{"id":1088,"date":"2026-09-07T05:39:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T05:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fsc.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=1088"},"modified":"2026-10-21T18:07:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T18:07:04","slug":"snr-prof-sivashanthini-kuganathan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fsc.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php\/snr-prof-sivashanthini-kuganathan\/","title":{"rendered":"Snr. 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She served as the founding Head of the Department of Fisheries, playing a pivotal role in its development. Throughout her career, she secured and managed numerous research grants and received several awards in recognition of her contributions. 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<div class=\"dof-pub-year\">BSc<\/div>\r\n          <div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-title\">BSc Hons in Zoology<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-source\">University of Jaffna<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <!-- ACTIVITIES -->\r\n      <div class=\"dof-tab-panel\" data-panel=\"activities\">\r\n        <div class=\"dof-panel-title\">\r\n          <div class=\"dof-panel-title-icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"5\" width=\"18\" height=\"16\" rx=\"2\"\/><path d=\"M3 10h18M8 3v4M16 3v4\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\r\n          Activities\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"dof-pub-entry\">\r\n          <div class=\"dof-pub-year\">2022\u201323<\/div>\r\n          <div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-title\">Expert consultation for the Mannar Wind Power Project<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-source\">Outcome-based research, public discussions and community consultations<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"dof-pub-entry\">\r\n          <div class=\"dof-pub-year\">2021<\/div>\r\n          <div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-title\">Investigated massive accumulation of freshwater plants on the northern coast<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-source\">Northern Province, Sri Lanka<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"dof-pub-entry\">\r\n          <div class=\"dof-pub-year\">2021<\/div>\r\n          <div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-title\">Identified and reported the phytoplankton causing a red tide at KKS beach<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-source\">Kankesanthurai (KKS), Northern Sri Lanka<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"dof-pub-entry\">\r\n          <div class=\"dof-pub-year\">2021<\/div>\r\n          <div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-title\">Evaluated the impacts of COVID-19 on the Northern Province fisheries sector<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-source\">March\u2013April 2021<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"dof-pub-entry\">\r\n          <div class=\"dof-pub-year\">2017<\/div>\r\n          <div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-title\">Analysed red algal blooms at Ariyakulam<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-source\">Ariyakulam, Sri Lanka<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"dof-pub-entry\">\r\n          <div class=\"dof-pub-year\">2014, 2016, 2022, 2026<\/div>\r\n          <div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-title\">Investigated the causes of massive fish deaths in Thondaimanaru Lagoon<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-source\">Thondaimanaru Lagoon, Sri Lanka<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"dof-pub-entry\">\r\n          <div 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of Fisheries<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-source\">University of Jaffna<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"dof-pub-entry\">\r\n          <div class=\"dof-pub-year\">2013\u2013Present<\/div>\r\n          <div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-title\">Chief Editor, Vingnanam Journal<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-source\">University of Jaffna<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"dof-pub-entry\">\r\n          <div class=\"dof-pub-year\">2019\u20132023<\/div>\r\n          <div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-title\">Principal Investigator \/ Work Package Leader, NORLANKA BLUE Project<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-source\">NORPART grant (NORPART-2018\/10045)<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"dof-pub-entry\">\r\n          <div class=\"dof-pub-year\">2025\u2013Present<\/div>\r\n          <div>\r\n            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report of Halimeda magnicuneata Verbruggen &amp; Dumilag 2020 from the northern coast of Sri Lanka<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-source\">Journal of Fisheries 13(3): 133401 \u2014 Anjalie, N.M.I., Krishnapillai, N., Kuganathan, S.<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"dof-pub-entry\">\r\n          <div class=\"dof-pub-year\">2024<\/div>\r\n          <div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-title\">Bioaccumulation of Cadmium in Muscle and Liver Tissues of Juvenile Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) from the Indian Ocean<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-source\">Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 113(1): 1\u201310 \u2014 Jayaweera, D.D., Gunawickrama, K.S., Evenset, A., Kuganathan, S.<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"dof-pub-entry\">\r\n          <div class=\"dof-pub-year\">2024<\/div>\r\n          <div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-title\">Initial examination of marine microplastics along Jaffna Peninsula's coastal stretch in the Palk Strait, northern Sri Lanka<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-source\">Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31(56): 65022\u201365033 \u2014 Gobiraj, S., Kuganathan, S., Gr\u00f8svik, B.E., Amarathunga, A.A.D.<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"dof-pub-entry\">\r\n          <div class=\"dof-pub-year\">2024<\/div>\r\n          <div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-title\">Efficiency of the experimental diet enriched with palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer L.) fruit pulp on growth, pigmentation, immune challenge, and breeding performance in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"dof-pub-entry-source\">Aquaculture Reports, 38: 102285 \u2014 Sathyaruban, S., Champuka Perera, G.S., Amarasinghe, D.H.J.M., Uluwaduge, D.I., Kuganathan, S.<\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n      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