Name :- Chathuranga Pradeep Kumara
Contact information - chathurangapradeepkumara8@nara.ac.lk
Academic qualification
- BSc. Fisheries and marine science (OCU)
- Msc. Aquatic Bio Resource Management and Aquaculture (PGIA)
Research interest
- Pearl oyster
- Aquaculture
- Fin fish
- Macro benthic analysis
- Coral transplanting
- Algae
Research experience -
- Pearl oyster culture
- Fin fish Breeding
- Coral reef diversity
- Benthic analysis
- Plankton analysis
- Soil texture analysis
- Fish feed processing
- Mangrove data sampling
Publications and presentations -
Research Communications (International and local conferences):
- A.M.C.P Kumara, A.M.G.U Kumara, A.D Premarathna, W.A.A.U Kumara “Size frequency distributions of Pocillopora damiconis in coral reefs: responses to anthropogenic impacts” (Manuscript published in the 2nd Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference January 22-23, 2015).
- A.M.C.P. Kumara, H.B.Jayasiri, W.A.A.U.Kumara “Diversity and abundance of macro-benthic organisms at Jaffna lagoon in relation to sediment Quality parameters”. (Manuscript Published on NARA Scientific Session 09th June 2015).
- Kumara A.M.G.U , Kumara A.M.C.P , Kumara W.A.A.U, “Assessment of the Success of Transplanting Acropora lianae at Paraviwella Coral Reef, Tangalla: Sri Lanka” abstract published in Sri Lanka association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (SLAFAR) 22nd Annual Scientific session 2016.
- Amal D Premarathna, AMCP Kumara, AP Jayasooriya, Dilan A Satharasinghe, E Pathirana, “Proximate analyses of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and Black tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) from Sri Lanka” Oceanography & Fisheries Open Access Journal (OFOAJ). 2018; 7(5): 555723. https://juniperpublishers.com/ofoaj/pdf/OFOAJ.MS.ID.555723.pdf
- Premarathna AD, Kumara AMCP, Jayasooriya AP, Jayanetti DE, Adhikari RB, Sarvananda L, et al. (2020) Distribution and Diversity of Seaweed Species in South Coastal Waters in Sri Lanka. J Oceanogr Mar Res 7:196. doi: 10.35248/2572-3103.19.7.196