FISHERIES DATA |
DIVISION
(ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR )
|
FISHING VILLAGES
|
FISHING FAMILIES
|
FISHING POPUL-ATION
|
NUMBER OF FISHERMEN
|
FISHING CRAFT |
MECHA-NIZED |
NON MECHANIZED |
| COLOMBO |
38 |
2021 |
8856 |
2406 |
205 |
262 |
| KALUTARA |
33 |
3417 |
15084 |
3797 |
440 |
563 |
| GALLE |
155 |
4493 |
21074 |
5452 |
543 |
705 |
| MATARA |
86 |
5561 |
27323 |
7777 |
985 |
698 |
| TANGALLE |
53 |
4921 |
24927 |
5713 |
962 |
743 |
| KALMUNAI |
258 |
15150 |
70175 |
15495 |
577 |
921 |
| BATTICALOA |
172 |
18274 |
74307 |
21034 |
651 |
2793 |
| TRINCOMALEE |
116 |
11673 |
42856 |
18246 |
1523 |
1412 |
| MULLATIVU |
31 |
4218 |
16468 |
3844 |
468 |
203 |
| KILINOCHCHI |
40 |
5107 |
18563 |
3897 |
10 |
406 |
| JAFFNA |
104 |
14867 |
63709 |
14558 |
827 |
2066 |
| MANNAR |
35 |
6991 |
28041 |
9346 |
1177 |
563 |
| PUTTALAM |
108 |
10504 |
46389 |
9983 |
2318 |
1787 |
| CHILAW |
39 |
8222 |
37151 |
9995 |
1870 |
1118 |
| NEGOMBO |
82 |
11400 |
52600 |
16624 |
1649 |
1579 |
| TOTAL |
1350 |
126819 |
547523 |
148167 |
14205 |
15819 |
|
|
FISH PRODUCTION 2004 (METRIC TONS)
|
| Coastal Fisheries |
154,470
|
| Off Shore and Deep Sea Fisheries |
98,720
|
| Inland and Aquaculture Fisheries |
33,180
|
| TOTAL |
286,370
|
|
Maritime Zones |
Nautical Miles |
| Territorial Sea |
12 |
| Contiguous Zone |
24 |
| Exclusive Economic Zone |
200 |
| Historic Waters |
Square Kilometers |
21,500 |
| Continental Shelf |
Square Kilometers |
30,000 |
| EEZ |
Square Kilometers |
517,000 |
| (The EEZ is 8 times the land extent of the country) |
| Extended Seabed Area beyond the EEZ |
Square Kilometers |
1,000,000 |
Under the UN Law of Sea Conventions , Sri Lanka can claim an additional seabed area that has
a sediment layer of 1 km in thickness and contiguous to the EEZ. This claim has to be submitted
before 2008
|
|
Marine Resources |
| |
Extent
Sq.Km
|
Current
Production (tons)
|
Potential
(tons) |
| |
|
|
|
| Contended shelf |
30,000 |
180,000 |
250,000 |
| Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) |
517,000 |
90,000 |
150,000 |
| Extra Seabed |
1,000,000 |
- |
- |
|
Inland & Aquaculture Resources |
| |
Hectares |
Current
Production (tons) |
Potential
(tons) |
| Lagoons & Estuaries |
158,000 |
|
|
| |
30,000 |
100,000 |
200,000 |
| Lakes & Reservoirs |
262,000 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| Mineral Resources: Estimated value |
300 million US$ |
|
Living Resources |
| Coastal Fisheries |
250 000 tons |
| Deep Sea Fisheries |
150 000 tons |
| Inland & Aquaculture |
100 000 tons |
|
Minerals and Other Non-Living Resources |
| Deposit next to Panadura |
102 million US$ |
| Deposit next to Kalutara |
167 million US$ |
| Deposit next to Hambantota |
160 million US$ |
|
Fisheries Sector Contribution to the National Economy |
| Direct Livelihood |
150,000 |
| Indirect Livelihood |
100,000 |
| State Employment |
5,000 |
| Private Sector Employment |
400,000 |
| Per Capita Fish Supply |
17.6 kg |
| Export Earnings |
100 million US$ |
| To GDP |
2.7% |
| Fish supplies 60% of the total animal protein in take of the population. |
|
Current Infrastructure Facilities |
| Fishery Harbours |
15 |
(of these 3 are inoperative) |
| Anchorages |
37
|
|
| Landing-Sites |
710 |
|
| Ice Plants |
60 |
(total capacity 1200 tons) |
| Boat Yards |
50 |
|
| Gear Factories |
7 |
|
|
