DR. S S HERATH



SENIOR LECTURER
SS_Herath

Educational Qualifications
  • B.Sc. (Hons) in Fisheries Biology (Ruhuna, SL)
  • M.Sc. (AIT, Thailand)
  • PhD (Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan)

Other Research Profiles
Office Address
     Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
     Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences & Technology
     University of Ruhuna
     Wellamadama
     Matara (81000)
     Sri Lanka
E-mail Address
     sakunthala@fish.ruh.ac.lk

Phone
      +94(0) 41 22 27 026
           Ext 5104
     
    Administrative Positions

  • Member of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences & Technology
  • Member of the University library committee
  • Member of the library committee of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences & Technology
  • Member of the Faculty Disciplinary committee of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences & Technology
  • Member of the Auditorium committee of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences & Technology
  • Faculty representative for the university cultural center
    Teaching Courses

  • Evolution and basic biology of fin fish
  • Fundamentals of fish genetics
  • Fish physiology
  • Aquaculture Introduction
  • Statistics for Aquatic Sciences
    Research Interest

  • Fish nutrition
  • Aquaponics and recirculating aquaculture systems
  • Larval rearing of fish
    Publications

International Peer reviewed journals

  • Herath, S.S. Y. Haga, S. Satoh (2018) .Interactive effects of salinity and complete fishmeal replacement on growth, food consumption, and gene expression of hepatic IGF‐I, IGF‐II and growth hormone receptors in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.) Aquaculture research,49, 2128-2139
  • Herath, S.S. Y. Haga, S. Satoh (2016). Effects of long-term feeding of corn co-product-based diets on growth, fillet color, and fatty acid and amino acid composition of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus Aquaculture, 464 (2016), pp. 205-212
  • Herath, S.S. Y. Haga, S. Satoh (2016) . Potential use of corn co-products in fishmeal-free diets for juvenile Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. Fish. Sci, 82; 811-818.
  • Herath H.M.T.N.B., Radampola K. and Herath S.S. (2014). Morphological variation and length weight relationship of Oreochromis mossambicus in three brackish water systems of southern Sri Lanka, Inter. J. of Res. In Agri. and Food Sci., 2:2, 11-22.
  • Herath, S. S and Atapaththu, K.S.S. (2013). Sudden weaning of angel fish, Pterophyllum scalare (Lichtenstein) (Pisces; Cichlidae) larvae from brine shrimp (Artemia sp) nauplii to formulated larval feed. SpringerPlus 2,102.

  • Herath, S.S, Atapaththu, K.S.S and Radampola, K. (2013). Do visual cues from the male fish and the mirror image elict the egg laying process of female angel fish; Pterophyllum scalare (Lichtenstein)(Pisces; Cichlidae)? Journal of Biology, 01, 100-105.
Book Chapter

  • Herath.S.S and Satoh, S. (2015). 15-Impact of phosphorous and nitrogen from aquaculture: In Feed and Feeding Practices in Aquaculture (Davis, D.A. ed.), pp. 369-386.Woodhead Publishing, Oxford pp. 369–386
Conferences

  • Upeshika M.K, Deepananda K.H.M.A and Herath S.S. (2019). Effects of Water Hardness on the Survival and Growth Performance of Platy fish (Xhiphophorus maculatus). Proceedings of the International Symposium on Agriculture & Environment ,Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
  • Herath S.S, Y. Haga, M. Endo, S. Satoh (2016). Influence of total fishmeal replacement and salinity on growth and nutritional quality of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding, Idaho, USA.
  • Herath S.S, Y. Haga, M. Endo, S. Satoh (2015). Combined effect of fishmeal replacement and salinity on growth performance of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Sciences (Autumn meeting): Tohoku, Japan
  • Herath S.S, Y. Haga, M. Endo, S. Satoh (2015). Potential application of corn co-products to formulate zero fish meal diets for juvenile Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Proceedings of the Aquaculture 2015, Montpellier, France.
  • Herath S.S, Y. Haga, M. Endo, S. Satoh (2015). Impacts of different corn co-products on fillet color and growth performance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Proceedings of the World Aquaculture 2015, Jeju island, South Korea.
  • Herath S.S, Y. Haga, M. Endo, S. Satoh (2015). Does corn by-products change fillet quality of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus?. Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Sciences (Spring meeting) , Tokyo, Japan
  • Hettiarachchi, D. U., Radampola, K., Herath, S. S., & Atapattu, M. (2014). Effect of different live feeds on growth performance and survival of Angel fish (Pterophyllum scalare) larvae in indoor aquarium conditions [Conference poster]. In ISAE 2014. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Agriculture and Environment 2014, Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, 27 November 2014. (pp. 307-310). Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna.
  • Atapaththu, K.S.S. Radampola, K and Herath, S.S. (2012). Preliminary study on algal development in indoor fish tanks, Proceedings of the second international symposium, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka. University Park, Oluvil, 32360, Sri Lanka.
  • Herath, S.S and Atapaththu, K.S.S. (2012). Effects of different live feeds on growth performance of fighter fish (Betta splendens). Proceedings of the second international symposium, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka. University Park, Oluvil, 32360, Sri Lanka.
  • Herath, S. S. (2009). Fisheries Education in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Aquaculture and Fisheries Education, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
  • Gayashan, W. S, Rathnapala, J.M.S.N and Herath, S. S. (2019). Effects of chronic exposure of cadmium on growth, bio-accumulation and hematological parameters of genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT). 25th Annual Scientific Sessions, Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Sceinces, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka
  • Malkumari, M.G.K.S, Weerakkody, W. S. and Herath S. S. (2019). Effects of water circulation period on growth performance of fish (tilapia) and plants (chili) in recirculating aquaponic system. 25th Annual Scientific Sessions, Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Sceinces, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka
  • Herath, S.S and Radampola K, (2005). The effect of food ration on the growth of young guppy, Poecilia reticulata. Proceedings of the Third Science Symposium of the faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka
  • Herath, S.S and Radampola K, (2004). The effect of feeding frequency on the growth of young guppy, Poecilia reticulata. Proceedings of the Second Science Symposium of the faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka

    Awards

  • President’s award for the most outstanding doctoral student in 2016, Tokyo University of Marine Sciences and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
  • Prof. Kwei Lin Graduation prize award for the most outstanding students of the Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management field of study in Asian Institute of Technology (2010), Thailand
  • Most outstand student poster award (2016), International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding, Idaho, USA
    Grants

  • Faculty grants RU/FMST/RP/2019/03, RU/FMST/RP/2018/04, RU/FMST/RP/2017/05
    National Services

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