Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development

Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development

Ministry overview
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 / 6.9313611; 79.8672500Coordinates: 6°55′52.90″N 79°52′02.10″E / 6.9313611°N 79.8672500°E / 6.9313611; 79.8672500
Annual budget	Rs. 2 billion (2016, recurrent) Rs. 3 billion (2016, capital)
Minister responsible	Mahinda Amaraweera, Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development
Deputy Minister responsible	Dilip Wedaarachchi, State Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development
Ministry executive	W. M. M. R. Adikari, Secretary
Child agencies	Ceylon Fisheries Corporation Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation Cey-Nor Foundation Limited Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources National Aquaculture Development Authority National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency
Website	fisheries.gov.lk

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development 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. The current Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and State Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development are Mahinda Amaraweera and Dilip Wedaarachchi respectively. The ministry's secretary is W. M. M. R. Adikari.

The Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

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