UPALI S.AMARASINGHE – PUBLICATIONS
1. Amarasinghe, U.S., H.H. Costa and M.J.S. Wijeyaratne, 1983. Limnology and fish production
potential of some reservoirs in Anuradhapura district, Sri Lanka. Journal of Inland Fisheries
(Sri Lanka), 2: 14-29.
2. Wijeyaratne, M.J.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 1984. Estimations of maximum sustainable fish
yield and stocking densities of inland reservoirs of Sri Lanka. Journal of National Aquatic
Resources Agency, Sri Lanka. 31: 65-72.
3. Amarasinghe, U.S., 1985. Studies on the exploitation of minor cyprinids in Parakrama Samudra,
a man-made lake in Sri Lanka, using gillnets. Journal of the National Aquatic Resources
Agency (Sri Lanka), 32: 11 -23.
4. Amarasinghe, U.S. and T. Upasena, 1985. Morphometry of a man-made lake in Sri Lanka: a
factor influencing recruitment to cichlid fishery. Journal of the National Aquatic
Resources Agency (Sri Lanka), 32: 121-129.
5. Amarasinghe, U.S. and T.J. Pitcher, 1986. Assessment of fishing effort in Parakrama Samudra,
an ancient man-made lake in Sri Lanka. Fisheries Research, 4: 271-282.
6. Amarasinghe, U.S., 1987. Status of the fishery of Pimburettewa wewa, a man-made lake in Sri
Lanka. Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, 18: 375-385.
7. Wijeyaratne, M.J.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 1987. Estimations of maximum sustainable fish
yield and stocking densities of fish fingerlings in freshwater lakes and reservoirs. Archiv für
Hydrobiologie, Beiheft Ergebnisse der Limnologie, 28: 305-308.
8. Amarasinghe, U.S. and T.A. Rajapakse, 1987. Possible recruitment pattern in the Oreochromis
mossambicus fishery in a man-made lake in Sri Lanka. Journal of the National Aquatic
Resources Agency (Sri Lanka), 33 & 34: 26-33.
9. Rajapakse, T.A. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 1987. A note on the occurrence of a branchial parasite,
Epipenaeon ingens Nobili in Penaeus semisulcatus in Puttalam lagoon, Sri Lanka. Journal
of the Nationa Aquatic Resources Agency (Sri Lanka), 33 & 34: 74-75.
10. Amarasinghe, U.S., 1988. Empirical determination of a desirable mesh size for the gillnet
fishery of Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters) in a man-made lake in Sri Lanka. Asian
Fisheries Science, 2: 59-69.
11. Amarasinghe, U.S., 1988. Growth-overfishing: a potential danger in Sri Lankan reservoir
fishery. In: S.S. De Silva (ed.) Reservoir Fishery Management and Development in Asia,
105-112 pp. International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada.
12. Amarasinghe, U.S., 1988. The role of fishermen in implementing management strategies in
reservoirs of Sri Lanka. In: S.S. De Silva (ed.) Reservoir Fishery Management and
Development in Asia, 158-163 pp. International Development Research Centre, Ottawa,
Canada.
13. Amarasinghe, U.S. and J.I. Samarakoon, 1988. Some factors affecting contribution of the
cichlid species, Etroplus suratensis and Tilapia rendalli to the gillnet catches in a man-made
lake in Sri Lanka. Asian Fisheries Science, 2: 17-26.
14. Amarasinghe, U.S., S.S. De Silva and J. Moreau, 1989. Spatial changes in growth and
mortality and effects on the fishery of Oreochromis mossambicus (Pisces, Cichlidae) in a
man-made lake in Sri Lanka. Asian Fisheries Science, 3: 57-68.
15. De Silva, S.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 1989. Stunting in Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters)
(Pisces, Cichlidae): an evaluation of past and recent data from Sri Lankan reservoir
populations. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 5: 203-210.
16. Amarasinghe, U.S., 1990. Minor cyprinid resources in a man-made lake in Sri Lanka: a
potential supplementary source of income for fishermen. Fisheries Research 9: 81-89.
