Guest lectures

20th Day of Action for Rivers

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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How lengthening time series affect our understanding on sea floor ecology

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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Public Lecture on “Intra-seasonal Oscillations in Equatorial Oceans”

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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International Seminar on Length-Based Spawning Potential

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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Awareness of Youth for Endemic Fish Conservation

As today’s youth are tomorrow’s conservation leaders, the SLAFAR has focus on educating youth in Nuwara Eliya, a hot spot of endemic fish species. A serious of three workshops was conducted by, two SLAFAR members Dr. I. Parakrama and Ms. P.P.M. Heenatigala, who attached to the Aquaculture Division at National Aquatic Resources Research and Development

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The concept of “Solar village”

The visiting lecture on “Renewable Energy: Past, Present and Future” by Professor I.M. Dharmadasa, the Head of the Electronic materials and sensor group of the Sheffield Halam University in the United Kingdom was Jointly organised by SLAFR and Aquatic Resources Explorers’ Society (AQRES) of Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries. Prof. Dharmadasas’ concept on “Solar village”

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