Tangalle Fishery Harbour is the first man made fishery harbour in Sri Lanka. Department of fisheries initiated the construction of this first fishery harbour in 1955. Subsequently Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation financed to construct several fishery habrours, until Ceylon Fishery Habrours Corporation was established in 1972.
Harbour is situated facing the bay and is well protected from South-West Monsoon.
General Description
Location
- Address :- Tangalle
- Fax / Telephone Number :- 0472240978
- Economic Zone :- Southern
- Province :- Southern
- District :- Hambantota
- Divisional Secretariat :- Tangalle
- Distance from Colombo : - 205 km.
General Information
- Location : -60 01’ 30.37” N – 800 47’ 56.69” E
- Year of Commission :- 1965
- Land Area : - 1.2+0.1 Ha.
- Basin Area : - 2.10 Ha.
- Quay Wall Length :- 97.3+24.4+91.6+50 m
- Main Break Water Length :- 208 m
- Dredging Depth :- 3.0 m
- Berthing Capacity : -100 Nos. (3.5 – 5 Tons Vessels)
Facilities
- Shore Facilities
- Refrigeration facilities such as supply of ice, storage of ice, freezing, storage of frozen fish.
- Work shop 120 m2.
- Net mending 180 m2.
- Supply of fuel managed by CFHC
- Auction hall
- General Facilities
- Berthing facilities.
- Slipway, Winch and its accessories 20 Tons. (Capacity)
- Boat lifting facilities - 5 T
- Public toilets and showers.
- Office building - 450 m2.
- Stores - 100 m2.
- Water storage 14000 L.
- Boat repair workshop with equipment
- Fuel storage tank. (36000 Ltr.)
- 20 Ton Tadano mobile crane.
- Canteen.
- Weigh bridge.
- Radio room.
