Breaking new ground in Sri Lankas aquaculture sector 
By Kyra Hoevenaars LK Source: thefishsite 8/12/2024
Kyra Hoevenaars
Hasamini Thilakarathne may be the first female marine aquaculture specialist in Sri Lanka, where she's managing Oceanpick's barramundi hatchery and nursery, and aims to break barriers and shatter gender stereotypes in her country.
 

Can you briefly describe your career?

I graduated from the Ocean University of Sri Lanka with a bachelor of science in fisheries and marine sciences and a gold award. After that, I worked as an assistant manager for seafood quality assurance at a marine fish processing company. I was lucky to receive funding from the Nor-Lanka project, a collaboration between Norway and Sri Lanka, to pursue a master’s degree in fish ecotoxicology at the Arctic University of Norway. I did my thesis in Sri Lanka on tuna processing to get hands-on experience.

 
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