17. De Silva, S.S., J. Moreau, U.S. Amarasinghe, T. Chookajorn and R.D. Guerrero, 1991. A
comparative assessment of the fisheries in lacustrine inland waters in three Asian countries
based on catch and effort data. Fisheries Research, 11: 177-189.
18. Amarasinghe, U.S. and S.S. De Silva, 1992. Population dynamics of Oreochromis
mossambicus and O. niloticus (Cichlidae) in two reservoirs of Sri Lanka. Asian Fisheries
Science, 5: 37-61.
19. Amarasinghe, U.S. and S.S. De Silva, 1992. Empirical approaches for evaluating the
efficiencies of different fishing methods in tropical, shallow reservoirs: a Sri Lankan case
study. p. 217-227. In: De Silva, S. S. (ed.) Reservoir Fisheries of Asia. International
Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada.
20. Amarasinghe, U.S. and S. S. De Silva, 1992. Cichlidae verses Cyprinidae: experience from the
inland fishery of Sri Lanka. p. 218-237. In: Baluyut, E. A. (ed.) FAO Fisheries Report No.
458, Suppl. Rome, FAO, 281 p.
21. Amarasinghe, U.S., 1992. Recent trends in the inland fishery of Sri Lanka. p. 84-105. In:
Baluyut, E. A. (ed.) FAO Fisheries Report No. 458, Suppl. Rome, FAO, 281 p.
22. Amarasinghe, U.S. and S.S. De Silva, 1993. Sri Lanka. In: F. Brian Davy (ed.) Resource
Allocation to Fisheries Research in Asia. 123-137 pp. Asian Fisheries Society Special
Publication No. 7, 172 p. Asian Fisheries Society, Manila.
23. Amarasinghe, U.S., 1994. A synthesis on the management of the capture fisheries of Sri
Lankan reservoirs. Vidyodaya Journal of Science, 5(1): 23-40.
24. Amarasinghe, U.S. and S. S. De Silva, 1994. Selectivity patterns in the multi-mesh gillnet
fishery for cichlid species in a Sri Lankan reservoir. In: Chou L.M., Munro A.D., Lam T.J.,
Chen T.W., Cheong L.K.K., Ding J.K., Hooi K.K., Khoo H.W., Phang V.P.E., Shim K.F.,
& Tan C.H. (eds) The Third Asian Fisheries Forum, pp. 216-219, Asian Fisheries Society,
Manila.
25. Amarasinghe, U.S., 1995. Inland fisheries of Sri Lanka and strategies for development.
Bionews, Journal of Institute of Biology, 9(1): 21-31.
26. Amarasinghe, U.S., 1995. Sustainable development of the inland fishery of Sri Lanka under
environmental constraints. In: Petr, T. and Morris, M. (eds) FAO Fisheries Report No. 512,
Suppl., Rome, FAO. pp. 160-176.
27. Amarasinghe, U.S., 1995. The inland fishery of Sri Lanka. In: Petr, T. and Morris, M. (eds)
FAO Fisheries Report No. 512, Suppl., Rome, FAO. pp. 254-262.
28. Amarasinghe, U.S., 1996. Stock assessment in Sri Lankan reservoir fisheries: a review. In:
Stock Assessment in inland fisheries (I.G. Cowx, ed.). Fishing News Books, Blackwell
Science Ltd., Oxford, U.K., 345- 356 pp.
29. Amarasinghe, U.S. and S.S. De Silva, 1996. Impact of Oreochromis mossambicus X O.
niloticus (Pisces: Cichlidae) hybridization on population reproductive potential and longterm influence on a reservoir fishery. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 3: 239-249.
30. De Silva, S.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe, 1996. Reservoir Fisheries in Asia. In: Perspectives in
Asian Fisheries - A volume to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Asian Fisheries
Society (S.S. De Silva, ed.), pp. 189-216, Asian Fisheries Society, Manila, Philippines.
