Order of the Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development under paragraph (a) of Sub-section (1) of Section 31 of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act, No. 2 of 1996.

This Order establishes a fishing area as specified below: the portion of the sea bounded by landward coastal stretch from Kadiraweli to Kallar and the seaward boundary along the 30m contour in the sea defined by the co-ordinates given in the following schedule and the attached map situated in the district of Batticaloa in the Eastern Province is designated as "East Coast (Batticaloa District) Fisheries Management Area". Geographical map and coordinates are attached to the Schedule.