AQUA 2015: Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum

Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Animal Science and Export Agriculture of UWU, as the first and only university which offers Aquatic Resources Technology degree in Sri Lanka, organized and successfully completed the “Aqua 2015: Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum” to discuss the matters which have timely importance in fisheries and aquaculture sector with the theme of "Blue revolution: challenging new frontiers through value addition" being adhered with university theme “value addition to national resources base”. The forum was held on 11th December 2015, at Block E of UWU with the prime objectives of identifying current issues, trends and scientific approaches being used to ameliorate in fisheries and aquaculture sector as well as contributing knowledge dissemination with the participation of eminent academia, researchers and entrepreneurs. Students of the AQT and ANS degree programmes were identified as target group of the forum. Eminent scholars in the sector and leading industrialist were invited as guest speakers for the forum to fulfill above objectives. Moreover, initiation of discussion on current states and problems of the sector and establishing collaborations among university academics, researchers and industries can also identify as secondary objectives.

Speeches delivered at the forum are as follow;

Conservation of Marine Resources
- Dr. D.C.T. Dissanayake, Senior Lecturer, Department of Zoology, University of Sri Jayawardhanapura
Fish and Shellfish Processing
- Mr. S. Thayaparan, Managing Director, King Aqua Services (pvt) ltd
Import and Export of Aquatic Products
- Mr. Samantha Gunasekara, Former Deputy Director, Sri Lanka Customs
Management of Aquatic Resources
- Professor E.I.L. Silva, Chairmen/CEO, Water Resources Science and Technology (WRST)
Panel Discussion
Freshwater and Brackish Water Aquaculture
- Dr. J.M. Asoka, Deputy Director, Costal Aquaculture, NAQDA
Seed Production Aquaculture: Novel Approaches
- Professor M.P.K.S.K. De Silva, Department of Zoology, University of Ruhuna
Feed and Nutrition in Aquaculture Industry
- Dr. K.R. Gamage, Head, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Ruhuna
Ornamental Fish Industry in Sri Lanka
- Mr. Kapila Tissera, Consultant, Aquatic Bio-Resource Management Group

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