An overview of the inland fisheries of Sri Lanka

dc.contributor.author	Hettiarachchi, A.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-05-14T03:49:38Z
dc.date.available	2015-05-14T03:49:38Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.identifier.citation	Hettiarachchi, A., 2008. An overview of the inland fisheries of Sri Lanka. In: Participatory Approaches to Reservoir Fisheries Management: Issues, Challenges and Policies (M.J.S. Wijeyaratne & U.S. Amarasinghe eds). pp. 71-80. Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Colombo, Sri Lanka.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/7428
dc.description.abstract	Inland fisheries development activities in Sri Lanka began in early twentieth century. However, the commercial-scale inland fishery was developed only after the introduction of African cichlid species, Oreochromis mossambicus into Sri Lankan freshwaters in 1952. Discontinuation of state support for the development of inland fisheries during 1990-1994 period, brought about a drastic decline in inland fish production. There is a significant potential for enhancement of inland fisheries production in the country through management of capture fisheries in perennial reservoirs and development of culture-based fisheries in seasonal reservoirs.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources	en_US
dc.title	An overview of the inland fisheries of Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US