31. Wijeyaratne, M.J.S., W.S. Weliange and U.S. Amarasinghe, 1996. Population dynamics of
vermiculated rabbit fish Siganus vermiculatus (Valenciennes) in the Negombo estuary, Sri
Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences, 1: 59-69.
32. De Silva, S.S., U.S. Amarasinghe and N.D.N.S. Wijegoonawardena, 1996. Diel feeding
patterns and daily ration of cyprinid species in the wild determined using iterative method,
MAXIMS. Journal of Fish Biology, 49: 1153-1162.
33. Amarasinghe, U.S., 1997. Observations on the trends in the cichlid fishery in an ancient
reservoir in Sri Lanka. Journal of the National Aquatic Resources Agency (Sri Lanka), 35:
57-68.
34. Amarasinghe, U.S. and K.B.C. Pushpalatha, 1997. Gillnet selectivity of Ompok bimaculatus
(Siluridae) and Puntius dorsalis (Cyprinidae) in a small-scale riverine fishery. Journal of
National Science Council of Sri Lanka, 25(3): 169-184.
35. Amarasinghe, U.S., 1998. How effective are the stocking strategies for the management of
reservoir fisheries of Sri Lanka? In: Stocking and Introductions of fish (I.G. Cowx, ed.).
Fishing News Books, Blackwell Science Ltd., Oxford, U.K., 422-436 pp.
36. Amarasinghe, U.S., W.U. Chandrasekara and H.M.P. Kithsiri, 1997. Traditional practices for
resource sharing in an artisanal fishery of a Sri Lankan estuary. Asian Fisheries Science, 9:
311-323.
37. Amarasinghe, U.S., 1998. Reservoir fisheries management in Sri Lanka: Achievements,
mistakes and lessons for future. International Review of Hydrobiology, 83 (Special Issue):
523-530.
38. Amarasinghe. U.S. and S.S. De Silva, 1999. The Sri Lankan reservoir fishery: a case for
introduction of a co-management strategy. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 6: 387-399.
39. Kithsiri, H.M.P., M.J.S. Wijeyaratne and U.S. Amarasinghe 2000. Influence of some
environmental factors on the abundance of three commercially important bivalve species
(Family: Veneridae) in the Puttalam lagoon and Dutch bay, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of
Aquatic Sciences 5: 27-37.
40. Nissanka, C., U.S. Amarasinghe and S.S. De Silva 2000. Yield predictive models for Sri
Lankan reservoir fisheries. Fisheries Management and Ecology 7: 425-436.
41. Amarasinghe, U.S. and I.U. Wickramaratne 2001. Food and feeding habits of Helostoma
temmincki (Osteichthyes, Anabantidae), an introduced species, in a freshwater marsh in the
wet zone of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences 6: 75-84.
42. Amarasinghe, U.S., A. Duncan, J. Moreau, F. Schiemer, D. Simon and J. Vijverberg 2001.
Promotion of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in Asian reservoirs and lakes.
Hydrobiologia 458: 181-190.
43. 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 predicting fish yield in tropical
reservoirs: case study on Sri Lankan reservoirs. Fisheries Management and Ecology 8: 4760.
44. Lorenzen, K., U.S. Amarasinghe, D.M. Bartley, J.D. Bell, M. Bilio, S.S. De Silva, C.J.
Garaway, W.D. Hartman, J.M. Kapetsky, P. Laleye, J. Moreau, V.V. Sugunan and D.B.
Swar 2001. Strategic review of enhancements and culture-based fisheries. P. 221-237. In:
R.P. Subasinghe, P.B. Bueno, M.J. Philllips, C. Hough, S.E. McGladdery and J.R. Arthur
(eds) Technical Proceedings of the International Conference on Aquaculture in the Third
Millennium, 20-25 February 2000, Bangkok, Thailand. NACA, Bangkok, Thailand and
FAO, Rome, Italy.
