Fresh water fingerlings for 121 tanks, reservoirs

The Government has released Rs 8.9 worth of fresh water fingerlings into 121 identified tanks and reservoirs in the North and East under the five year program to develop the fresh water fish industry and aqua culture production in the country.

Under this program, fresh water fingerlings were released to 24 selected tanks in the East under the Neganahira Navodaya program, Fisheries and Aquatic resources Development Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said.

“We identified 97 tanks in the North to release fresh water fingerlings under the Uthuru Wasanthaya program,” the Minister said.

Various species of fresh water fish including common carp rohu, mirigal, big head carp, silver carp, thilapia, niloticas and hirikanaya had been released to selected tanks and reservoirs in the North and East.

The Government expects around 1191 metric tones and 617 metric tones of annual fresh water fish harvest respectively from both Northern and Eastern regions through this program. IR