The 24TH Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources were held on 8th June 2018 at the University of Kelaniya. The theme of the sessions was “ Life with water towards a sustainable Future”. The inauguration ceremony was held at the Board Room of the Faculty of Social Science, University of Kelaniya. […]
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Workshop on “Biostatistics using R” was conducted by SLAFAR in collaboration with the Department of Zoology & Environmental Management, University of Kelaniya. The workshop was conducted on 16th December 2017 at the University of Kelaniya. The resource person for the workshop was Dr. U.P. Liyanage of the Department of Statistics & Computer Science, University of Kelaniya.
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Tuesday, March 14 was the 20th Day of Action for Rivers. Groups all over the world are organizing actions throughout the month of March to protect our rivers. Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (SLAFAR) in collaboration with National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) and Water Resources Science and Technology (WRST) celebrated ‘Day of
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An invited lecture organized by SLAFAR in collaboration with the Department of Zoology and Environmental Management, University of Kelaniya and National Aquatic Resource Research and Development Agency was successfully conducted on 29th November 2016 at NARA Auditorium, Colombo 15. The lecture was by Professor. Chris Frid, a senior marine biologist of Griffith University, Australia. The lecture
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A training workshop on “Identification of Fresh and Processed sea cucumbers of Sri Lanka” organized by National Research Council and the University of Sri Jayewardenepura with the collaboration of National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) and Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (SLAFAR) was successfully held at NARA auditorium on 28th October 2016. Around
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A guest lecture on “Intra-seasonal Oscillations in Equatorial Oceans” by Professor Harindra Fernando (Wayne and Diana Murdy Endowed Professor) University of Notre Dame, was successfully conducted on 26th July 2016 at the National Aquatic Resource Research and Development Agency (NARA), Crow Island, Colombo 15. Recent research findings of Air Sea Interaction in the Northern Indian Ocean
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Sri Lankan Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (SLAFAR) in collaboration with the Department of Zoology and Environmental Management successfully organized a workshop on “Statistics for Biological Research” This workshop was held in the Department of Zoology and Environmental Management, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya on 11th and 12th February 2016. The resource persons
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The SLAFAR has concerned to educate youth in Ahangama. A workshop was organized and conducted at Ahangama Saiputhra Maha Vidyalaya on 02nd February 2016 by three SLAFAR members Dr. M. G. I. S. Parakrama, Dr. A. D. W. R. Rajapakshe and Dr. N. Wickramaarachchi who attached to the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency
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A new approach to assess and manage data poor fisheries 11th August 2015 – NARA Auditorium, Colombo -15 Jointly organised with NARA and SEASL One day international seminar on Length Based Spawning Potential, by Dr. Jeremy Prince and Dr. Adrian Hordyck from Murdoch University, Wesern Australia, was successfully conducted at National Aquatic Resource Research and Development Agency
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One day technology dissemination workshop was organised by SLAFAR. This workshop provided both knowledge and hand on experience in preparing preservatives-free fish sausages (Jakotempura), according to Japanese technology. This programme was conducted by a team* comprise of nine Japanese experts and a member from Japanese Graduates’ Alumni of Sri Lanka. Jakotempura is a product that
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