WORKING PAPERS - BOBP/WP/42 Fish Trap Trials In Sri Lankaby |
Executing Agency: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Funding Agency: SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Development of Small-Scale Fisheries in the Bay of Bengal. Madras, India, January 1986. |
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This paper documents the operations and findings of experimental fishing with various types of fish traps conducted in Sri Lanka for three months during 1982 (August-December). The fishing trials were carried out by the small-scale fisheries project of the Bay Of Bengal Programme in cooperation with NARA (National Aquatic Resource Agency, Colombo). The trials were part of a wider BOBP-NARA joint project to assess the magnitude and composition of the island's demersal resources and determine the best way to tap them. |
PREFACE
1. INTRODUCTION
2. FISH TRAPPING TECHNIQUES
3. BAITING
4. FISHING TRIALS
5. RESULTS