Problems facing the deep-sea fishing industry in Sri Lanka

Fishing in Sri Lanka has been carried on largely with the use of traditional methods and in recent years there has been a marked increase in the use of mechanized craft for fishing. Although some effort has been made in the sphere of deep-sea fishing both by trawlers and long line tuna boats, such efforts have not made a significant contribution towards improving the industry. The progress of deep-sea fishing in Sri Lanka has been hindered due to a number of reasons described by the author.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fernando, V.
Format: article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 1978
Subjects:Fisheries, marine fisheries, deep-sea fisheries, development, potential resources, fishing industry, Sri Lanka,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/32867
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