Lanka is unveiling a program to upgrade, rural agriculture, and diary and fisheries, which will boost their capacity...

August 30, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka to re-take to state aquaculture areas for mangrove regeneration

Sri Lanka plans to re-take unused coastal areas released for aquaculture and salterns as part of a project to re-generat...

August 18, 2019 1 min read

Global Seafoods to process Wakame seaweed in Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan seafood exporter Global Seafoods Pvt Ltd is to process Wakame seaweed, highly valued, fa...

May 22, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka to build more fishery harbours, upgrade cold storage: Buget2019

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's finance minister Mangala Samarawera said the government will allocate more funds to build fish...

March 5, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka shipwrecked fishermen rescued by China dredger

A Chinese sea sand dredger working on a sea reclamation project near Sri Lanka's Colombo port had rescued two shipwrecke...

July 19, 2018 1 min read

Vessel monitoring improves Sri Lanka fisheries sustainability

ECONOMYNEXT – The introduction of a Vessel Monitoring Service (VMS) to track fishing boats in Sri Lankan waters h...

June 22, 2018 2 min read
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Sri Lanka promote lagoon aquaculture, conservation

Sri Lanka's fisheries ministry will start a conservation program to protect lagoon eco-systems which will boost fisherie...

April 14, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s seafood exports up 42-pct in 2017

ECONOMYNEXT – Earnings from Sri Lanka’s sea food exports rose 42% to US$ 241 million in 2017 from a year a...

February 22, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka to seek tourism, private investments, at fishery harbours

Sri Lanka will seek private investments to start joint ventures at fishery including tourism services which will increas...

December 15, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka to grow milk fish as bait for long line fishery

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka has initiated a project to raise milk fish (ChanosChanos) for use as bait by long line fishing v...

December 9, 2017 2 min read
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Sri Lanka to re-build Myliddy fishery harbour in former warzone

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has proposed a quick rehabilitation program to re-build a fishery harbho...

December 8, 2017 1 min read

India bans registration of bottom trawlers to stop poaching in Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT – India has banned fresh registration of bottom trawlers in the Palk Bay area as part of measures to ...

October 17, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka - Norway firm gets 150ha for marine aquaculture

Global Ceylon Seafood (Pvt) Ltd will be leased a 150 hectare area in Koddiyar in Sri Lanka's Trincomalee district for a ...

September 14, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka marine resource survey with Norwegian aid

ECONOMYNEXT – A Norwegian research vessel, Dr Fridtjof Nansen, is to sail in Sri Lankan waters to assist the isla...

August 18, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka sea food exports to EU up 171-pct in November

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s seafood exports to the European Union are continuing their rapid recovery since ...

March 13, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka sea food exports to EU up 200-pct

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s exports of sea food to the European Union, which accounts for about 28.7 per cen...

January 11, 2017 1 min read

India, Sri Lanka to intensify patrols to prevent poaching

ECONOMYNEXT – India and Sri Lanka agreed to intensify cooperation on patrolling to prevent poaching by Indian fis...

January 2, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka to declare fish habitats as protected zones

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka intends to better protect fish habitats around the island by declaring them as protected ...

May 10, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka raises fines in fisheries inspections

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has decided to double fines on fishing boat operators who try to obstruct inspections by ...

April 27, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka expects to resume fishery exports to EU in July

ECOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera has a welcomed a decision by the European Commission to rec...

April 22, 2016 2 min read