45. Amarasinghe, U.S., C. Nissanka and S.S De Silva 2001. Fluctuations in water-level in shallow,
irrigation reservoirs: Implications for fish yield estimates and fisheries management. In:
Reservoir and Culture-based Fisheries: Biology and Management (Ed. Sena S. De Silva),
101-110 pp. ACIAR, Canberra, Australia.
46. Moreau, J., M.C. Villanueva, U.S. Amarasinghe and F. Schiemer 2001. Trophic relationships
and possible evolution of the production under various fisheries management strategies in
a Sri Lankan reservoir. In: Reservoir and Culture-based Fisheries: Biology and
Management (Ed. Sena S. De Silva), 201-214 pp. ACIAR, Canberra, Australia.
47. Nissanka, C. and U.S. Amarasinghe 2001. Effect of hydrological regimes on fish yields in Sri
Lankan reservoirs. In: Reservoir and Culture-based Fisheries: Biology and Management
(Ed. Sena S. De Silva), 93-100 pp. ACIAR, Canberra, Australia.
48. Schiemer, F., U.S. Amarasinghe, J. Frouzova, B. Sricharoendham and E.I.L. Silva 2001.
Ecosystem structure and dynamics – a management basis for Asian reservoirs and lakes. In:
Reservoir and Culture-based Fisheries: Biology and Management (Ed. Sena S. De Silva),
215-226 pp. ACIAR, Canberra, Australia.
49. Weliange W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe 2001. The occurrence of cestode Ligula intestinalis
(Linnaeus) from Attentive Carplet, Amblypharyngodon melettinus (Valenciennes) in Sri
Lanka. Asian Fisheries Science 14: 95-99.
50. Amarasinghe U.S. 2002. The Fishery and Population Dynamics of Oreochromis
mossambicus and Oreochromis niloticus (Osteichthyes, Cichlidae) in a Shallow Irrigation
Reservoir in Sri Lanka. Asian Fisheries Science 15(1): 7-20.
51. Amarasinghe, U.S. and I.D.P. Sriya 2002. Aspects of the biology and fishery of Malabar sprat,
Ehirava fluviatilis (Osteichthyes, Clupeidae) in Bolgoda lake, Sri Lanka. Asian Fisheries
Science 15(3): 215-228.
52. Amarasinghe, U.S., P.A.D. Ajith Kumara and M.H.S. Ariyaratne 2002. Role of non-exploited
fishery resources in Sri Lankan reservoirs as a source of food for cage aquaculture. In:
Management and Ecology of Lake and Reservoir Fisheries (Ed. I.G. Cowx). Fishing News
Books, Blackwell Science, Oxford, U.K., 332-343 pp.
53. 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. Fisheries Management and Ecology 9: 41-56.
54. 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. Fisheries Management and Ecology 9: 293-302.
55. Amarasinghe, U.S. and R.L. Welcomme 2002. An analysis of fish species richness in natural
lakes. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 65(3): 327-339.
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 located in
five river basins in Sri Lanka. Hydrobiologia 485: 19-33.
57. Amarasinghe, U.S. 2003. New approaches to inland capture fisheries statistics in Sri Lanka. In:
New approaches for the improvement of inland capture fishery statistics in the Mekong
Basin. Proceedings of the Ad-hoc expert consultation, Udon Thani, Thailand 2-5 September
2003. RAP Publication 2003/01, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok,
Thailand, pp. 116-121.
58. Weliange W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe 2003. Accounting for diel feeding periodicity in
quantifying food resource partitioning in fish assemblages in three reservoirs of Sri Lanka.
Asian Fisheries Science, 16: 203-213.
59. Weliange W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe 2003. Seasonality in dietary shifts in size-structured
freshwater fish assemblages in three reservoirs of Sri Lanka. Environmental Biology of
Fishes 68(3): 269-282.
60. Kithsiri, H.M.P., M.J.S. Wijeyaratne and U.S. Amarasinghe 2004. Population dynamics of
three commercially important bivalve species (Family: Veneridae) in the Puttalam lagoon
and Dutch bay, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences 9: 13-29.
