2015 Volume 56 Issue 1 Pages 145-166
Civil conflict had lasted from 1983 to 2009 between Sinhalese and Tamil in Sri Lanka. Tsunami caused by earthquake occurred off Sumatra Island in 2004 killed more than 30,000 people along the coast in the country. Mullaitivu District in the Northern Region is a small district with 100,000 populations, nevertheless 3,000 people were killed by the Tsunami, moreover the district was devastated by a fierce battle at final stage of the civil conflict. Role of fisheries hasn’t been diminished for the people suffered from Tsunami and civil conflict in the district, still now. This paper reports the present status of fisheries conducted by people in Mullaitivu district and discloses issues and necessary measures taken for the prawn fishery.
The required measures to assure sustainability of the prawn fishery are discussed in terms of 1) maintenance and rehabilitation of lagoon eco-system, 2) positive propagation of stock, 3) input management of fishing effort, 4) output management of prawn catch, 5) improvement of household management structure, 6) improvement of prawn processing and distribution, 7) equipment of human/organization system, and 8) enhancement of scientific technology.
