A National Workshop on Monitoring, Control and Surveillance in Marine Fisheries in Sri Lanka (NW-MCS) was organized by Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the BOBP-IGO. The workshop was held in the National Inland Fisheries & Aquaculture Training Institute, Kalawewa, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, from 25 to 26 November 2009. Forty-three persons representing 15 national, regional and international fisheries organizations attended. The workshop examined the problems and prospects of fisheries management in Sri Lanka and came out with an Action Plan for strengthening MCS of fisheries resources in the country. The Action Plan has been submitted to the Government of Sri Lanka for further action.