They mainly attributed this successful harvest to the abundance of Para fish within the area. One of the fishermen in the Southkandi area in Eravur had netted a stock of fish worth two million rupees. The weight of a fish is said to be around six kilograms.

The fisheries sector plays an indispensable role in the economy of Sri Lanka contributing around 1.2% to the GDP.

Fishing industry in the Northern and Eastern provinces, which was hampered to a greater extent during the past three decades owing to the ethnic conflict has been revived with the dawn of peace. The Northern and Eastern provinces which accounts for around 60% of the coastline of the island have a huge potential.