Low Socio-Economic Status Among Coastal Fishing Families in Southern Sri Lanka
Table 5:
| Fishing methods | Number of fishermen | % |
| Trawler net | 163 | 33.8 |
| Catch with nets (Cast and Karamaldal) | 213 | 44.2 |
| Rod fishing | 62 | 12.9 |
| Dynamite/ Cyanide | 11 | 2.3 |
| Light course | 09 | 1.9 |
| Moxy net | 14 | 2.8 |
| Stilt fishing | 10 | 2.1 |
| Total | 482 | 100.0 |