1. Trends analysis of commercial Fish
production in Mannar basin of Sri Lanka
Nalinda Ambagamuwa (128529)
Department of Aquaculture & Fisheries
Faculty of Livestock Fisheries & Nutrition
Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
2. Introduction
Mannar basin is rich with numerous types of Fish resources and other
commercially important resources
It is directly involved with the Fish industry in Sri Lanka
Mannar basin consists with seven major fishery districts
Galle, Kaluthara, Colombo, Negombo,
Chillaw, Puttalam and Mannar
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3. Rationale
• There are no much findings to determine the current fish production
trends of the Mannar basin
• There is no much research findings to make efficient policy decision
to conserve the fishery resources in Mannar basin
4. Major problems
• Civil war condition ( Mainly in Mannar district)
• Natural disasters (Tsunami, storms, cyclones)
• Illegal fishing activities- Indian poaching
• Sand mining
• Coral mining
• Hydrocarbon exploration activities
5. Objectives
• To find out the basic trends of the fishery
• To describe the present situation of the fishery in the Mannar basin
• To identify the general problems in the selected fishing communities
• To evaluate the socio-economic situation of the selected fishery
districts
6. Methodology
• Study area- Seven fishery districts in the Mannar basin
• Project period- 15 weeks
• Data collection
Fish production data
Annual Marine production data (Year 1981-2015)
Commercial group-wise data (Year 2003-2015)
Fishing fleet data
Fisheries sector’s socio-economic data
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7. Data were collected from;
Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Development
District fisheries offices
The Department of Census & Statistics of Sri Lanka
National Aquatic Resources Research & development Agency (NARA
Year books)
8. Two basic test
• Sequential Mann Kendal test Main turning points in the fish production(1981-2015)
• Simple linear regression test Commercial Fish groups trends(2003-2015)
Marine annual fish production trends(1981-2015)
• SWOT analysis was conducted – with the aid of key informant persons
Analysis Method
28. 0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Large pelagic group of Puttalam fishery district
Large Pelagic
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Small pelagic group of Puttalam fishery district
Small Pelagic
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Dermasal Group of Puttalam district
Dermasal
No significant trend
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Prawn Group of Puttalam fishery district
Prawns
P-value 0.001
No significant trend
P-value 0.001
29. 0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Large pelagic group of Chillaw fishery District
Large Pelagic
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Small pelagic group of Chillaw fishery district
Small Pelagic
No significant trend
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Dermasal group of Chillaw fishery district
Dermasal
P-value 0.00
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Prawn group of Chillaw fishery district
Prawns
P-value 0.002
P-value 0.006
30. 0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Large pelagic group of Negombo fishery district
Large Pelagic
No significant trend
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Small pelagic group of Negombo fishery district
Small Pelagic
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Dermasal group of Negombo fishery district
Dermasal
P-value 0.00
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Prawn group of Negombo fishery district
Prawns
No significant trend
P-value 0.021
31. 0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Large pelagic group of Colombo fishery district
Large Pelagic
No significant trend
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Small pelagic group of Colombo fishery district
Small Pelagic
No significant trend
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Dermasal group of Colombo fishery district
Dermasal
No significant trend
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Prawn group of Colombo fishery district
Prawns
No significant trend
32. 0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Large pelagic group of Mannar fishery district
Large Pelagic
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Small pelagic group of Mannar fishery district
Small Pelagic
No significant trend
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Dermasal group of Mannar fishery district
Dermasal
No significant trend
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Prawn group of Mannar fishery district
Prawns
P-value 0.006
P-value 0.017
33. 0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Large pelagic group of Galle fishery district
Large Pelagic
P-value 0.018
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Small pelagic group of Galle fishery district
Small Pelagic
No significant trend
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Dermasal group of Galle fishery district
Dermasal
No significant trend
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Prawn group of Galle fishery district
Prawns
No significant trend
34. 0
10000
20000
30000
40000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Large pelagic group of Kaluthara fishery district
Large Pelagic
No significant trend
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Small pelagic group of Kaluthara fishery district
Small Pelagic
No significant trend
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Dermasal group of Kaluthara fishery district
Dermasal
No significant trend
0
200
400
600
800
2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
FishProduction(Mt)
Year
Prawn group of Kaluthara fishery District
Prawns
No significant trend
37. Discussion
• Study reveals the main trends for the marine annual production since
1981 to 2015 and trends of commercial fish groups since 2003 to
2015
• After the tsunami devastation, trend of the annual production of
Mannar basin is taking a positive state until the year 2015
• Mannar basin is highly rich and diverse with natural resources
• Negombo and Kaluthara fishery districts are the high productive ones
• Natural disasters are directly impact on the production of the Mannar
basin
38. Conclusion
• Negombo fishery district is the highest contributor to the Fish production
of the Mannar basin among all the other districts.
• Colombo fishery district is the least contributor to the Fish production of
the Mannar basin
• Except for Mannar district, all the other districts were showed significant
upward trends for the marine annual production
• Except for Kaluthara and Colombo fishery districts, all other fishery districts
showed positive trends for certain commercial Fish groups
39. SWOT analysis results
Strengths
Contributes significantly to the Fish
production
Well facilitated harbors in districts of
Mannar basin
Availability of valuable Fish resources
Government hand to increase
Multiday boats in fishing after the
tsunami devastation
Weaknesses
Developed industries are provisioned
in western province
By catch and black Fish landings
Highest post harvest losses
Poor enforcement of rules &
regulations
Lack of infrastructure for large scale
fishing
40. Opportunities
Vast tuna fishery potential, as there is
a potential for large pelagic fishes
Fish based eco-tourisms
Tax relieve for fishery exports
Threats
Oil spills and waste disposal
Illegal fishing
Destructive fishing methods & over
exploitation
Coral & sand mining
Climate changes
41. References
• MOFAR 2014, Fisheries Statistics, Ministry of Fishery and Aquatic
Resource
• Jayasinghe, J. M. P. K. (2014). Exploratory drilling for hydrocarbon
resources in the Cauvery basin : Potential impacts on artisanal fishery
and fishing grounds of Sri Lanka. Journal of the Marine Biological
Association of India, 56, 1–5.
42. Acknowledgement
• Prof.J.M.P.K.Jayasinghe, Senior professor, Department of Aquaculture
and Fisheries, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
• Ms.Ursla peiris, lecturer, Biostatistics, Wayamba University of Sri
Lanka
• Assistant director of district fisheries office in Mannar district
• President of fishery community in the Mannar district
• For my family & friends
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44. Additional Information
Main fishing crafts
• IMUL - Inboard Multi-day Boats, IDAY - Inboard Single-day Boats,
• OFRP - Out-board engine FiberglassReinforced Plastic Boats,
• MTRB - Motorized Traditional Boats,
• NTRB - Non-motorized Traditional Boats