Title: Coastal fisheries in Sri Lanka: some recommendations for future management

This paper is an attempt made to study the level of resources exploitation and present organizational and institutional set up of coastal fisheries in Sri Lanka. The paper consists of six parts; an introduction to the problem, an overview of coastal fisheries, some theoretical literature review connected to thge study theme, application of the Schaefer model to coastal fisheries in Sri Lanka, a critical review of the institutional framework of the fisheries sector and finally a discussion, conclusion and some recommendations for future sustainable management of coastal fisheries in Sri Lanka.