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The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) - Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) funded US$ 4.9 million project to improve fish landing centres will be completed this month with the rehabilitation of 40 fish landing centres in 13 coastal districts including those in the recently liberated North and East.

The project also included building the new fisheries office in Mullaitivu; delivery of training and provision of equipment to strengthen the capacity of the Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation and Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to support co-ordination of the rehabilitation and management of the landing sites; and delivery of training and equipment to promote community participation in fish landing site management.

The key achievements of the project include buildings and other facilities such as access roads, jetty, barge, ice storage, engine storage rooms, net mending areas, community halls, fish auction sheds and fish market stalls which have been built based on a comprehensive needs assessment to support fishing communities' livelihoods.

The project has run over a three-year period, executed by the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, implemented by the FAO in association with the Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation supported by the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. The project will be completed this month.

A workshop in this regard was held on September 8 and 9 in the presence of Secretary, Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development as the Chief Guest, officials of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development, the head of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation, officials from the FAO and representatives of the Canadian High Commission in Sri Lanka.

The project has supported the formulation of business plans to assist community organisations to raise adequate funds to meet the cost of operation and maintenance and to use surplus funds to uplift the socio-economic standards of the fishing population.

The objectives of the terminal workshop were to present the achievements and lessons learnt and to agree on an exit strategy for the project while ensuring community participation in sustainable management of the facilities provided.

It was agreed that there was the need to develop a national policy for development and management of fish landing centres through co-management principles involving the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation and Fisheries Community Organisations.

 

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