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Researcher
Indika U
Wickramaratne
Lecturer at Uva Wellassa University
Faculty of Animal Science and Export Agriculture
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About
Indika U Wickramaratne currently works at the Faculty of Animal Science and Export Agriculture, Uva Wellassa University. Indika does research in Fisheries, Fish Population Dynamics, Invasive Fish, Fishery economy, Fisher livelihood, Fish biology, Fishery management..Former aquaculturist.
Professional Skills
Aquaculture
Fisheries
Fish Population Dynamics
Invasive fish
food and feeding of aquatic animals
Fishery economics
fishery management
Fishing Gear Selectivity
Small scale fisheries
Fisheries Science
Fisheries Biology
Research Experience
Aquaculturist
National Aquaculture Development Authority of Sri Lanka January 2004 - Present
Work Experience
Aquaculturist
National Aquaculture Development Authority of Sri Lanka 2005 - 2013

Aquaculture

Site selection, Pond Design & Construction

Identification of Fish Species

Breeding of Indian major carps, common carp & indigenous fish species

Fish seed production

Fish nutrition & health-feed, feeding, feed formulation

Identification of fish diseases

Water quality management

Packing & Transportation of fish(post larvae,fry,fingerling,brooders)

Laboratory work

  • Aquaculture extension
Education
Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
2014 - 2019
Master of Philosophy , Fisheries Management, Inavasive fish

Reproductive Biology and Population dynamics of invasive sailfin catfish species in Victoria and Kalawewa reservoirs in Sri Lanka including fish morphometrics, gill net selectivity & food and feeding

University of Kelaniya
1999 - 2001
Master of Science , Fisheries Management

Hook selectivity of  selected fish species caught in the hook and line fishery in Negombo, Sri Lanka

University of Kelaniya
1993 - 1998
Bachelor of Science , Fish biology

Food and feeding habits of Helostoma temmincki (Osteichthyes, Anabantidae), an introduced species, in a freshwater marsh in the wet zone of Sri Lanka,

Membership
Life member
Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resporces
Realted Researchers