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Professor Sena S. De Silva Memorial Research Scholarship 2023/2024 Professor Sena S. De Silva Memorial Research Scholarship was established to honour the memory of Professor Sena S. De Silva who was an internationally renowned Sri Lankan fisheries and aquaculture scientist, who passed away on 6 May, 2020. This scholarship will be awarded annually to cover […]

SRI LANKA ASSOCIATION FOR FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES (SLAFAR) Call for nominations for the Executive Committee Members of SLAFAR for the Year 2024 According to the Constitution of SLAFAR, nominations for the office bearers of the next Executive Committee to be received at least 21 days prior to its General Assembly. As the General Assembly for

In memory of Professor Sena S. De Silva, the Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (SLAFAR) has established “Professor Sena S. De Silva memorial research scholarship” to support postgraduate students in the fields of fisheries and aquatic sciences in Sri Lanka universities. Ms Dulka Rajapaksha, a student registered for the MPhil Degree at

World Wetland Day is the flagship event of the Ramsar Secretariat, commemorated every 2nd of February. The theme set for 2023 is ‘World Restoration’, and SLAFAR president Dr Shamen Vidanage participated as one of the panellists in the event organized by Biodiversity Sri Lanka, collaborating with a public-private partnership.