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The Fisheries Ministry and other institutions under its purview have made arrangements to increase the fish harvest in Sri Lanka.
The ministry's aim is to have 686,000 metric tons of fish by 2013, said Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Dr Rajitha Senaratne.
"A total of 360,000 metric tons of fish was recorded in 2010. "Fish harvest will be over 400,000 metric tons this year. Increasing fish harvest and achieving the target will not be difficult," the minister said.
The minister was addressing a special meeting of the National Fisheries Summit at the Fisheries Ministry recently.
"We have banned illegal fishing vessels and equipment.
"We have introduced rules and regulations and have filed a large number of cases against fishermen who have used illegal vessel and equipment in the fishing industry," he said.
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