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Volume 08: Issue 01 & 02 2011 March & June

NAQDA at “Deyata Kirula 2011”

NAQDA participated at the “Deyata Kirula 2011” held in Buththala, Monaragala concurrently with the Independence celebrations on 4th February 2011; NAQDA was able to draw large crowds to it’s stall. Highlight of NAQDA’s stall is an aquarium with more than 100 varieties of ornamental fish, local and exotic food fish varieties.

One Million Home Garden (Economic Units) Development Program

An awareness program on activities related to Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development of the one million home garden (economic units) development program implemented by Ministry of Economic development was held at National

Aquaculture Development Authority of Sri Lanka (NAQDA) for the field officers of NAQDA, National Aquatic Resources Research & Development Agency (NARA), Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on 22nd February 2011. Hon Ministers Basil Rajapaksa, Rajitha Senaratne, Deputy Minister Hon. Susantha Punchinilame and the Secretary Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development grazed this event.

Soft Loan Scheme for Aquaculture and Fisheries Development

A concessionary loan scheme was introduced for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development. This scheme was implemented by Bank of Ceylon (BOC) under the facilitation of Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development. Hon. Dr. Rajitha Senaratne was present to grace the occasion of launching loan scheme. Hon. Susantha Punchinilame Deputy Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development, Dr. Damitha de Zoysa Secretary Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and Chairman, Bank of Ceylon were also present at the launch.

NAQDA Newsletter: March & June 2011

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Contents of This Issue

Cohort Breeding Programme

Live Rock Culture

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Pilot Project on Cultivation of Ornamental Aquatic Plants

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Finance Commission

Finance Commission comes under preview of Ministry of Finance and Planning now play a leading role in acceleration of the process for the joint activities in between NAQDA and Provincial Ministries.

A very successful 02 day workshop was held at District Aquaculture Extension Office, Ampara on 24th and 25th March 2011. The workshop comprised presentations from NAQDA, Provincial Fisheries Ministries, discussions and field visits. Objective of the workshop was to prevent the duplication of the activities conducted by Provincial Fisheries Ministries and NAQDA and also to encourage the respective Provincial Fisheries Ministries and NAQDA to work on a common programme for development of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture. At this meeting both NAQDA and Provincial Fisheries Ministries agreed to work according to one action plan. Mr. W.H. Munasinghe, Secretary to the Finance Commission remarked that this will be a good example for other development sectors too.

Pilot Project on Cultivation of Ornamental Aquatic Plants in Kalutara on the Basis of Cluster Farming System

International demand for ornamental aquatic plants has shown a steady increase in the recent past. Sri Lanka has now firmly established as a supplier of freshwater aquatic plants in the form of bulbs, cuttings and whole plants. In Sri Lanka a grater proportion of ornamental aquatic plants for export are collected from the wild. The continuous exploitation of selected species from the natural environment may cause considerable damage to the bio diversity.

National Aquaculture Development Authority of Sri Lanka (NAQDA) has identified special development program for promotion of aquatic plants farming in Kalutara District. The objectives of this programme were;

• To up lift the living standards of the people live in the Kalutara district.

• To maximize the utilization of the available resources with better land use pattern.

• To generate employment opportunities for unemployed people from the area.

• To increase contribution of the ornamental aquatic plants industry and to earn foreign exchange to the country

NAQDA has already selected thirteen potential farmers in Kalutara District and arranged contract farming with Aquatic Plant exporters .


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Cohort breeding programme for GIFT (Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia) at Dambulla Aquaculture Development Centre (AQDC)

National Aquaculture Developnment Authoriy of Sri Lanka (NAQDA) conducts a pilot project on improvement of gene pool of GIFT at Dambulla AQDC. In the past there were some drawbacks in respect of genetic conditions of GIFT which was bred at that time. Therefore Aquatic Resources Development and Quality Improvement Project (ARDQIP) took an initiate to improve status of genetic condition of GIFT through an introduction of a cohort breeding programme in collaboration of World Fish Centre, Malaysia. This pilot project was initiated in 2007 and now it has shown very promising results.

