Low Socio-Economic Status Among Coastal Fishing Families in Southern Sri Lanka
Table 2:
| Fishing season | Number of fishermen | % | Family members’ contribution to fishery | Number of fishermen | % |
| November to beginning of April | 111 | 23.0 | Only father | 353 | 73.2 |
| Throughout the year | 361 | 74.9 | Father and son | 109 | 22.6 |
| Other | 10 | 2.1 | Father and mother | 14 | 2.9 |
| Other | 6 | 1.2 | |||
| Total | 482 | 100.0 | Total | 482 | 100.0 |