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\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n Research and Innovation - Department of Fisheries Science<\/title>\r\n \r\n <link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\r\n <link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\r\n <link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Inter:wght@300;400;500;600;700;800&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\r\n \r\n <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/font-awesome\/6.4.0\/css\/all.min.css\">\r\n \r\n <script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.tailwindcss.com\"><\/script>\r\n <script>\r\n tailwind.config = {\r\n theme: {\r\n extend: {\r\n colors: {\r\n navy: {\r\n 900: '#0a1526', \r\n 800: '#142c5a', \r\n 700: '#1d3e75',\r\n },\r\n brandBlue: '#1a56db',\r\n brandIndigo: '#4f46e5',\r\n brandGold: '#F0A028',\r\n },\r\n fontFamily: {\r\n sans: ['Inter', 'sans-serif'],\r\n }\r\n }\r\n }\r\n }\r\n <\/script>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body class=\"font-sans text-gray-800 antialiased bg-gray-50 flex flex-col min-h-screen\">\r\n\r\n <section class=\"relative bg-[#061224] w-full bg-cover bg-left min-h-[400px] flex items-center py-20\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1532094349884-543bc11b234d?auto=format&fit=crop&q=80&w=2000');\">\r\n <div class=\"absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-r from-[#061224] via-[#061224]\/90 to-transparent\"><\/div>\r\n \r\n <div class=\"relative max-w-7xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 w-full\">\r\n <div class=\"max-w-[850px]\">\r\n <h1 class=\"text-4xl md:text-5xl lg:text-[54px] font-bold text-white leading-tight mb-5 tracking-tight\">\r\n Research and Innovation in Fisheries Science\r\n <\/h1>\r\n <p class=\"text-base md:text-[17px] text-gray-200 mb-8 leading-relaxed max-w-[700px] font-normal\">\r\n Advancing scientific knowledge through interdisciplinary research in fisheries, aquaculture, aquatic ecology, coastal resource management, and sustainable livelihoods.\r\n <\/p>\r\n \r\n <div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4\">\r\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"inline-flex items-center justify-center gap-2.5 px-6 py-3 bg-[#5244e1] border border-[#5244e1] text-white text-[15px] font-semibold rounded-lg hover:bg-[#4135bc] transition shadow-[0_4px_14px_0_rgba(82,68,225,0.39)]\">\r\n <i class=\"fa-solid fa-border-all text-[16px]\"><\/i> Research Areas\r\n <\/a>\r\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"inline-flex items-center justify-center gap-2.5 px-6 py-3 border border-white\/70 text-white text-[15px] font-semibold rounded-lg hover:bg-white\/10 transition\">\r\n <i class=\"fa-solid fa-book-open text-[16px]\"><\/i> Publications\r\n <\/a>\r\n <a href=\"#\" class=\"inline-flex items-center justify-center gap-2.5 px-6 py-3 border border-white\/70 text-white text-[15px] font-semibold rounded-lg hover:bg-white\/10 transition\">\r\n <i class=\"fa-solid fa-file-invoice text-[16px]\"><\/i> Funded Projects\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-945758e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"945758e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{"background_background":"classic"}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bdcd82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5bdcd82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ec827d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ec827d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-section-id=\"1wn13cm\" data-start=\"1795\" data-end=\"1846\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Research at the Department of Fisheries Science<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The Department of Fisheries Science conducts multidisciplinary research addressing fisheries sustainability, aquaculture development, marine biodiversity, seafood quality, climate resilience, and the socioeconomic wellbeing of fishing communities. Research activities integrate field investigations, laboratory analyses, stakeholder engagement, and policy-oriented approaches to support sustainable aquatic resource management in Sri Lanka and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b0cafc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b0cafc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d8f35d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3d8f35d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<style>\r\n .marine-photo {\r\n width: 100%;\r\n max-width: 800px;\r\n height: auto;\r\n border-radius: 12px;\r\n box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);\r\n display: block;\r\n margin: 20px auto;\r\n }\r\n<\/style>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>\r\n\r\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" \r\n alt=\"Marine researchers conducting sampling in tropical ocean waters\" \r\n class=\"marine-photo\">\r\n\r\n<\/body>\r\n<\/html>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27da6be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27da6be\" 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-dfb5ac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfb5ac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Achievements<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3c971a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b3c971a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c818fad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c818fad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{"background_background":"classic"}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a379de elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"0a379de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Research Grants<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"25\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68fd380 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68fd380\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{"background_background":"classic"}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1011c21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"1011c21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">SCI Indexed Publications<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"20\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-154ee4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"154ee4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{"background_background":"classic"}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee5f31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"0ee5f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Journal articles<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"80\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f45bcc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f45bcc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{"background_background":"classic"}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4958b49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"4958b49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">B.Sc. Research Projects<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"70\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1fcb1c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1fcb1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{"background_background":"classic"}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81f2086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"81f2086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">M.Phil. Research Projects<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"20\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9590b0f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9590b0f\" 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-1a70253 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a70253\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Major Research Areas<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5cf5eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f5cf5eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{"background_background":"classic"}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8a214 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e8a214\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15178f2 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"15178f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-fish\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M327.1 96c-89.97 0-168.54 54.77-212.27 101.63L27.5 131.58c-12.13-9.18-30.24.6-27.14 14.66L24.54 256 .35 365.77c-3.1 14.06 15.01 23.83 27.14 14.66l87.33-66.05C158.55 361.23 237.13 416 327.1 416 464.56 416 576 288 576 256S464.56 96 327.1 96zm87.43 184c-13.25 0-24-10.75-24-24 0-13.26 10.75-24 24-24 13.26 0 24 10.74 24 24 0 13.25-10.75 24-24 24z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFisheries stock assessment\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPopulation dynamics, fishery models, length-based assessment, ecosystem-based management.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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