Our fishing industry is as when time began. Of course, it was not so high in standard, as today. Long before fishermen caught fish in the indian ocean, Our men caught fresh water fish in the Mahaweli Ganga, Kalu Ganga, Kelani Ganga and in the many water holes scattered throughout the island . Fish in those places contained a lot of blood and vitamins, unlike the saltwater fish of the sea,
The tasty loola, magura, weligowwa, theliya, koraliya and the kanaya enriched the blood of the sinhala race that produced the engineering wonders of the ruined cities and tanks. Today , Sri Lanka’s population has risen by leaps and bounds to 18 million and streams cannot supply the fish to feed these millions. So, sea-fishing on a big scale has been launched.
