Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Marine and Inland fisheries
Department of Livestock Production
E.M.N.D.B.EKANAYAKA
06/AG/010
EG 389
mraditional fishing gears in inshore region of Sri Lanka
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èmhere are 610 species live in inshore region of Sri Lanka. mhe
Important fish species are;
¢ Sudeya: 0
¢ Pesaleya: 0
¢ eelawa: 0
¢ Laagga: 0
¢ Karalla: 0
Fishing gear
gear used in fishing
mhe term Fishing gear, with the meaning
"apparatus for fishing" Fishing gear is also
called fishing tackle.
mraditional fishing
mraditional fishing is a term used to describe
small scale commercial or subsistence
fishing practices, using traditional techniques
such as
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rAlthough most people use of the traditional fishing gear in inshore area in Sri Lanka
those fishermen·s cannot get higher production because traditional fishing gears have
not the new technologies. According to the above detail the efficiency of the traditional
fishing gears is low, due to several reasons .such as,
rtime consuming
rlabor intensive
rhigh cost
rrigh post-
post-harvest loss etc.