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2. Marine Fisheries Sector
3. AT A GLANCE THE FISHERIES RESOURCES
Fresh Water Bodies - 255,000ha
Perennial Tank - 155,000ha
Seasonal Tanks - 100,000ha
Rivers -103
Coastal Districts - 14
Marine Fishery Villages - 2637
Inland Fishery Villages - 1300
Total Fishers
Marine/Inland/Lagoon fishing - 200,000
Trade/Services/Input Supply - 600,000
Dependents on fishery industry - 2,400,000
4. AT A GLANCE THE FISHERIES SECTOR FACILITIES
Major Fishery Harbours - 14
Anchorages - 34
Fish Landing sites - 650
Cold rooms - 60
Boatyards -29
Fishing Gear Factories - 06
Fishery co-operative societies -900
Fish Processing Factories -22
5. Fishery Resources
6. Trends in Coastal Fisheries
7. Types of fishing crafts
8. Key Management Institutions Ministry of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources (MFAR) -line Ministry
Policy & project formulation
Planning & monitoring
Control of the Budget
Provincial Ministries of Fisheries
Fisheries within the territorial waters &inland areas
Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources (DFAR)
Management, Regulation, Conservation & development of fisheries & aquatic resources in Sri Lanka
9. Key Management Institutions Cont. Cost Conservation Department
Conservation and management of coastal zone of Sri Lanka.
National Aquatic Resources Research & Development Agency (NARA)
Promote and conduct research activities directed towards the identification, assessment management, conservation and development of aquatic Resourced.
National Aquaculture Development Authority (NAQDA)
Development & management of aquaculture & Inland fisheries
10. Management Initiatives. All countries have laws & Regulations to ensure the sustainable utilization of fish resources through two approaches.
Limiting the number of boats, fishermen, fishing gear (nets, hooks etc.) in a fishery to ensure that the resource is not depleted through excessive fishing. (limiting the effort to avoid over exploitation)
Prohibiting the use of fishing gear & methods harmful to the resource and/or habitats
11. Management measures under the Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Act-1996 Registration of fishing crafts.(s.15 &16) Regulations published in the gazette No.109 (03.10.1980), No.1055/13 (26.11.1998), and No. 948/24 ( 07.11.1996)
Fishing Operation license (s. 6 -14) Regulation 948/25
( 07.11.1996)
Prohibition of dynamite or poisonous fishing (s.- 27)
Prohibited fishing gears & fishing nets (s.-28-29)
Prohibition or Regulation of export & import of fish (s.30)
Declaration of closed or open seasons for fishing (s.34)
Declaration of fisheries reserves (s.36-37)
Aquaculture Management license (s.39-43)5
12. Important Regulations Framed under the Act Lobster fisheries Management Regulations -2000 Gazette No. 1123/2 on 13.03.2003
Purse-seine net Fishery Regulations Gazette No. 437/46 on 19.01.1987, No. 859/3 on 20.02.1995 (Amendment)
Chank Fisheries Management & export Regulation 2001
Beach Seine Regulation 1984
Export & Import of Live Fish Regulation 1998 1036/13 on 16.07.1998
13. Community based fisheries management through fisheries Committees( Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act . No 02. of 1996) Section 31
Declaration of management areas (inland Water body, lagoon & Sea area)
Section 32
Establishment of Fisheries Committees & Authorities
Committees can be transformed In to fisheries management authorities.
14. Role of Fisheries Management Committees Preparation & implementation of management plan for the area.
Plan has to be approved by DG-DFAR.
Role of Fisheries management authority
It can make recommendations to the ministry/ minister on,
Fishing Gear to be used in the area
Close Seasons
Species to be taken
Fishing time
16. Coastal Zone Management Plan – 2004 (Gazzetted on 24th. 01.2006.) Special Area Management Sites SAM is a locally based geographically specific planning process.
Highly participatory practice.
Allows fro the comprehensive management of natural resources with the actual involvement of local community
Gazetted SAM Sites – 05
Identified potential SAM sites - 27
17. Fisheries Cooperative Societies
FCS in Sri Lanka can be define as a collective organization which are working to find Solutions to socio economic and cultural issues of fishing community.
No. of FCS 982
Membership 161,000
Role of Cooperative in Fisheries management-
Many of FSC (Marine & Inland Sector) are active in Management of Fisheries conducted by their members.
Management initiatives,
To avoid racecourses conflict.
Recommending of resource friendly fishing gear.
Community empowerment.
Restricting entry (inland Fisheries and Lagoon Fisheries).
Introduction of New Technology for their members.
Awareness on resource management.
18. Major Issues Non availability and update fish resource data (The last fish resource survey were carries out over 25 years ago)
Fisheries management has been weak & despite there being comprehensive laws and associated regulations management of coastal fisheries is yet weak.
Thus there is a urgent need for promote co – management; requires awareness building and Community empowerment and strengthening of community based organizations.
Lack of monitoring control and surveillance
Socio political pressures.
Lack of participation of other stakeholder groups.
Community responsibility towards sustainable resource management.