Aquaculture Research Needs, Priorities and Capacities in Sri Lanka
By: Jayasinghe, J.M.P.K.
Series: Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Science; Vol.4. Publisher: Sri Lanka, 1999Description: 1-11p.Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due |
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Research Papers | Ready Reference | RP0198 | Available |
Aquaculture is one of the most rapidly expanding activities, which, has become a major non-traditional foreign exchange earner in Sri Lanka. It is important as a cheap source of protein in the diet of rural communities. Lack of a clear national research policy and long term planning have, resulted in ad hoc changes in aquaculture research priorities and programmes. ?*■>.•■ •> Most of the priority areas identified fall within the development of shrimp culture, capture based culture fisheries development in inland water bodies and ornamental fish culture. There is a need to diversify aquaculture species and culture systems and to evaluate their economic feasibility. Research capacities in the
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