Daily News Online
   

Saturday, 28 April 2012

Home

 | SHARE MARKET  | EXCHANGE RATE  | TRADING  | OTHER PUBLICATIONS   | ARCHIVES | 

dailynews
 ONLINE


OTHER PUBLICATIONS


OTHER LINKS

Marriage Proposals
Classified
Government Gazette

Fisheries sector unfurls economic potential

The fisheries industry has made a 15.8 percent contribution to the Sri Lankan economy by increasing the country's fish harvest by 100,000 metric tons last year, said Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Dr.Rajitha Senarathne.


Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne and Seychells Foreign Minister Jean Paul
Adam at the discussion

The minister revealed these facts at a discussion with Seychells Foreign Minister Jean Paul Adam at the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry recently. They discussed fisheries industries in the two countries.

They focused on manufacturing fisheries vessels and providing technical training for fishermen.

"The Cey-Nor boat manufacturing dockyard in Karainagar has started boat manufacturing. It created many employment opportunities.

The country needs assistance to manufacture long-liner vessels.

The national Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) has initiated ocean and fisheries research," the minister said.

Seychells Foreign Minister Jean Paul agreed to support Sri Lanka to manufacture long-liner vessels and train Sri Lankans to use long-liners.

He agreed to send Seychells investors to Sri Lanka.

Ceylon Fisheries Corporation (CFC) chairman Maheel Senarathne, Cey-Nor chairman Sarath Kumara de Silva and Nara chairman Dr S Samarasundara also participated in the discussion.

EMAIL |   PRINTABLE VIEW | FEEDBACK

LANKAPUVATH - National News Agency of Sri Lanka
www.army.lk
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL)
www.news.lk
www.defence.lk
Donate Now | defence.lk
www.apiwenuwenapi.co.uk

| News | Editorial | Business | Features | Political | Security | Sport | World | Letters | Obituaries |

Produced by Lake House Copyright © 2012 The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd.

Comments and suggestions to : Web Editor