Cluster 13 of 28. Ideas 251 to 270
The sea
The mechanism
An ocean eight times the size of the land, and a fishing fleet that sells its catch on the beach. The Maldives built a tourism industry on water Sri Lanka has more of.
The 20 ideas
- 251Sailing charters and a yacht marina at Galle or Trincomalee, with the crew trained here
- 252Diving schools at the wrecks of Trincomalee and the reefs of the east, certified to international standard
- 253Sport fishing charters with catch-and-release, sold to the Gulf and Europe
- 254Sea-cucumber and seaweed farming in the northern lagoons, which Japan and Korea buy
- 255Tuna graded, loined and vacuum-packed at the harbour for the sashimi market, not sold whole
- 256Crab and prawn from the lagoons as a branded chilled export, with the lagoon's name
- 257Dried fish and Maldive fish for Sri Lankans abroad, packed to a food-safety standard
- 258Boat-building in fibreglass and wood for the region, from the yards that already exist
- 259Coastal clean-up businesses paid by the hotels, with the plastic sold on for recycling
- 260Blue-whale watching from Mirissa and Trincomalee with a code of conduct and a limit on boats
- 261Beach-hut cafés run to a standard, licensed, with the sanitation that the beaches lack
- 262Surfboard shaping and repair workshops on the east and south coasts
- 263Snorkelling reef guides trained in marine biology, at Pigeon Island and Hikkaduwa
- 264Fish-market tours at Negombo at dawn with breakfast after, the way Tokyo sold Tsukiji
- 265Lighthouse-keeper stays, since the lighthouses are there and empty
- 266Mangrove nurseries selling seedlings to the hotels and the state for coastal protection
- 267Ice plants at every fishing harbour run as a service, so the catch does not spoil before the sale
- 268Fish-leather and fish-skin products from the waste of the processing plants
- 269Marine research stations that host foreign universities for a fee
- 270Ferry and sea-plane services between the coastal towns, the way islands elsewhere connect their coast