Kerosene catch 22

Some small- scale fishermen are severely affected by the small amounts of kerosene they can buy and they are limiting their fishing trips to once a week.

Fisherman Nimal Fernando said that it is the first time in two decades of fishing that he has had to cut down on fishing.

"With one day at sea and all other days at home, how are our families going to survive with such a meagre income,’’ he wondered.

The secretary of Marawila fisheries society, Prasad Kumara said: "With a limited catch, we cannot control the increase in fish prices.’’