A genetically improved GIFT at Dambulla AQDC

A Normal Tilapia at Dambulla AQDC

Genetic improvement for Tilapia started in AQDC at Dambulla with the transfer of 50 GIFT families (20-30 fish per family) from the selected latest generation from Malaysia to Dambulla. Cohort breeding in combination with rotational mating was practiced since 2007. To date, the project was

undergone five generations of selection to increse harvest weight in Sri Lanka. In 2009, we conducted on-farm field tests to evaluate performance of GIFT relative to Tilapia nilotica avaiable locally under three prevailing culture environments (earthern ponds, seasonal tanks and minor perennial tanks). Across the environments, the GIFT strain had greater growth than the normal strain.

Consideration of the latest generation (G5), 24% average growth improvement could be observed than previous generation (G4). As a next step, genetic gain are been calculated amnog the generations.

Further, broodstock requirement of Tilapia at Dambulla AQDC are fulfilled by the latest generation of the GIFT produced by this programme. Therefore Dambulla will be able to produce GIFT seeds with high growth performances. Under this programme over seven million GIFT seeds with high growth performance were distributed to the farmers from Dambulla AQDC up to the end of 2010. This programme will help to increase the fish production of the country. Hence fish farmers of Sri Lanka now have oppotunity to enhance their fish production using (GIFT) growth improved fish seed in short culture period and also fish hatcheries could obtain GIFT brooders of latest generation from Dambulla AQDC.

Genetically Improved Tilapia


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Technical

Smaller head

High flesh quantity

Low flesh quantity

A big head

Slow growth rate

High growth rate

National Inland Fisheries & Aquaculture Training Institute (NIFATI)

Vijithapura, Kalawewa

0094 025 2264560

Live Rock Culture

Live Rock is a piece of encrusted with marine organisms. The many forms of micro and macroscopic marine life that live on and inside of the rock, which acts as an ideal habitat, give it the name “Live Rock” Live rocks are an important component in reef aquariums, because it enhances the micro-habitats and the environment within the aquarium. It’s the main biological filter and often used to aqua-spacing of a salt water aquarium. Organisms that grow on live rock also provide food and essential nutrients for some fish species. The main objective of this project was to produce live rocks without causing damage to coral reefs and to provide an additional income to fish collectors and to increase the foreign exchange earnings by exporting marine organisms. Instead of using natural substrate to produce live rock, artificial substrate was used by making settlement tiles (7.62 x 10.16 cm) with special clay( Stone ware )and these were deposited in the southern coast of Sri Lanka (Kapppathota, Weligama). Caulerpa racemosa ,was observed deposited on these plates after two months. After a period of one year an artificial live rock with various types of calcareous algae ( Red, purple, pink ,green) and Corallimopharians (small anemones) could be observed. Calcareous algae and brown coloured small anemones are good candidate for marine aquariums.

A grown Live Rock

New strains of Ornamental Fish

Considering the importance of increasing the product range of Ornamental fish to cater for international market, NAQDA established a new strain development unit of ornamental fish in Ornamental fish breeding center at Rambodagalla. Development of new strains was started in 2005. Two new strain of Fancy Guppy was introduced, namely half black guppy and semi dwarf top sword green cobra in the year 2006.

The center accelerated the development process and by now 09 new strains of ornamental fish have been developed. The center has also launched a programme to issue quality ornamental parent fish to ornamental fish farmers at a reasonable price.

So far, the center has issued 25,370 no. of parent fish to ornamental fish producers in the country. NAQDA invites other ornamental producers also to involve in producing new strains of ornamental fish as it will support expansion of ornamental fish exports.


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Technical News

For more information

Ornamental Fish Breeding & Training Centre

PanagamuwaRambodagalla

0094 372 252048

Ornamental Fish, Aquatic Plants, Accessories Exchange and Information Centre

41/1, New Parliament Road, Pelawatta, Battaramulla

0094 112 177032

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ó.uq l,mqfjka wNHka;rhg ks¾udKh ù we;s uQl,ka.uqj ia:dkfha we;s c,dYh;a yeñ,agka we, iy cdwe, we,g iïnkaO ù we;s l=vd c,dY;a iy iqÿiq fjk;a ia:dk;a fï i|yd fhdodf.k we;'

