.: Galle youth meeting

Galle youth meeting

Southern Fisheries Organization conducted the youth meeting being invited to the youth representatives from Ginimellagaha, Mawadavila, Devinigoda, Ranapanadeniya, Balapitiya and Kosgoda. The meeting was held at the center of Southern Fisheries Organization in Galle on 10^th of May 2020. There were 28 youth members in the meeting. Mr. Dulip Rangageewa, District Coordinator and other animators also participated in the meeting.

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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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Galle youth meeting