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29
Jan2025
National Fisheries Federation Holds First Director Board Meeting for 2025

National Fisheries Federation Holds First Director Board Meeting...

The National Fisheries Federation held its first Director Board meeting for 2025 at the Ministry Auditorium on January 28, presided...

14
Jan2025
Thai Pongal Festival celebration

Thai Pongal Festival celebration

Mr. Ramalingam Chandrasekar, Minister of Fisheries, joined the Pongal Festival celebrations organized at the Prime Minister’s Office under the leadership...

19
Jun2024
Mr. Suranga Prasath Hindalla Arachchi has been appointed as the Managing Director of Ceylon Fisheries Corporation.

Mr. Suranga Prasath Hindalla Arachchi has been appointed...

Mr. Suranga Prasath Hindalla Arachchi has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Ceylon Fisheries Corporation by the Minister...

29
Jan2024
A new office complex of the quality control section of local fisheries products was declared open at Katunayake Bandaranayake International Airport premises, for the convenience of Local fisheries products exporters.

A new office complex of the quality control...

This quality control section was declared open on 26-01-2024 at Katunayake Airport premises, in order to fulfill the strong request...

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Ministry of Fisheries issues new rules and regulations for 4 invasive fish species

Government takes decisive step to curb illegal fishing - Mr. Susantha Kahawatte, Director General to the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources,

Government takes decisive step to curb illegal fishing - Dr. B. K. Kolitha Kamal Jinadasa, Secretary to the Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources

Government takes decisive step to curb illegal fishing - Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar, Minister to the Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources

Cabinet approves Rs. 1127.5 million giant project to improve Valachchenai Fishery Harbour

WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement gives new impetus to Sri Lankan fish exports

The regional "Aqua Livelihood" project


80 feet Indian Trawler and 10 Fishermen Arrested

National Fishing Vessel Census 2025-Speech by Minister Mr. Ramalingam Chandrasekar 

National Fishing Vessel Census 2025-Speech by Deputy Minister Mr. Rathna Gamage 

නීතිවිරෝධී ධීවර කටයුතු හේතුවෙන් මැඩගස්කරයේ දී අත්අඩංගුවට පත් ධීවරයින් මුදාගැනීමට රජය මැදිහත් වේ.

Sri Lankan shrimp exports resume

Fisheries Minister Meets Indian High Commissioner

A meeting between the Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources, Mr. Ramalingam Chandrasekhar, and the French Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Mr. H.E. Remi Lambert, to develop four major fishing ports.

Cabinet approves Rs. 750 million to resolve urgent issues at fishing ports

Vessel monitoring system is operational 24/7!

Ocean day message by Deputy Minister Rathna Gamage


Sri Lanka Fisheries Corporation introduces 300/400 gram Frozen Fish packets.

"යෝජිත නව ධීවර පනත් කෙටුම්පත සඳහා ඔබගේ යෝජනා, අදහස් මේ මාර්තු 25 වෙනි දිනට පෙර ධීවර අමාත්‍යංශයේ ලේකම් තුමා වෙත ලබා දෙන්න" - ධීවර, ජලජ සහ සාගර සම්පත් ඇමති රාමලිංගම් චන්ද්‍රසේකරන් මහතා.

Galle District Development: Inside the Desathiyaka Mahimaya Program

Deputy Minister Rathna Gamage’s Speech - 2025 Budget Debate

බහුදින ධීවර යාත්‍රා සඳහා නිකුත් කරනු ලබන නියමු බලපත්‍ර වසර 5කට වරක් අලුත් කර යුත්තේ ඇයි?

Fisheries Minister and Japanese Ambassador Discuss Progress on Grant-Funded Projects

Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources, Rathna Gamage assumes duties - 2024.11.22

BIG FOCUS | Commencement of the year 2024

BIG FOCUS | Fisheries and the Economy of Sri Lanka

 

 

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