Ministry of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources 
Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources
ACTION PLAN - 2009
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Programme Project Activity Milestones 2009 Annual Target Income Financial Target  (7) Responsible for
1st  2nd 3rd 4th  2009 1st  2nd 3rd 4th  implementation
      Quarter  Quarter  Quarter  Quarter    (Rs.Mn) Q Q Q Q (Designation & Tel. No.)
Management  Legal actions Legal actions against non- 50 cases 50 cases 50 cases 50 cases 200 cases filed        
 
 
and  compliance the provisions   filed  filed  filed  filed              
Regulation of the Act - to curb the use of                       
of Fisheries destructive fishing gear etc.                      
                         
    Culture marine organisms on LD approval Regulations Parliamentary  Parliamentary  Culture marine organisms on            
    Artificial substrates  obtained gazetted approval approval Artificial substrates             
    Regulations - 2008     obtained obtained Regulations finalized            
                           
    Fisheries and Aquatic  LD approval AG's approval AG's approval Cabinet approval Fisheries and Aquatic             
    Resources Act, No. 2 of 1996  obtained obtained obtained obtained Resources Act, No. 2            
    replaced by a new Act, with         of 1996 replaced by            
    new provisions to prohibit        a new Act            
    poaching in the Sri Lanken                           Legal Officer
    EEZ. by foreigen vessels.                         Tel: 2380852
                           
    Fishing (Import and Export) LD approval Regulations  Parliamentary  - Fishing (Import and Export)            
    Regulations - 2008 obtained gazetted approval   regulations finalized            
          obtained              
                           
    Fishing boat safety (Design, Regulations  Parliamentary Parliamentary Parliamentary Fishing boat safety (Design,            
    Construction & Equipment) gazetted approval  approval  approval  Construction & Equipment)            
    regulations - 2008   obtained obtained obtained regulations finalized            
                           
    Regulation for the fishing of  LD approval Regulations  Parliamentary Parliamentary Regulation for the fishing of             
    Cuttle fish ( fishing operations) obtained gazetted approval  approval  Cuttle fish ( fishing operations)            
    in sea areas of Udppuwa and    obtained obtained in sea areas of Udppuwa and             
    Semuthu Thoduwawa in        Semuthu Thoduwawa in             
    Puttalam District.       Puttalam District finalized.            
                           
    Local fishing boat (Life Jackets) Regulations  Parliamentary Parliamentary  - Local fishing boat             
    regulations - 2008 gazetted approval approval   (Life Jackets)            
        obtained obtained   regulations finalized            
                           
  Issue of  Issue of fish  100 permits 50 permits 50  permits 50  permits 250 permits 1.250 0.500 0.250 0.250 0.250     Deputy. Director
  landing landing permits  for foreign issued issued issued issued issued               Fisheries Management
  Permits fishing vessels                         Tel: 2446291
Sub Total 11.627 4.467 2.811 2.262 2.087
5
10.377 3.967 2.561 2.012 1.837