Sri Lankan Negombo Estuary Stake-Seine Fishery Cooperative

Management
Country: 
Sri Lanka
Management Authority: 
Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Management Oversight: 
Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Region: 
Asia
Large Marine Ecosystem: 
Bay of Bengal
Species Information
Common name Fish type Genus Species
Green tiger prawn Crustaceans (e.g., Lobster & Shrimp) Penaeus semisulcatus
Kadal shrimp Crustaceans (e.g., Lobster & Shrimp) Metapenaeus dobsoni
Moyebi shrimp Crustaceans (e.g., Lobster & Shrimp) Metapenaeus moyebi
Penaeid shrimp Crustaceans (e.g., Lobster & Shrimp) Penaeus indicus
Fishing Mortality Control: 
Spatial
Program Attributes
Approach: 
Area-Based
Program Type: 
Cooperative, Territorial Use Rights for Fishing (TURF)
Number of species: 
4
Marine or Freshwater: 
Marine
Fishing Rights Holder: 
Group
Tenure of Shares: 
Unknown
Secure: 
Yes
Transferable: 
No
Gear Type: 
Seine
Participation
Initial Allocation Method: 
Unknown