Marine Small-Scale Fisheries Of Sri Lanka: A General Description- BOBP/INF/06

This paper attempts a brief and factual presentation of data and baseline information on the main features of the small-scale marine fisheries of Sri Lanka. It could serve as an introduction to the subject leading to deeper studies of particular aspects; as a source of general information; or, more particularly, as a background document for use in discussions on the planning and programming of development assistance. The paper has been prepared by the small-scale fisheries project of the Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP). It revises and updates a document with the same title, issued in June 1977 by the FAO/UNDP project, Development of Small-Scale Fisheries in Southwest Asia, RAS/74/031, which was prepared jointly by the Sri Lanka Ministry of Fisheries and the project. Some assistance for the present revision was provided by a national consultant, Mr. V. A. Fernando. The small-scale fisheries project of the Bay of Bengal Programme began 1979 from Madras. It covers five countries bord ering the Bay of Bengal-Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The project’s main aims are to develop, demonstrate and promote appropriate methodologies and technologies to improve the conditions of small-scale fisherfolk and increase the supply of fish from the small-scale sector in member-countries.