61. Weerawardhena, S.R., U.S. Amarasinghe and S.W. Kotagama 2004. Activity pattern and
environmental variation of micro-habitats of six-toed green frog Euphlyctis hexadactylus
Lesson 1834 (Anura: Ranidae) in Sri Lanka. The Herpetology of Sri Lanka: Current
Research (Including the Proceedings of the Fourth World Congres of Herpetology, Sri
Lankan papers and the Nilgala Expedition papers). Lyriocephalus (Special Issue), Journal of
the Amphibian and Reptile Research Organization of Sri Lanka, 5 (1&2): 111-129.
62. Amarasinghe, U.S., S.S. De Silva and C. Nissanka, 2005. Fish yield prediction based on
catchment features, quantified using Geographical Information Systems, in lowland
reservoirs of Sri Lanka. In: GIS Spatial Analyses in Fishery and Aquatic Sciences
(Volume 2) Ed by T. Nishida, P.J. Kailola and C.E. Hollingworth, Fishery and Aquatic
GIS Research Group, Japan. pp. 499-514.
63. De Silva, S.S., W M H.K. Wijenayake, A.B.A.K. Gunaratne and U.S Amarasinghe 2005.
Use of GIS tools to develop a scale for the selection of non-perennial reservoirs for
culture-based fisheries activities. In: GIS Spatial Analyses in Fishery and Aquatic
Sciences (Volume 2) Ed by T. Nishida, P.J. Kailola and C.E. Hollingworth, Fishery and
Aquatic GIS Research Group, Japan. pp. 559-572.
64 Jayasinghe, U.A.D., U.S. Amarasinghe and S.S. De Silva 2005. Trophic classification of
non-perennial reservoirs utilized for the development of culture-based fisheries, Sri
Lanka. International Review of Hydrobiology 90, 209-222.
65. Jayasinghe, U.A.D., U.S. Amarasinghe and S.S. De Silva 2005. Limnology and culturebased fisheries in non-perennial reservoirs of Sri Lanka. Lakes and Reservoirs: Research
and Management, 10: 157-166.
66. Shirantha, R.R.A.R., M.J.S. Wijeyaratne and U.S. Amarasinghe 2005. Food niche segregation
among-co-occuring endemic fish species in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic
Sciences 10: 19-34.
67. Wijenayake, W.M.H.K., U.A.D. Jayasinghe, U.S. Amarasinghe, J.A. Athula, K.B.C.
Pushpalatha and S.S. De Silva 2005. Culture-based fisheries in non-perennial reservoirs in
Sri Lanka: production and relative performance of stocked species. Fisheries Management
and Ecology 12: 249-258.
68. Amarasinghe, U.S. 2006. Reservoirs of Sri Lanka: A major source of animal protein for
rural communities. In: Proceedings of the 11th World Lake Conference, Nairobi, Kenya,
31 October - 04 November 2005. Ed by. E.O. Odada, D.O. Olago, W. Ochola, M. Ntiba,
S. Wandiga, N. Gichuki and H. Oyieke. pp. 286-291.
69. Amarasinghe, U.S., R.R.A.R. Shirantha and M.J.S. Wijeyaratne 2006. Some aspects of ecology
of endemic freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka. In: The Fauna of Sri Lanka: Status, Taxonomy,
Research and Conservation (C.N.B. Bambaradeniya, ed.), The World Conservation Union
(IUCN), Colombo, Sri Lanka & Government of Sri Lanka. 113-124 pp.
70. De Silva, S.S., Thuy T.T. Nguyen, N.W. Abery and U.S. Amarasinghe 2006. An evaluation of
the role and impact of alien finfish on Asian inland aquaculture. Aquaculture Research 37:
1-17.
71. Jayasinghe, U.A.D., U.S. Amarasinghe and S.S. De Silva 2006. Culture-based fisheries in nonperennial reservoirs of Sri Lanka: influence of reservoir morphometry and stocking density
on yield. Fisheries Management and Ecology 13: 157-164.
