MEBIN- Title
- LEFFA53: Preliminary assessment for the shrimp fisheries of the Negomb...
- Abstract
The Negombo Lagoon has an area of 3 164 hectares and is situated some 40 km north of Colombo. It is part of a much larger Muthurawajawela Marsh-Negombo Lagoon coastal wetland. Apart from at the single narrow opening to the sea at its northern end, the water depth within the lagoon is less than 2 m. Six principal gears are used for catching shrimp inside the lagoon. Trammel nets are the most common, which along with cast nets are operated across the central portion of the lagoon. Stake nets...
- Publication Date
- May 30, 2018, 3:50 a.m.
- Category
- Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats
- flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
- Regions
- M 5
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
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