Fishermen scoop up Sri Lanka’s peace dividend

31st July 29009, The New York Times

TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka — It was just after dawn and the fish market beneath this port city’s clock tower was humming. Fishermen shouldering baskets laden with the night’s catch tipped their Spanish mackerel, tuna and prawns onto the slick concrete floor for buyers. Sweaty men with clipboards and wads of cash leaned in close to inspect with crinkled noses, squinting eyes and prodding fingers.

With the end of a civil war, the government has eased curbs on fishing in the waters off Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, which offer a bounty of fish and other seafood. Slide Show.

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