Prawn harvest in full swing

Nearly 40,000 kilos of prawn are harvested in the Batticaloa lagoon every month. Around 250 canoes are engaged in the prawn harvest and each fisherman nets six to seven kilos of prawn daily, Assistant Director of Batticaloa District Fisheries Department D. George said.

He said that they harvest prawn in Kattankudi, Oorani, Pillayaradi and some other areas along the Batticaloa lagoon, George said that the prawn season has begun in the Batticaloa district. Harvesting prawn has turned out to be the main source of income for fishermen in the region.

Prawn is the second preferred food of people in the Batticaloa district. A large number of prawn vendors sell prawns along the road close to the Batticaloa town, Kattankudi and some other areas in the district, he said.

NJ