Traditional Activities
Deap Sea fishing
Deep sea fishing is a kind of fishing that requires a trip out into ocean and its deep waters and requires a trip up the intercostal waterway out into the ocean far from land, the water depth should be at least 30m to be considered deep sea fishing area. Many foreigners consider deep sea fishing as a tourism activity that provides entertainment.
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Stilt fishing
It is one of the most interesting traditional fishing methods of Sri Lanka.Ritipanna is the Sinhalese term for stilt fishing. It is a method of fishing unique to the island country of Sri Lanka, located off the coastal of India in the Indian ocean. A narrow pole is tied to a stick that is anchored on the sea bed. Fisher folk climb onto thik stick and settle on the pole for a few hours in an effort to catch some fish. Ahangama, Koggala, Welipenna,Kathaluwa and Thalarambe if the most famous places to see stilt fishing.
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Madella (Beach seine)
Beach seine fishery is one of the oldest traditional fishing methods practiced in Sri Lanka. Traditional beach seine nets made of coir and kuralon were the common nets used in the Southern coastal area. We can see this fishing activity around Bentota, Ma-Galle, Hambantota like coastal area and it has high tourist attraction.
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Wisidella (Cast net)
A cast net fishing is one of the traditional, effective, environmentally friendly fishing method in Sri Lanka mostly associated with the lagoon and river environment in Southern coastal area. Ex; Koggala lagoon, Bentota
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