.: Mathara Fishers Gathered to discuss on Fisheries Issues

Mathara Fishers Gathered to discuss on Fisheries Issues

Fisher community members of the Southern Fisheries Organization Matara have gathered to discuss common fisheries issues face by the Sri Lankan fisher community especially issues of fishers in North and East with the activities of Indian trawling fishers in Sri Lankan waters.

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NAFSO (National Fisheries Solidarity Movement), organizes fishermen to lobby the government to defend their rights and to bring about good environmental practice in coastal areas. ...NAFSO has helped a fishing community to take legal action against a proposal to build a five-star hotel on a mangrove where fish spawn."We are not against hotels, because they bring tourism and income. But 3,000 families and 15,000 fishermen use this lagoon and all of them could be affected by the developments. Only 200 would be employed by the hotel. The lagoon is our mother, and we must protect her." Jude Preman Fernando, local fisherman. At the present situation we are continuing our campaign with small scale fishermen to urge the government to take legal action against Destructive Fishing Practices around the coastal areas of Sri Lanka. View my complete profile

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Mathara Fishers Gathered to discuss on Fisheries Issues