09/24/2011
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Al-Jazeera
Sri Lanka says it loses more than $50m a year due to poaching by Indian fishermen.
The problem is crippling the country's local fisheries, particularly in the eastern and northern parts of the island, where Al Jazeera shot exclusive photos of Indian trawlers fishing just 4km off the Sri Lankan coast.
India has admitted to "issues relating to the straying of fishermen from both countries into each other's territorial waters" and says it is working to address the problem.
08/02/2011
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National Fisheries Solidarity Movement
young boy has taken the burden of feeding ten membered family in a village of Jaffna district. 17 year old Muththaiya Dharshan work as construction worker and live in temporary shelter built in some one else's land. The family from Valikamauam North, have been shifted to vanni during war in 90s, after the end of war they have reach to home town hoping to resettle in their own land, but the land still inside the high security zone barbwires (HSZ).
03/13/2011
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Colombo Page
Sri Lanka : India - Sri Lanka Joint Working Group on Fishing to meet on March 28 (Sri Lanka - latest news stories and top headlines)
10/11/2010
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Colombo Page
Sri Lanka : Sri Lanka lifts all fishing restrictions around the island (Sri Lanka - latest news stories and top headlines)
07/26/2010
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IRIN
PANICHCHANKERNI, 26 July 2010 (IRIN) - Every day, more than 100 fishing boats launch into the waters off Panichchankerni in eastern Batticaloa District - four times the number when fighting re-erupted four years ago. Security restrictions meant boats could only go out at certain times, but these rules have been relaxed since the end of the war in May 2009.
02/02/2010
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BBC Sinhala
The Sri Lankan authorities have re-imposed fishing restrictions in Mannar district after the recently concluded presidential elections, fishing community organisations say.