.%dóhj flfrk i;a;aj md,kh iy fmdaIl m%foaY ;=<ska fuu ia:dkj, fyd|ska ma,jdx. j¾Okh ù we;s w;r jvosh" ndosh ;=<ska c,h fyd|ska yqjudre ùula o oelsh yel'

fl,j,a,ka we,a,Sug weu msKsi Ndú; lrk fõlalhd uiqka m%Odk jYfhkau fuu oe,afldgq ;=< j.d flf¾' ta i|yd fyd| b,a¨ula we;' jeä u;aiH >k;ajhla hgf;a ;s,dmshd úfYaI iy fjk;a úfYaI o fuu oe,a fldgq ;=< wdydr msKsi j.dlr we;' Bg wu;rj fudod u;aiH j.dj o wdrïN lsrSug woyialr we;'

fj,a wd;d iy fjk;a ,S oËq Ndú;dlr Blue screen oe,a iy ma,diaála oe,a Ndú;dlr fuu oe,a fldgq ilialr we;' fï i|yd ëjr yd c,c iïm;a ixj¾Ok wud;HdxYh iy c,csù j.d ixj¾Ok wêldrsh uQ,H m%;smdok ,nd oS we;s w;r fuu jHdmD;sh 2009 j¾Ifha isg l%shd;auljk w;r 2011 j¾Ifha oS fuh ;jÿrg;a jHdma; lsrSug lghq;= fhdod we;'

weu f,i j.d flfrk fõlalhd megjqka re' 22 ne.skao" wdydr msKsi j.d flfrk fõlalhd lsf,dajla re' 175$- ne.skao wf,ú jk w;r fuh j.dlrejkag fyd| w;sf¾l wdodhï ud¾.hla njg m;aj we;'

c, .e,Sï iy fjk;a wdmod ;;a;ajhka hgf;a wdrÌs;j;a jeä u;aiH >k;ajhlska j.dl< yels úl,am wdodhï ud¾.hla f,i y÷kajdosh yel' úfYaIfhkau uQl,ka.uqj .ïudkfha ldka;d ixúOdkhla o fï i|yd fhduq ù we;'

Aquaculture News congratulates the Hon. Dr. Rajitha Senaratne, Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development, Hon. Susantha Punchinilame, Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and Dr. Damitha de Zoysa, Secretary to the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development, who complete sucessful first year in their positions. We take this opportunity to thank them for extending fullest co-operation to develop inland fisheries and aquaculture and their close association with our authority.

Stocking of shrimp post larvae in Nandikadal Lagoon

Stock enhancement in Nandikadal Lagoon of Northern Province was carried out under the “Uthuru Wasanthaya” programme. Objective of this project is to increase the shrimp production in the lagoon and to increase income generation of fishermen.

Under this project 1,500,000 no.of Penaeus monodon were stocked in the lagoon. In order to ensure higher survival, post larvae of shrimps were released to a pen enclosure, installed within the lagoon and after rearing them in the pen for about 21 days, these will be released to the lagoon.


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• ,xldj ;=<" 2002 jif¾ isg ñrsosh wËq biaika wNsckkh jd¾Islj megjqka ,Ìhla muK jQ b;d iq¿ mrsudKfhka" mïn, ñrsosh biaika wNsckk uOHia:dkfha oS muKla ksIamdokh lrk ,o w;r" m%udKj;a myiqlï fkd;sîu ksid 2008 jir jkúg;a tu uOHia:dkfha jd¾Isl ksIamdokh megjqka ,Ì 4 la muK úh' kuq;a fuu ksIamdos; miq lSghka m%udKh" mej;s b,a¨u imqrd,Sug m%udKj;a fkdùu fya;=fjka remsh,a ñ,shk 60 l uQ,H úhoñka" f,dal wdydr yd lDIsl¾u ixúOdkh u.ska jd¾Islj miq lSghska ,Ì 100 la ksIamdokh lsrSfï wruqKska 2008 jif¾ oS ;s,a,jgjk ñrsosh biaika wNsckk uOHia:dkh wdrïN lrk ,oS'

tosk isg fï jkúg fuu uOHia:dk foflka ñrsosh biaika miq lSghska ksIamdok lghq;= id¾:l wkaoñka isÿlrñka mj;sk w;r" ;s,a,jgjk uOHia:dkfha megjqka ñ,shk 3.8, 7.6, 11.3 jYfhka 2008, 2009, 2010 jirj, oS ksIamdokh l< w;r mïn, uOHia:dkfha tu jirj, oS ms<sfj,ska tu w.h megjqka ñ,shk 0.4, 1.1 iy 1.8 úh'

