{"id":3831,"date":"2026-06-15T10:22:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T10:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/124.43.146.194\/?page_id=3831"},"modified":"2026-06-18T05:52:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T05:52:28","slug":"fisheries-at-a-glance-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?page_id=3831","title":{"rendered":"Fisheries at a glance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3831\" class=\"elementor elementor-3831\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e623d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e623d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da3adf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da3adf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fisheries at a glance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b232226 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-b232226-f3b7fc6 \" data-id=\"b232226\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"b232226\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32e9894 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-32e9894-5ce385a \" data-id=\"32e9894\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"32e9894\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ffc8e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ffc8e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary Statistics (2024)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2511c59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"2511c59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3880\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3880\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Annual Fish Production (Mt) <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3880\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc3c8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7dc3c8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3065be7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3065be7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table border=\"0\">\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Marine Sector<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">308,430 <\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n     <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Inland and Aquaculture Sector<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">102,330 <\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n     <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\"><b>Total Fish Production (Mt)<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\"><b>410,760<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3881\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3881\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Fishing Fleet (Operating Boats) (Numbers) <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3881\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc2016 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1fc2016\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a84674 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8a84674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table border=\"0\">\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Multi-day Boats (Offshore Vessels) (IMUL)<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">4,869<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n     <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Inboard Single Day Boats (IDAY)<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">880<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Outboard Motor FRP Boats (OFRP) <\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">24,823<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Motorized Traditional Boats (MTRB) <\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">2,709<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Non-motorized Traditional Boats (NTRB)<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">15,037<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Non-motorized Traditional Beach-seine Boats (NBSB)<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">953<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    \n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\"><b>Total Number of Marine Fishing Fleet <\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\"><b>49,271<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\"><b>Total Number of Inland Fishing Fleet <\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\"><b>9,647<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af98db9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"af98db9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1840\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1840\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Administration Division <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3881 e-n-accordion-item-1840\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a7e58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69a7e58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3881 e-n-accordion-item-1840\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8cc8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c8cc8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cac54a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cac54a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Administration Division is entrusted with the prime duty of management and development of human resources of the Ministry. The responsibility of appointing officers to perform the duties in the subject of fisheries infrastructure, livelihood development of fisher fork and to perform specific task to develop inland and ornamental fisheries, through the provision of professional and institutional training, the human resource development including administration and implementation of activities of the Ministry such as communication, transport, security, maintenance and provision of sanitary facilities that would create a suitable office environment for the employees to perform their duties peacefully. The Division also coordinates the administration of the institutions operating under the purview of the Ministry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1841\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1841\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Accounts Division <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3881 e-n-accordion-item-1841\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c154e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c154e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3881 e-n-accordion-item-1841\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cf4a55 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cf4a55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-481b7f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"481b7f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The main focus of this Division is to via contribute the national development implementing effective financial management system in compliance with the government procumbent procedures within the legal framework.<\/p><p>Accordingly, our prime objective of this division is to bear the expenditures incurring implementation of the development projects in collaboration with the institutions under the purview of the Ministry and maintenance of accurate accounting system through regular Audits.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1842\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1842\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Planning and Monitoring Division <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3881 e-n-accordion-item-1842\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f873f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f873f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3881 e-n-accordion-item-1842\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9cdb7f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9cdb7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6b10f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6b10f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Formulation of policies based on short term, medium term and long term plans that are required to pay maximum contribution from the fisheries sector to the national Plan formulated to achieve the targets of the national development policies.<\/p><p>Prioritize programmes required to achieve desired goals in effective manner through formulated plans under an appropriate system on the issue of management of financial and physical resources which is associated with fisheries and aquatic resources sector, ensuring maximum and optimum utilization.<\/p><p>Implementation of formulated plans with respect to relevant projects under a physical and financial management system in productive manner with constant monitoring performances and the outcome, by evaluation of the progress of those projects on weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis while identifying the obstacles and challenges encountered when implementation of those and to apply strategies to overcome them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1843\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1843\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Technical Division <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3881 e-n-accordion-item-1843\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5752a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5752a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3881 e-n-accordion-item-1843\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d57c76d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d57c76d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85d0fdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85d0fdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Division is responsible to create avenues for local and foreign investments in Sri Lankan fisheries that would be beneficial to the satisfaction of desired goals of national development policies and to encourage the initiation of appropriative projects by recommending the most suitable investment method based on the existing state policies and to facilitate their implementation in order to ensure maximum benefits.<\/p><p>Contribute to the foreign exchange income of the country through the increase of export income and international expansion of export market by promoting fish and aquaculture by surpassing the challenges encountered in the industry in order to ensure the maximum benefit to the country and fishers.<\/p><p>Issue directives in relation to imports of aquaculture products, fish and fishing gear for the purpose of re-export and nutrition enhancement of people and to be responsible for the coordination between the Ministry and the respective institutes in this regard.<\/p><p>Act as the coordinator in formulation and inspection of bilateral agreements and to coordinate the matters related to regional fisheries associations and United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in the formulation of strategies to overcome the international challenges in the fisheries industry and thereby pave the way to the betterment of the fisher community and the entire nation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1844\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1844\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Development Division <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3881 e-n-accordion-item-1844\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c9be7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c9be7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3881 e-n-accordion-item-1844\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4522e91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4522e91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2517baf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2517baf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Social Development Division is entrusted with the duty of enhancing the standard of life of the entire fisher community including fishers who are directly engaged in fishing and the groups involved in indirect occupations in the fisheries industry.