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Empowering the ‘small fry’: Professor Oscar Amarasinghe Chancellor – Ocean University of Sri Lanka President – Sri Lanka Forum for Small Scale Fisheries (SLFSSF) INTRODUCTION “Small-scale fisheries make an important contribution to nutrition, food security, sustainable livelihoods and poverty alleviation – especially in developing countries. Despite this significant contribution, the issues constraining the sustainable development […]

Towards fuel-efficient fishing for food and nutritional security by Prof. Oscar Amarasinghe Chancellor / Ocean University of Sri Lanka President / Sri Lanka Forum or Small-Scale Fisheries (SLFSSF) The present economic crisis, and the associated energy crisis, has mightily affected the fisheries sector, reducing the number of boats at sea, dwindling market supply, soaring fish […]

Disguised role of women in Blue Economic Growth by Professor Oscar Amarasinghe Chancellor / Ocean University of Sri Lanka & President / Sri Lanka Forum for Small Scale Fisheries (SLFSSF) Small, developing island states like Sri Lanka are gradually moving from a Green Economy Focus to Blue Economy Focus, aiming at exploiting ocean resources for […]