Mr. W A M Pathmendra
Assistant Director
: +94 412 222 010
Basic Information of the District
| Area (Km2) | 1,283 |
| Number of Active Fishermen | 15,570 |
| Number of Fisheries Families | 12,250 |
| Number of Boats (By type below) | |
| Multiday Boats | 1,351 |
| Small fiberglass Boats | 908 |
| Mechanized Traditional | 241 |
| Non mechanized Traditional | 969 |
| Oneday (IDAY) | 105 |
| Number of Beach sein | 17 |
Matara District Office
Details of the Fisheries Inspectors
| Fisheries Inspector Division/Harbour | Name of the officer incharge | Contact Numbers |
| Dikwella | A H PRITHIKA LASANTHI | +94 714 439 001 |
| Kottagoda | A PUNCHIHEWA | +94 711 920 428 |
| Gandara |
C S JAYASURIYA H M M UDAYANGANI |
+94 714 246 046 +94 766 816 636 |
| Gandara West |
M W M AMARASIRI A L P MADUMALI |
+94 715 730 102 +94 712 517 216 |
| Devinuwara |
W L VIMALASIRI J A T PRIYADARSHANI NISHANTHA ALUTHWATHTHA |
+94 714 439 002 +94 788 190 631 +94 718 424 968 |
| Matara |
W D D R WERAGODA D S NaANAYAKKARA |
+94 718 096 055 +94 776 079 221 |
| Mirissa |
S J RAJAKARUNA A G R KALPANI H G NANDASIRI |
+94 714 439 009 +94 713 259 984 +94 712 358 507 |
| Weligama | A I SUWADARATHNE | +94 712 897 019 |
| Kapparathota |
C D NEELAMANI S M A N DILRUKSHI |
+94 714 439 010 +94 710 956 474 |
| Nilwella | H P CHAMINDA | +94 711 790 866 |
| Suduwella |
U S WEERASINGHE |
+94 775 172 522 |
Details of the Radio Station
| Name of Radio communication center | Name of the officer incharge | Contact Number |
| Weligama |
A W S JAYAWEERA J DISSANAYAKE |
+94 718 017 400 +94 718 211 327 |
| Devinuwara |
P P RANASINGHE S P MAHINDA J P J RIYANKARA |
+94 713 330 833 +94 718 075 038 +94 714 496 456 |
| නිල්වැල්ල |
R K A PALITHA P A PREMASIRI |
+94 714 470 500 +94 718 210 835 |
| මිරිස්ස |
B G VIMALARATHNE W L P TESLI R L PALLIYAGURU K W R VIJITHA KUMARA |
+94 723 718 555 +94 718 063 678 +94 714 077 787 +94 771 744 559 |
Details of the Current Projects
| Number | Name of Project | Number of Benifisheries | Cost (Rs. Mn) |
| 01 | Concreting by road of about 200 Meters in Dikwella | 200 | 0.7 |
| 02 | Development of the Mirissa Bandaramulla Nugahena road | 150 | 1.939 |