<br \/>Hence the Division functions to supply related data and information plan undertaking the process of development proposals, identify the priorities, make funds available and also to implement, coordinate, guide, evaluate and conduct progress review and follow-ups of the development projects while shouldering the responsibility of sustainable implementation of related development proposals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1845\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1845\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Internal Audit Division <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3881 e-n-accordion-item-1845\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c40299 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c40299\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3881 e-n-accordion-item-1845\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-690bf7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"690bf7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb2639a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb2639a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To inspect and assess the consistency and adequacy of the internal inspections deployed in the identification and prevention of malpractices and corruption with respect to finance handling of the tasks undertaken by the Ministry or handed over to the Ministry, and report to the Chief Counting Officer with the findings of such assessments, and also to assist the Chief Counting Officer by reporting the progress achieved in the execution of development projects of the Ministry and when required, acting as the coordinator between the Chief Counting Officer and the officials engaged in the said process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1846\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1846\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Engineering Division <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3881 e-n-accordion-item-1846\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0743449 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0743449\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3881 e-n-accordion-item-1846\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afeef71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afeef71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc800cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc800cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The engineering division is responsible for supervision &amp; monitoring of all engineering-related activities of the projects that are being executed and to be executed in the future. It includes the following.<\/p><ul><li>Obtaining feasibility study reports, technical proposals, EIA, IEE etc, and evaluating them at the project planning stage.<\/li><li>Monitoring the physical &amp; financial progress of all construction activities.<\/li><li>Monitoring the quality assurance aspects of all construction activities.<\/li><li>Financial control of ongoing construction projects and approving interim &amp; final payment certificates.<\/li><li>Attending to variations and updating against the original designs depending on site conditions and unforeseen situations as per the contractual obligations.<\/li><li>Coordination among consultancy\/construction\/client and other relevant institutions.<\/li><li>Recommending suitable solutions or mitigatory measures during construction or vulnerable in the future.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1847\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"8\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1847\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Statistical Division <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3881 e-n-accordion-item-1847\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3b336 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c3b336\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3881 e-n-accordion-item-1847\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a9d8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87a9d8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21813e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21813e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Collection, analysis and publication of data required in formulation and progress evaluation of policies and plans and the data related to the devising of national\/international estimations and indicators, with a view to sustainably developing of fisheries and aquatic resources in the accomplishment of desired goals of the Ministry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3882\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3882\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Infrastructure Facilities (Marine sector)(Numbers) <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3882\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef594e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eef594e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc394b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6fc394b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table border=\"0\">\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Major Fishery Harbours<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">25<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n     <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Functioning Major Fishery Harbours<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">23<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Anchorages<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">19<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Minor Fish Landing Centres<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">1,083<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Active Ice Plants<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">109<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Ice Production Capacity<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">4,223<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Boat Manufacturing Yards (Registered)<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">71<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Fishing Gear Factories<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">19<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3883\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3883\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Social Information (Numbers) <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3883\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d759071 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d759071\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7359260 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7359260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table border=\"0\">\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Fisheries Inspector Divisions (Marine)<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">149<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n     <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Marine Fishing Households<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">188,940<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Inland Fishing Households<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">83,960<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Marine Fishers (Men & women)<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">225,480<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Inland Fishers (Men & women)<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">94,990<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Marine Fishing Household Population<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">807,550<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Inland Fishing Household Population <\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">223,610<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3884\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3884\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Exports &amp; Imports <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3884\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8019f02 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8019f02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-396bb3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"396bb3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table border=\"0\">\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Annual Export Earnings (Rs. Mn)<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">86,241<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n     <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Annual Export Earnings (US$ Million)<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">285<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Annual Export Volume (Mt)<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">22,556<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Annual Import Expenditure (Rs. Mn)<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">36,672<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Annual Import Expenditure (US$ Million)<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">122<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Annual Import Volume (Mt)<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">58,351<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Balance of Fish Trade (Rs. Mn)<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">49,569<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n     <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Balance of Fish Trade (US$ Million);<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">164<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3885\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3885\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Canned Fish <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3885\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b37d87e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b37d87e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6acfcee elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6acfcee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table border=\"0\">\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Domestically produced volume (Mt)<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">12,305<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n     <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Domestically produced volume (Millions of cans)<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">31.1<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">No of  local canned fish manufacturing companies (Numbers)<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">16<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3886\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3886\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Fisheries Indicators <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3886\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e5f8e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27e5f8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43561f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"43561f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table border=\"0\">\n    <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Contribution to GDP at Current Market Prices (%)<\/td>\n        <td align=\"right\">0.9<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n     <tr>\n        <td align=\"left\">Gross domestic product at current market price (Rs. 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