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 .
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.