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Because of being an island, Sri Lanka has many endemic freshwater fauna, as well as thousands of marine and brackish water fauna. [1] Fishing is the way of life of most of coastal community. So, the marine fish fauna gives a greater commercial value to the country's economy, as well as well being of the coastal people. [2]
This page lists the world fisheries' production. ... Sri Lanka: 332,623 ... World fish production; References
The reported production numbers have increased sharply during the 2000s, and were in 2012 about 2.8 million tonnes per year. [7] Catla is sold and consumed fresh, locally and regionally. It is transported on ice. Fish of 1–2 kg (2.2–4.4 lb) weight are preferred by consumers. [7]
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The province is the most diverse in Sri Lanka, both ethnically and religiously. The population of the province, like that of the Northern Province, was heavily affected by the civil war. The war killed an estimated 100,000 people. [26] Several hundred thousand Sri Lankan Tamils, possibly as much as one million, emigrated to the West during the ...
Services accounted for 58.2% of Sri Lanka's economy in 2019 up from 54.6% in 2010, industry 27.4% up from 26.4% a decade earlier and agriculture 7.4%. [39] Though there is a competitive export agricultural sector, technological advances have been slow to enter the protected domestic sector. [40]
Since Sri Lanka was ruled by the Portuguese, Dutch, and British. At various junctures, these nations introduced a number of exotic species, which included mammals , plants , birds , and fish. After Sri Lanka secured its independence , the introductions continued unabated, and the breeding of exotic aquarium fish for export became popular.