THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA,
MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES

COORDINATION AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT UNIT TO
TSUNAMI REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION
IN FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE (CTSU),
FAO FISHERIES DEPARTMENT

FISHERIES INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS
AND CAPACITY ASSESSMENT TO THE
MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC
RESOURCES, SRI LANKA

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2007

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Fisheries Sector Institutional Analysis and Capacity Assessment, SriLanka
Please cite as: Banks, R., Gunawardena, A, Taylor-Moore, N, Fernando, C, Joseph, L, Abeysekera, N (2007): Fisheries Sector Institutional Analysis and Capacity Assessment, Sri Lanka,. Internal Report to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome pp 150 plus appendices
Version: Final Report . Date of issue: 28 October 2007

ABSTRACT

This report describes the results of a sectoral institutional analysis of the fisheries administrative structure in Sri Lanka. The purpose of the review is to establish the opportunities for institutional strengthening following the 2004 Tsunami disaster. The timing of the review is highly opportune since it follows Government’s development of the National 10 Year Plan which seeks to optimise the contribution from the fishery and aquaculture sectors.

The work was commissioned by the Coordination and Technical Support Unit to Tsunami Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Fisheries and Aquaculture (CTSU) of the FAO Fisheries Department, Rome deploying a team of international institutional and policy specialists along with national institutional and legal expertise as well as national fishery consultants. The national institutional expert was supported by the Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA).

This capacity assessment and institutional analysis is not a review or evaluation of the performance of MFAR in the past and against previous policies. In summary, the assessment carried out the following:

• Analysed the strengths and weakness of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Sector 2007-2016: in the context of the new MFAR Ten Year Development Policy Frameworkand the corresponding agreed Log Frame needed to set priorities, results and activities;

• Reviewed the existing laws and regulations that apply to the fisheries sector and identified the changes needed for implementation of the new MFAR Ten Year Development Policy Framework; and

• Identified the capacity building needs and HRD constraints / issues that need to be overcome for the institutions to implement the Ten Year Development Policy Framework.