1987年初斯里兰卡开始对本国近海水域的金枪鱼开展试捕调查,以评估其资源量及测定所需的渔船和渔具。目前斯里兰卡沿岸年产金枪鱼约3.5万吨。为了贯彻孟加拉湾规划而开展的此项调查受到斯里兰卡渔业部门的赞助,配备了1艘10.4米长的刺网、延绳钓和曳绳钓兼作渔船。1987年该船开 In early 1987, Sri Lanka began an initial pilot survey of tuna in its offshore waters to assess its resources and determine the fishing vessels and fishing gear needed. About 35,000 tons of tuna are currently produced along Sri Lanka’s coast. The survey, conducted to implement the Bay of Bengal project, is sponsored by the Fisheries Department of Sri Lanka and is equipped with a 10.4-meter-long gill net, with longline and rope fishing as both fishing vessels. The ship opened in 1987