{"id":1343,"date":"2026-10-19T15:24:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T15:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fsc.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=1343"},"modified":"2026-10-22T02:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T02:34:07","slug":"funded-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fsc.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php\/funded-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Funded Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1343\" class=\"elementor elementor-1343\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca11ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ca11ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9cf046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a9cf046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ============================================================\r\n     DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES \u2014 RESEARCH PAGE HEADER\r\n     Paste this into an Elementor \"HTML\" widget at the TOP of the\r\n     Research page, right below the navbar. 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Awarded to UiT The Arctic University of Norway with University of Ruhuna, University of Jaffna and NARA; up to NOK 4.99 million shared across partners (2019-2023) | NORPART-2018\/10045 | |\r\n\r\n# ---------- Prof. Sivashanthini Kuganathan ----------\r\n1998 | Prof. Sivashanthini Kuganathan | Principal investigator | Fishes of the Jaffna lagoon | University of Jaffna | | 25000 | Completed\r\n2006 | Prof. Sivashanthini Kuganathan | Co-investigator (from February 2006) | Status and taxonomy of herpetofauna and their conservation in Jaffna peninsula | National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka | RG\/2003\/ZOO\/07 | 437540 | Completed\r\n | Prof. Sivashanthini Kuganathan | Principal investigator | Lipid deposition and depletion in relation to sexual maturity and spawning in Scomberoides lysan (Carangidae) | National Research Council, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 07-19 | 2309000 |\r\n2006 | Prof. Sivashanthini Kuganathan | Principal investigator | Systematics and population dynamics of squids from the northern coastal waters of Sri Lanka | National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka | RG\/2006\/MS\/01 | 1554720 | Completed\r\n | Prof. Sivashanthini Kuganathan | Principal investigator | Reproductive biology of Gerres oblongus from the Jaffna lagoon | Faculty of Graduate Studies research grant, University of Jaffna | | 84500 | Completed\r\n | Prof. Sivashanthini Kuganathan | Principal investigator | Potential for sea cucumber culture from the Jaffna lagoon | IUCN-MFF | MFF\/98 | 1413830 | Completed\r\n2014 | Prof. Sivashanthini Kuganathan | Principal investigator | Diversity and the antimicrobial activity of sea grasses in the coastal region of Jaffna Peninsula | University Research Grant 2014 | URG\/2014\/SEIT\/03 | 493150 | Completed\r\n | Prof. Sivashanthini Kuganathan | Principal investigator | Mapping of ponds \/ waterholes and restoration of a selected pond at the Delft Island | IUCN-MFF | MFF\/07 | 2431334 | Completed\r\n2018 | Prof. Sivashanthini Kuganathan | Principal investigator | Assessing the quality and quantity of coral DNA by conventional agarose gel electrophoresis method | University Research Grant 2018 | URG\/2018\/SEIT\/01 | 800000 | Completed\r\n2019 | Prof. Sivashanthini Kuganathan | Principal investigator | Identification of cryptic sea cucumber species in Northern Province using DNA barcoding | University Research Grant 2019 | URG\/2019\/SEIT\/25 | 800000 | In progress\r\n2024 | Prof. Sivashanthini Kuganathan | Collaborating Centre Principal Investigator (CCPI); Dr. N. Ragavan is Co-investigator | Sustaining Fisheries Ecosystem in the Palk Bay Region: Assessing Management Options, Livelihoods, and Fishers' Perspectives | BIMSTEC-India Marine Research Network (BiMReN) Twinning Research Grant - INR 5 million for 2025-2026. 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