SOCITY OF FISHERMEN

IN SRI LANKA

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 CONTENT
Ø Fisheries in Sri Lanka
Ø Fisheries Resources
Ø What is the fishing, and fishing life
Ø Society and culture of fishermen
Ø The civil war and its consequence of
fishermen
Ø Problems of fishermen
Ø What have we done

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 Fisheries in Sri Lanka

 Sri Lanka has a 1,760 km coast

line of which 1,150 km are sand
beaches, possessing a shelf area
(up to 120 m depth) of 30, 000
km2 with the declaration of the
Exclusive Economic Zone

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 Fisheries Resources

 Fisheries resources of Sri Lanka

are categorized under three broad
types.
 (1) Marine resources.
 (2) Inland resources.
 (3) Brackish water resources.

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 WHAT IS THE FISHING,
and FISHING LIFE
Fishing is the main industry along the
coastal belt in the Sri Lanka. fishermen,
like their colleagues in other parts of the
island, mostly live in impoverished
conditions.

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 Society and culture of
fishermen
qSri Lanka is a multi-ethnic and
multi-religious society, in which
each ethnic group represents
predominantly one religious
group.
q The majority of the Sinhalese are
Buddhists, Tamils are Hindus
and, Moors and Malays are
Muslims
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 consequence of
fishermen
Ø The start of the civil war in 1983
completely altered the nature of the
problem, and produced tragic
consequences for the fishermen.
Ø The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
(LTTE), which had open support from
various political organizations in Tamil
Nadu prior to the Indian Peace
Keeping Force (IPKF) operations (and
even !), was receiving supplies from
the Tamil Nadu coast.
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 Problems of fishermen

q Problem of fishermen between Indian and Sri

Lankan.
q Lack of modern equipment and rising fuel
prices.
q They have many problems after the Tsunami
disaster.
q Problem in the education of children.
q Addiction to drugs, cigarettes & alcohol.
q Effect of transportation on shelf life of fish
q Child abuse-due to expanding tourist industry.

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 Problem of fishermen
between Indian and Sri
Lankan
 Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen
trespassing into each other’s
waters are common occurrences.
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 Lack of modern equipment

and rising fuel prices
 They lack modern fishing
equipment and rising fuel prices
have severely affected them.
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They have many problems after
the Tsunami disaster

Ø Houses damaged
Ø
Ø Loss fishering harbor
Ø
Ø Equipment damaged
Ø
Ø Loss their life
Problem in the education of
children
Ø Education is seen as a means of enter to
the hazardous occupation of fishing.
Ø Therefore, a less percentage of children in
the age group of 6 years and 16 years
(school-going age) not attend school.
 Addiction to drugs,
cigarettes & alcohol
Ø It is quite obvious that drug
addiction, including addiction to
cigarettes and alcohol.
Ø A considerable number of
children who drop out from
schools include those who have
been subject to drug abuse.
 Effect of transportation on
shelf life of fish

v Proper packing &

storage
§ Use of boxes
v
v Adequate icing &
cooling
v
v Hygienic conditions
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 Child abuse-due to
expanding tourist industry

 seriously problem confronted

along the coast is the abuse of
young boys for homosexual
activities.
 After that they received some
money, gifts etc…
 What have we done

q have written about them

q
q have discussed about them
q
q have passed laws and regulations
q
q have declared protected areas
q
q have established a coast guard to control
destructive fishing
 Old fisherm en
never die,
They just sm ell
t hat way…
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