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Thursday, March 20, 2014
Sri Lanka's Oceanpick launches first marine fish farm in Trincomalee
March 20, 2014   Sri Lanka's Oceanpick launches first marine fish farm in Trincomalee   Sri Lankan company Oceanpick and Kames Fish Farming Ltd of Scotland entered into a joint venture project to launch the first marine fish farm in Trincom ...
Friday, February 22, 2013
Sri Lanka sees record earnings in fish exports during 2012
February 22, 2013 Sri Lanka sees record earnings in fish exports during 2012 Sri Lanka has witnessed record earnings of US$16,232 through fish exports in 2012, according to Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister, Dr Rajitha Se ...
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Sri Lanka's fish production to reach 686,000 tonnes by 2013
June 14, 2012 Sri Lanka's fish production to reach 686,000 tonnes by 2013 In order to bring Sri Lanka's total fish production to 686,000 tonnes by 2013, Sri Lanka's inland water fish harvest is expected to reach 98,000 tonnes, Fisheries and ...
Friday, May 25, 2012
Sri Lanka's fish consumption up by 38%
May 25, 2012 Sri Lanka's fish consumption up by 38%   Up to 80% of the total animal protein requirement in Sri Lanka is met by fish products, with per capita fish consumption up by 38% in the last two years, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...
Monday, April 2, 2012
Sri Lanka's canned fish factory to begin operations
April 2, 2012 Sri Lanka's canned fish factory to begin operations Sri Lanka's first ever semi-government owned canned fish factory, constructed in Galle, is to open this week, with expected productions of 10,000 cans per day. Ceylon Fisheri ...
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Sri Lanka's fish exports to the West slow down
December 10, 2011 Sri Lanka's fish exports to the West slow down Slowing demand in key Western markets has affected fish exports from Sri Lanka, a top export promotion official said. This comes as the island is trying to develop the industr ...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Sri Lanka expands inland fish production
July 27, 2011 Sri Lanka expands inland fish production Sri Lanka is expecting inland fish production to rise 15% to 60,000 tonnes in 2011, and is targeting 90,000 tonnes by 2013, backed by a programme to push up production, officials said. ...
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Sri Lanka to attempt cat fish breeding
September 21, 2010 Sri Lanka to attempt cat fish breeding Rambodagalla Ornamental Fish Breeding and Training Centre in Sri Lanka will breed cat fish (Pangasius Suchi) locally to save large sum of money spends annually to import them. They h ...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
FAO to assist Sri Lanka in fishery development
June 23, 2010 FAO to assist Sri Lanka in fishery development   The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said that it will support the Sri Lankan government to develop its fisheries sector. FAO South Asian Region Direc ...
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Sri Lanka focuses on developing freshwater fishery
May 25, 2010 Sri Lanka focuses on developing freshwater fishery   Sri Lankan Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Dr Rajitha Senaratne said they plan to increase the freshwater fish harvest by 10%, in keeping with the govern ...
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Sri Lanka state corporation to start fish canning factory
November 28, 2006 Sri Lanka state corporation to start fish canning factory Sri Lanka Fisheries Corporation would be building a US$50 million fish canning factory in the southern city of Galle in a joint venture with a New Zealand based fir ...
Wednesday, March 9, 2005
Sri Lanka imports a large percent of fish yearly
March 9, 2005 Sri Lanka imports a large percent of fish yearly Sri Lankans have a huge appetite for fish. Though the island is surrounded by sea, with a coastline of over 1700km on all sides, it is heavily dependant on seafood imports to sa ...

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