tla tla osia;%slalhkays m%dfoaYSh$ osia;%sla c,csù j.d jHdma;s ks,OdrSkaf.ka iïnkaëlrKh wkqj" tu osia;%slalj, c,dY iy fmdl=Kq ;=< ñrsosh biaika miq lSghska ;ekam;a lsrSfï lghq;= i;=gqodhl f,i isÿlrñka mej;sKs' 2008, 2009, 2010 hk jirj, oS ms<sfj,ska miq lSghska ñ,shk 4.11, 8.08, 11.56 jYfhka ks;H c,dY" ld,Sk c,dY iy fmdl=Kq ;=< ;ekam;a lsrSu isÿúh'

c,dY iy fmdl=Kq ;=< ñrsosh biaika miq lSghska jeä jyfhka ;ekam;a l< osia;%slal ie<l+ úg" 2008 jif¾ yïnkaf;dg ^1.28 Mn), wïmdr ^0.8 Mn) hk osia;%slalhka o" 2009 jif¾ wïmdr ^1.99 Mn&" yïnkaf;dg ^0.93 Mn) osia;%slal iy 2010 jif¾ yïnkaf;dg ^1.28 Mn) iy mq;a;,u ^1.6 Mn) osia;%slalhka i|yka l< yel'

fuu c,dYhkays ñrsosh biaika wiajekak iïnkaOj ixLHdf,aLK o;a; ,eîu b;d wvq uÜgul mej;=K neúka" 2009 jif¾ isg biaika megjqka ;ekam;a lrk ,o c,dYj," wm wêldrsfha ixLHdf,aLK wxYh u.ska ñrsosh biaika wiajekak iïnkaOj o;a; ióÌKh lsrSfï lghq;= l%shd;aul lrñka mj;S'

wm wêldrsh fj; ,eî we;s o;a; wkqj" jeäu ñrsosh biaika wiajekak ,eî we;af;a wkqrdOmqrh osia;%slalh u.skajk w;r 2010 jif¾ oS • ,xldj ;=< ñrsosh biaika wiajekak fu' fgdka 240 la muK ù we;' 2009 jif¾ oS tu w.h fu' fgdka 188 la muK úh'

wm wêldrsfha ixLHdf,aLK wxYh u.ska l< ióÌKh wkqj" fndfyda osia;%slalhkays c,dYj,ska ,efnk ñrsosh biaika wiajekak ;u ksfjiaj, mdrsfNdackh i|yd fhdod.kakd w;r" iuyr osia;%slalj, ñrsosh biaika wiajekak wf,ú lsrSfuka úYd, wdodhula ,nd.kS'

ñrsosh biaika lsf,dajla re' 150.00 – 450.00 w;r ñ,lg wf,ú fõ' wïmdr osia;%slalfha .%Eï 150 la n/;s biafila re' 60.00 l g wf,ú fõ' wïmdr osia;%slalfha fiakdkdhl iuqøh" chka;s jej iy brlalukal=,u hk c,dYj,ska ls' .%Eï 1850 l wiajekakla 2010 jif¾ oS ,ndf.k we;' 2008 jif¾ oS chka;s jefjys muKla ls' .%Eï 76 l wiajekakla jd¾;d ù we;' wkqrdOmqr osia;%slalfha uylkordj" w¿;a osjq,a jej c,dYj,ska 2010 jif¾ oS ls' .%Eï 2880 l wiajekakla ,ndf.k we;s w;r 2008 jif¾ oS tu w.h ls' .%Eï 92 ;a muK jQ wvq w.hla úh' fuu ixLHdf,aLK o;a; i<ld ne,Sfï oS" ñrsosh biaika ksIamdokh ie<lsh hq;= m%udKhlska jeä ù we;s nj lsj yel'

2010 jif¾ oS jeä ñrsosh biaika wiajekakla ,nd.;a c,dY hk moku u; c,dY f;dardf.k fylaghdrhlg ñrsosh biaika miq lSghska 250 ne.skajk f,i 2011 jir i|yd miq lSghska ;ekam;a lsrSu i|yd b,lal ilialr we;' ta wkqj" fuu jif¾ oS ñrsosh biaika ksIamdokh b;d by< uÜgulg jeäjkq we;ehs wfmaÌd flf¾' fuu ñrsosh biaika wf,úfhka jeä wdodhula ,nd.ekSu ;=<ska .%dóh wd¾:slh Yla;su;a lsrSfuys,d fuh úYd, rel+,la jkq we;ehs wêldrsh wfmaÌd lrhs'

International Meeting on Aqua – Climate

Second annual meeting on the Aqua-climate under NORAD project of the Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacific (NACA) was held in National Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Training Institute (NIFATI) at Kalawewa from 7-10, March 2011. This meeting was jointly organized by NACA, NAQDA and University of Kelaniya.

