Motorcycles for Fisheries Ministry officials

Ridma Dissanayake

The Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry will provide motorcycles to 21 information and data officers attached to the fisheries sector to facilitate them to obtain correct information about fisheries resources.

The Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry provided special training to 34 officers attached to the Fisheries Department and National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) on gathering information from well - known fishing grounds.

The motorcycles were provided by the Overseas Fisheries Corporation Foundation (OFCF) in Japan on a request by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC).

Over Rs 7 million was spent for the training and motorcycles.

The Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry distributed the motorcycles in Kalutara, Galle, Matara, Tangalle, Kalmunai, Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Mullaitivu, Jaffna, Puttalam, Chilaw, Negombo District Fisheries officers and Information and Data officers of NARA.

OFCF Director S Pujiwara handed over the motorcycles to Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Dr Rajitha Senaratne at the ministry recently.