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Navy operations to combat illegal fishing with a view to supporting legal fishing activities
The funds will establish four community-operated mini hatcheries in Batticaloa, Mullaitivu, Anuradhapura and Monaragala
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
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
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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
Some fish coming ashore have also had plastic nurdles (polypropylene granules) that had spilt from the ship.
China is one of Sri Lanka's key export markets for fisheries
Australia to fund it
Sri Lanka Navy said it had arrested over 70 persons seized their diving gear along with over 10,000 sea cucumbers and sh...
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