Publications
Nissanka, C. 1997. Population Dynamics of Penaeus indicus (Crustacea: Penaeidae) in Rekawa lagoon, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences 2: 43-53.
Nissanka, C., U. S. Amarasinghe and S. S. De Silva 2000. Yield predictive models for the Sri Lankan reservoir fishery. The Journal of Fisheries Management and Ecology 7: 425-36.
Nissanka, C. and U. S. Amarasinghe 2001. Effect of hydrological regimes on fish yields in Sri Lankan reservoirs. In: (Sena S De Silva, ed.), Reservoir and Culture-based Fisheries; Biology and Management, ACIAR proceedings, No 98: 93-100. ACIAR, Canberra, Australia.
Amarasinghe, U. S., C. Nissanka and S. S. De Silva 2001. Fluctuations in water level in shallow, irrigation reservoirs: Implications on fish yield estimates and fisheries management. In: (Sena S De Silva, ed.), Reservoir and Culture-based Fisheries; Biology and Management, ACIAR proceedings, No 98: 101-110. ACIAR, Canberra, Australia.
De Silva, S. S., U. S. Amarasinghe, C. Nissanka, W. A. D. D. Wijesuriya, and M. J. J. Fernando 2001. Use of Geographical information systems as a tool for fish yield prediction in tropical reservoirs: case study on Sri Lankan reservoirs. Journal of Fisheries Management and Ecology; 8: 47-60.
De Silva, S. S., U. S. Amarasinghe and C. Nissanka 2000. A quantitative treatment on the influence of catchment features, based on GIS, on fish production in Sri Lankan reservoirs. Land-Water linkages in rural watersheds Electronic Workshop (case study 21). FAO of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.
Amarasinghe U. S., M. D. Amarasinghe and C. Nissanka 2002. Investigation of the Negombo estuary (Sri Lanka) brush park fishery, with an emphasis on community-based management. In: Journal of Fisheries Management and Ecology 9(1): 41-56.
Silva, E. I. L., U. S. Amarasinghe, S. S. De Silva, C. Nissanka and F. Schiemer (2002). Some aspects of photosynthetic characteristics in a set of perennial irrigation reservoirs in five river basins in Sri Lanka. Hydrobiologia 485: 19-33.
Amarasinghe U. S., S. S. De Silva and C. Nissanka 2002. Evaluation of the robustness of predictive yield models based on catchment characteristics using GIS for reservoir fisheries in Sri Lanka. In: Journal of Fisheries Management and Ecology 9: 293-302.
Amarasinghe U. S., S. S. De Silva and C. Nissanka 2004. Fish yield prediction based on catchment features, quantified using Geographical Information Systems, in lowland reservoirs of Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the GIS/Spatial Analyses in Fishery and Aquatic Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK : 3-6 September 2002; 499-514.
Amarasinghe, U.S. and C. Nissanka (2008). Fisheries in perennial reservoirs of Sri Lanka: Strategies for management. In: Participatory Approaches to Reservoir Fisheries Management: Issues, Challenges and Policies (M.J.S. Wijeyaratne & U.S. Amarasinghe eds). pp. 163-177. Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Colombo.
Abstract presented in local & international conferences
Nissanka, C., U. S. Amarasinghe and D. S. Jayakody 1996. Recrutment of Penaeus indicus (Crustacea: Penaeidae) to the fishery of Rekawa lagoon, Sri Lanka: Is artificial enhancement possible? Proceedings of the second annual sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (SLAFAR) 26-27th June 1999, SLAAS auditorium, Colombo Sri Lanka.
Nissanka, C., U. S. Amarasinghe and S. S. De Silva, 1998. Extent of the catchment of reservoirs of Sri Lanka: an important aspect in the management of their capture fisheries. Paper presented at the Fifth Asian Fisheries Forum 11-14th Nov. 1998, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Nissanka, C., U. S. Amarasinghe, S. S. De Silva, W. A. D. D. Wijesooriya and M. J. J. Fernaando 1999. Influence of catchment characteristics on fish yield in reservoirs of Sri Lanka. (Paper presented at the Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (SLAFAR) 23-24th June 1999, SLAAS auditorium, Colombo Sri Lanka).
Nissanka C., U. S. Amarasinghe and S. S. De Silva 2000. Use of Geographical Information Systems as a tool for fish yield prediction in tropical reservoirs: case study on Sri Lankan reservoirs. Presented at the FGS scientific sessions Nov. 2000; Science Auditorium, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya.
Nissanka C. and U. S. Amarasinghe 2000. Effect of hydrological regimes on fish yields in Sri Lankan reservoirs. Paper presented at the workshop on Reservoir and Culture-based Fisheries; Biology and Management, held in Bangkok, Thailand from 15-18 February 2000.
Nissanka C. and U. S. Amarasinghe 2001. Influence of rate of nutrient loss on fish yields in shallow, irrigation reservoirs of Sri Lanka. Presented at the FGS scientific sessions Oct. 2001; Science Auditorium, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya.
Nissanka C. 2004. Optimal fishing strategies for the fisheries of perennial reservoirs of Sri Lanka. Presented at the “International Symposium on participatory approaches to reservoir fisheries management: Issus, Challenges and Policies”, at Culture Club Resort, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, from 3-7 October, 2004.
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