Fish import to sri lanka Imported Quantity of Fish and Fishery Products (Mt) For Food 2005-2017 Year Quantity 2005 4912 2006 6539 2007 10846 2008 8603 2009 11406 2010 13635 2011 11776 2012 9699 2013 15844 2014 21095 2015 33867 2016 39074 2017 27782 Sri Lanka has approximately 75000 sq km sea areas And also very big international sea areas , But Sri Lanka import fish mainly Thalapath , Thora , Sawara , Koppara ,Kumbala…
Sri Lanka Fish Production The fisheries sector in Sri Lanka plays a vital role in economic and social life style development by providing direct and indirect employment opportunities for about 560,000 people and livelihoods for more than 2.7 million coastal communities. Importantly it provides more than 60% of animal protein requirement of people in the country. The fishery industry comprised of coastal, offshore/deep-sea, and inland sub sector. Annual Fish Production by Sub Sectors (Mt)…
Skipjack Tuna Skipjack Tuna is a medium-sized performer fish in the tuna family. Sri Lankan Name Is Balaya and which is the species most commonly used in canned tuna. Skipjack Tuna have a life span of eight to 12 years and reach reproductive maturity when they reach 1.3 feet in length Skipjack tuna are an important prey species for open ocean sharks and large bony fishes, especially the billfishes, and play an important intermediate role…
Species Name – Thunnus AlbacaresSpecies Family – ScombridaeSpecies Order – PerciformesHabitat- Offshore Yellowfin Tuna is one of the most popular fish in Sri Lanka and yellowfin tuna is among the larger tuna species in the Indian Ocean. Yellowfin tunas are found worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters. There is a good demand for locally produced Yellowfin Tuna (Kelavalla) exports and domestically. Exports are mainly to Europe and Japan. Depending on the size of the…
fish Name In Sinhala Finding the fish name of a fish in English in languages like Sinhala can sometimes be as difficult as finding the correct fish name. Moreover, the same fish may be known by the same language but by a different name from a different area. However, we were able to gather this information from the fishing grounds. Also, fishermen who speak several Sri Lankan languages use different Fish names for some of…
Sri lankan Name Is Thalapath Malu and The sailfish is one of the faster of the Indian Ocean which allows individuals to reach burst speeds of up to 110 km/hr. At cruising speeds of 11 km/hr .sailfish have measured up to 3.5m, weighing as much as 100 kg , Spending most of their time in the upper 10 m of the water column, Indo-Pacific sailfish occasionally dive down to depths up to 350 m to…
Indian mackerel is the Most popular fish item in Sri Lanka Indian and is commonly found in the Indian Ocean and west pacific oceans. It is known by various names in various countries such as [Kumbalava ]in Sri Lanka, ‘Kaanankeluthi’ in Tamil. This fish is seasonal fish and from October to January it will catch in the western sea area in sri lanka(ex- Chilaw, Puthhtlam) and from April to August it will catch the Eastern…