The ceremony to award appointment letters to 112 newly recruited Fisheries Officers for 15 District Fisheries Offices was held today (19) at the Auditorium of the Colombo Postal Headquarters.

The event, organized jointly by the Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources and the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, was held under the patronage of Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar and Deputy Minister Rathna Gamage.

The main objective of these appointments is to further strengthen services in the fisheries sector and to ensure that government services provided to fishing communities at the district level are delivered more quickly and efficiently.

Secretary to the Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Dr. B. K. Kolitha Kamal Jinadasa, Director General of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Susantha Kahawatta, along with senior officials and a large number of distinguished guests, participated in the occasion.