Low Socio-Economic Status Among Coastal Fishing Families in Southern Sri Lanka
Table 6:
| Activity | Number of fishermen | % |
| Only fishing in the sea and river | 318 | 66.0 |
| Preparation dried fish | 33 | 6.8 |
| Repair, replace and damage equipment | 23 | 4.8 |
| Breeding fish in the lagoon | 2 | 0.4 |
| Business | 35 | 7.3 |
| Home gardening | 25 | 5.2 |
| Paid labour | 46 | 9.5 |
| Total | 482 | 100.0 |
