ධීවර අමාත්යාංශය கடற்றொழில் அமைச்சு | |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Sri Lanka |
Headquarters | New Secretariat, Sevana Mawatha, Maligawatta, Colombo 6°55′52.90″N 79°52′02.10″E / 6.9313611°N 79.8672500°E |
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Website | fisheries.gov.lk |
The Ministry of Fisheries[2] (Sinhala: ධීවර අමාත්යාංශය; Tamil: கடற்றொழில் அமைச்சு) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for fisheries. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on fisheries and aquatic resources development and other subjects which come under its purview.[3] The current Minister of Fisheries is Douglas Devananda.[1] The ministry's secretary is K.D.S. Ruwanchandra.[4]