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| Table 481 (Pro., Agr., Fish) | ||||||
| Basic Statistics of Marine Fisheries (2004) | ||||||
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| Fisheries District | Number of Fishing Villages | Total Fishing Households | Active Fishermen | Population of Fishing Households | Fish Landings | |
| Batticaola | 172 | 16,700 | 21,600 | 86,020 | 116 | |
| Chilaw | 40 | 8,800 | 10,000 | 40,480 | 31 | |
| Colombo | 27 | 2,300 | 2,800 | 9,260 | 11 | |
| Galle | 155 | 6,700 | 6,300 | 21,960 | 60 | |
| Jaffna | 107 | 16,100 | 16,800 | 75,060 | 103 | |
| Kalmunai | 258 | 15,100 | 15,500 | 71,860 | 54 | |
| Kalutara | 33 | 3,500 | 4,200 | 17,100 | 34 | |
| Kilinochchi | 40 | 3,400 | 3,700 | 15,640 | 40 | |
| Mannar | 41 | 7,300 | 9,400 | 34,580 | 32 | |
| Matara | 86 | 6,900 | 7,100 | 28,220 | 31 | |
| Mullativu | 31 | 3,100 | 3,300 | 14,260 | 29 | |
| Negombo | 82 | 12,900 | 16,800 | 59,840 | 27 | |
| Puttalam | 108 | 11,400 | 12,100 | 52,440 | 58 | |
| Tangalle | 37 | 6,100 | 6,100 | 24,460 | 24 | |
| Trincomalee | 120 | 12,300 | 16,100 | 60,720 | 53 | |
| Total | 1,337 | 132,600 | 151,800 | 611,900 | 703 | |
| © 2008, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) | ||||||
| Source: | ||||||
| Ministry Of Fisheries And Aquatic Resources | ||||||
| Revised: 2008(y)/06(m)/21(d) | ||||||
| Chief Editor: | ||||||
| Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.) | ||||||
| The Head, Department of Management Studies | ||||||
| University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka | ||||||