Sri Lanka has received a multi-day fishing vessel monitoring system that contributes to ensure maritime security, under a financial grant from Australia, says the President’s Media Division (PMD). The monitoring system consisting of 4,200 transponders, equipment for a monitoring centre and satellite facilities is valued at 5.38 million Australian Dollars. A total of 1,250 such transponders were installed at multi-day fishing vessels in 2015, but most of them are currently inactive. The President emphasized the importance of the monitoring system to Sri Lanka’s maritime security, which is situated at a unique geographical location. The President extended his gratitude to the Government of Australia for its continued and unwavering support to the Sri Lankan Government.

Source: The Nation July 17, 2021 05:26 UTC