Sustainable development since the 2004 tsunami : a glimse into the fisheries of Hambantota district, Sri Lanka

2013

Master thesis in development management - University of Agder 2013 Fish is an important source of protein for many of the world’s population. For fish resources to be renewable marine aquatic ecosystems must be protected. This view is not held by all of those directly involved in fisheries. How those involved in fisheries are aware of and work in relation to notions of the importance of conservation of natural resources plays a role in illustrating how sustainable the fishery they work in actually is. The case of Hambantota district fisheries in Sri Lanka was chosen to investigate this element of sustainable relations between humans and natural resources. This research has acquired informat…