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100			_917659 _aDayaratne P.
245			_aRole of Women in Fishing Industry
260			_bNARA, _aColombo,
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520			_aFishing industry in Sri Lanka has been in existence from time immemmorial. The mechanization of the fishing industry in early 1960’s followed by other development programmes brought many changes to this industry. However some of the traditional crafts and gear are still in use in some areas. Traditionally, women were involved either directly or indirectly in this industry throughout the history. Although some of the traditional activities of women in fishing or related industries have been replaced by more modern techniques the involvement of women remain almost unaltered due to. the opportunities created by such developments compensating for the loss of opportunities in traditional fishing caused by such developments. The socio-economic aspect . of women in Sri Lanka is as in all south east Asian Countries. This is more for women belonging to the lower income groups where they are more or less a neglected sector of the population. In observing the condition in the fishing industry this situation in evident mainly due to the 1 difficult and dangerous situations encountered by their spouses or the supporting males in the family. Fisherman live in communities close to the sea.. They earn their >lively hood by fishing or carrying out other related work relevant to this industry. Women play a. major role in these communities, where they support the males in their family in fishing, traditional processing and even marketing. Most of these fisher families are controlled by a middleman who earn a much larger sum than the fisherman who actually harvest the fish.This situation results in the actual fisherman receiving only a meagre sum, but is always dependent on the middleman who funds his fishing & living expenses ,(etc.). Thus this situation creates a necessity for women to support the males in these activities.
700			_917713 _aChinivasagam, Nalini
942			_cRP _2ddc