STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AQUACULTURE IN SRI LANKA.
- Report of a planning mission,September – October 1980
| AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION PROGRAMME | ADCP/MR/81/15 |
| PROGRAMME DE MISE EN VALEUR ET DE COORDINATION DE L'AQUACULTURE | |
| PROGRAMA DE EXPLOTACION Y COORDINACION DE LA ACUICULTURA |
| STRATEGY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AQUACULTURE IN SRI LANKA. - Report of a planning mission,September – October 1980 |
This report presents the result of an appraisal of the possibilities to culture fish, molluscs, and aquatic plants in fresh and/or brackish water in Sri Lanka. The appraisal was carried out by a multidisciplinary mission, which focussed its investigations on the economic viability and social relevance of potential culture systems. The appraisal included species and culture systems already practised, or considered, in Sri Lanka, as well as those judged to be of potential interest. A strategy for aquaculture development is recommended. It is based on a quantitative evaluation of qualitative data. The strategy consists of a short-term action plan and a long-term development policy.
 | UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME |
| PROGRAMME DES NATIONS UNIES POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT | |
| PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESARROLLO | |
 | FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION |
| ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ALIMENTATION ET L'AGRICULTURE | |
| ORGANIZACION DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA LA AGRICULTURA Y LA ALIMENTACION |
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1.1 History of fish culture in Sri Lanka
1.2 Proposed development 1979–83
1.3 Request for review
2.1 Membership
2.2 Terms of reference
2.3 Activities
3. AQUACULTURE IN SRI LANKA IN 1980
3.1.1 Finfish
3.1.2 Crustaceans
3.1.3 Expertise
3.2 Government support for aquaculture development
3.2.1 Programme and budget
3.2.2 Professional and technical staff
3.2.3 Fish culture stations
3.2.4 Research, development and extension work
4. ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS
4.1 Environmental background
4.2 The market for fishery products
4.2.1 Supplies
4.2.2 Consumption
4.3 Attitudes towards aquaculture
4.4 Availability of inputs required in aquaculture projects
4.4.1 Manpower
4.4.2 Land
4.4.3 Water
4.4.4 Feed
4.4.5 Fertilizer
4.4.6 Construction materials and services
4.4.7 Capital
4.4.8 Energy
5. POSSIBILITIES FOR DEVELOPING AQUACULTURE
5.1 Options in fresh water aquaculture
5.1.1 Pond culture
5.1.2 Cage culture of fresh water fish
5.1.3 Fish rearing in seasonal tanks
5.1.4 Establishment of carps in perennial tanks (reservoirs)
5.1.5 Summing up
5.2.1 Finfishes
5.2.2 Crustaceans
5.2.3 Molluscs
5.2.4 Seaweeds
5.2.5 “Valli” culture
5.2.6 Summing up
6. PROPOSED STRATEGIC PLAN FOR AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT
6.1 Government's development objectives
6.2 Culture systems considered by the Mission for inclusion in the strategic plan for aquaculture development
6.2.1 Selection of systems to be considered
6.2.2 Appraisal of culture systems
6.3 Culture systems selected by the Mission for inclusion in the strategic plan for aquaculture development
7. POLICY FRAMEWORK NECESSARY FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN
7.1 Research and development
7.2 Extension
7.3 Fish culture stations
7.4 Government staff
7.4.1 Type and location of training
7.4.2 Staff with academic training
7.4.3 Extension workers
7.5 Use of land and water
7.6 Economic policies
7.6.1 Subsidies
7.6.2 The role of private sector in fingerling production
8. ACTIONS TO DEVELOP SELECTED AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS
8.1 The culture of fish in seasonal tanks
8.2 Culture of seaweeds
8.3 Smallholder shrimp culture
8.4 Culture of molluscs
8.5 Large-scale culture of shrimps in ponds by corporate enterprises
8.6 Pond culture of fresh water fish
8.7 Aquaculture in salterns
8.8 Culture of marine fish in enclosures
8.9 Valli culture
1 Terms of reference of the Mission
5 Extract from “Present status of cage culture programme, Ministry of Fisheries” Prepared by S.M. de Silva, Research Officer, Colombo, 17 October 1980
6 Precipitation and evaporation at selected localities
7 Catches from perennial tanks, 1979
8 Elasticity of demand for fish
9 Personal incomes in rural areas
10 An appraisal of extensive tilapia culture as an alternative to rice cultivation
11 Price of fish feed ingredients in Sri Lanka
12 Appraisal of corporate scale, intensive, tilapia farming
13 Preliminary appraisal of smallholder fish cage culture
14 Estimated costs for culturing fish in a 10 ha seasonal tank
15 Hypothetical 10-year project for developing extensive culture in seasonal tanks
16 UNDP, Project of the Government of Sri Lanka, Project document
17 Appraisal of a hypotehtical project to establish carps in major tanks
18 Facilities and costs of operation for a carp hatchery
19 Tentative appraisal of small-holder shrimp culture
20 Procedure for ranking the contribution of aquaculture systems to Government development objectives
21 Observations on fish culture stations
22 Activities and sites for the proposed National Inland Fisheries Research and Development Centre (NIFRDC)
23 Guidelines for site selection, design and construction of fish ponds
24 Suggested modifications at Bundalla salt works
1 Sri Lanka: Fisheries production estimates for 1978 and projections for 1983 (in thousands of metric tons)
2 Fish culture stations in Sri Lanka
3 Distribution of village tanks in dry zone districts of Sri Lanka (FAO, 1980)
4 Appraisal of results projected for culture systems considered for inclusion in the strategic plan
5 Appraisal of type and quantity of Government inputs required to develop viable and self-sustained culture systems
6 Appraisal of risk associated with culture systems considered for inclusion in the strategic plan for aquaculture development
7 Summary appraisal of culture systems considered for inclusion in an aquaculture development strategy
8 Summary of initial Government actions to develop culture systems that are part of the strategic plan for aquaculture development
1 Tentative arrangements of facilities for project implementation at Udawalawe
2 Semilogarithmic grain-size curves of soils
3 Sketch layout of suggested modifications for Bundala - Salt works
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| District Boundary | _._._ | |
| Existing Fish Culture Stations |  | |
| Fish Culture Stations under Construction |  | |
| Main Locations visited by Mission | • | |
DISTRICTS
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