State Minister Of Fisheries Has Decided To Restrict The Importing Of Fish To The Country

State Minister Of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Dilip Wedaarachchi has decided to restrict  the importing of Fish to the country in view of protecting local fishermen and fisheries industry .

It has been decided to implement this decision during the Fish harvest season in Sri Lanka between September and December State Minister Wedaarachchi has stressed.

According to the Fisheries Department Sri Lanka has imported 84,468 Metric Tonnes of Fish during the year 2018 worth Rs.32,726 million .Dried fish,Sprats,Maldive fish ,Ornamental fish were among the fish that had been imported to Sri Lanka last year.