The Ceylon Fisheries Corporation was established in 1964 under the State Industrial Corporations Act. No.49 of 1957 and commenced its commercial operations in 1965. At the commencement, the objectives of the Corporation covered the entire fisheries sectors.
Ceylon Fisheries Corporation (CFC)
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- SLIC Pvt. Ltd issues processed packeted fish to the market for the first time.
- Mr. Nishantha Mohan Wickremasinghe assumed duties as the new Chairman of the Ministry of Fisheries.
- “All the arrangements have been made to bring our fishermen who were in the fishing boat abducted by Somalian pirates and currently in the custody of Seychelles Government, back to Sri Lanka. The President too intervened in this task.” Says Fisheries Mini
- “I appreciate the grant of 3 Million Dollars provided by Japan through the World Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) to develop the Freshwater Fishing Industry in Sri Lanka.” Says Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda.
- A Marine Volunteer Force to Monitor the Illegal Fishing Activities of Indian Fishermen