20 participants representing Australia, India, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, European Union, Norway, FAO and NACA attended the meeting.


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Figure 1: Inland & Aquaculture Fish Production

Figure 1 presents the annual fish production from Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture for the period of 2007 to 2010.

Table 1: Post larvae production at AQDCs

Figure 2: Fry production at AQDCs

One of the major activities of NAQDA during this period is the production of fish seed for stocking of inland water bodies to enhance fish production. Table 1 shows the post larvae production and

Figure 2 presents the fry production at Aquaculture Development Centers (AQDCs) of NAQDA and also Table 2 and Figure 3 shows the fingerling production from AQDCs and other community producers.

Figure 3: Fingerling production at AQDCs

Table 2: Fish Fingerling production at Mini Hatcheries, Private ponds and cages

Stocking of fish fingerlings and Freshwater prawn post larvae in Major, Medium, Minor perennial reservoirs, seasonal tanks and Private ponds is a major activity under Aquaculture Development Programme.

Table 3: Stocking of fish fingerlings and freshwater prawn post larvae

Source: Statistical Unit – Ministry of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development National Aquaculture Development Authority of Sri Lanka (NAQDA)


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Year Carp(Mn)

Freshwater Prawn (Mn)

2007 64.40 0.282008 91.21 4.242009 78.15 8.762010 93.14 13.04

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2007 4.6 2.90 0.502008 6.57 5.50 1.002009 8.14 8.99 1.182010 8.03 11.70 1.40

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Contributions to Aquaculture News

Aquaculture News is another public service offered by NAQDA to fulfill the information needs of the

Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector in Sri Lanka. It is aimed at timely dissemination of

information on inland fisheries and aquaculture sector to a wide spectrum of stakeholders who are

contributing to the sector in different ways. Therefore it is not a newsletter belonged to NAQDA alone but belonged to the entire sector. Aquaculture

News welcomes your views, ideas, opinions, comments as well as suitable news and technical features to be published selectively. The Editorial

Board reserves all the rights regarding the decisions on publication of such items.

Editorial BoardNimal Chandraratne H.M.U.K.P.B. HerathK.B.C. Pushpalatha

J.M. Asoka

CompilerNirupama Andramana

Compiler AssistanceGanga Fernando

W.H.G.S. De. Silva

Aquaculture NewsNational Aquaculture Development Authority of

Sri Lanka41 /1, New Parliament Road,

Pelawatta, Battaramulla

011-2786495 / 011-2786677 (phone) 011-2786493 (Fax)E. mail: [email protected]: www.naqda.gov.lk

NAQDA actively involved in One Million Home Garden (Economic Units) Development Programme

NAQDA actively involved in One Million Home Garden (Economic Units) Development Programme implemented by the Ministry of Economic Development. Inland Fisheries / Aquaculture projects to be implemented under this programme are as follows.

Our Projects

Food fish culture in ponds

Fry – Fingerling rearing in ponds

Seasonal tank programme

Fish culture in Estate tanks

Ornamental Fish Farming

Ornamental Aquatic Plant Farming

Sea bass cage culture

Freshwater Prawn farming in ponds

Integrated Fish Farming

The projects will be implemented by Aquaculture Extension Officers with the active participation of village level officers such as Grama Niladari, Family Health Workers and Samurdhi Officers.

Stocking of shrimp post larvae in Demonstration shrimp farm

Stocking of shrimp post larvae in Demonstration shrimp farm established at Putukudirippu, Batticaloa was taken place on 12th April 2011. Objective of establishment of this farm is to;

• Disseminate best management practices of shrimp farming

• Training of farmers

Total project cost is about Rs. 11.1 Mn and funded by Post Tsunami Coastal Rehabilitation & Resource Management Programme and Post Tsunami Livelihood Support & Partnership Programme.


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