72. Weliange W.S., U.S. Amarasinghe, J. Moreau and M.C. Villanueva 2006. Diel feeding
periodicity, daily ration and relative food consumption in fish populations in three
reservoirs of Sri Lanka. Aquatic Living Resources 19: 229-237.
73. Dugan, P. V.V. Sugunan, R.L. Welcomme, C. Bene, R.E. Boummett, M.C.M. Beveridge, K.
Abban, U. Amarasinghe et al. (2007) Inland fisheries and aquaculture. 459-483 pp. In:
Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture. Water for Food, Water
for Life: A comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture (David
Molden ed.), Earthscan, London and International Water Management Institute,
Colombo. 664 p.
74. Weliange, W.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe 2007. Relationship between body shape and food habits
of fish from three reservoirs of Sri Lanka. Asian Fisheries Science 20: 257-270.
75. Wijenayake, W.M.H.K., U.S. Amarasinghe and S.S. De Silva 2007. Performance of GIFT
strain of Oreochromis niloticus in culture-based fisheries in non-perennial reservoirs, Sri
Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences 12: 1-18.
76. 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. 63-177. Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Colombo.
77. Kularatne, M.G., U.S. Amarasinghe and S.S. De Silva 2008. Influence of socioeconomic
heterogeneity on culture-based fisheries in non-perennial reservoirs of Sri Lanka. In:
Participatory Approaches to Reservoir Fisheries Management: Issues, Challenges and
Policies (M.J.S. Wijeyaratne & U.S. Amarasinghe eds). pp. 135-150. Sri Lanka
Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Colombo.
78. Weliange, W.S., U.S. Amarasinghe, M. Kakkaeo, B. Sricharoendham, F. Schiemer and N.C.
Lopez 2008. Trophic patterns of fish assemblages in five Asian lacustrine water bodies.
In: Schiemer F., D. Simon, U.S. Amarasinghe, and J. Moreau (eds). Aquatic Ecosystem
and Development: Comparative Asian Perspectives. Biology of Inland Waters, Backhuys
Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands. pp. 203-218
79. Weliange, W.S., U.S. Amarasinghe and F. Schiemer 2008. Ecomorphological patterns of
feeding in fish assemblages in three Sri Lankan reservoirs. In: Schiemer F., D. Simon,
U.S. Amarasinghe, and J. Moreau (eds). Aquatic Ecosystem and Development:
Comparative Asian Perspectives. Biology of Inland Waters, Backhuys Publishers,
Leiden, The Netherlands. pp. 219-324.
80. Amarasinghe, U.S., W.S. Weliange, M. Kakkaeo, M.C. Villanueva and Jacques Moreau
2008. Diel feeding pattern and food consumption of selected fish populations in Asian
reservoirs. In: Schiemer F., D. Simon, U.S. Amarasinghe, and J. Moreau (eds). Aquatic
Ecosystem and Development: Comparative Asian Perspectives. Biology of Inland
Waters, Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands. pp. 249-263.
81. Sricharoendham B., U.S. Amarasinghe, R.P.P.K. Jayasinghe and S.M. Aypa 2008. Status of
the capture fisheries in four Asian reservoirs and a volcanic lake. In: Schiemer F., D.
Simon, U.S. Amarasinghe, and J. Moreau (eds). Aquatic Ecosystem and Development:
Comparative Asian Perspectives. Biology of Inland Waters, Backhuys Publishers,
Leiden, The Netherlands. pp. 265-284.
82. Moreau, J., U.S. Amarasinghe and P.A.D.A. Kumara 2008. Population dynamics of nonexploited and under-exploited fish species in three Sri Lankan reservoirs. In: Schiemer F.,
D. Simon, U.S. Amarasinghe, and J. Moreau (eds). Aquatic Ecosystem and Development:
Comparative Asian Perspectives. Biology of Inland Waters, Backhuys Publishers,
Leiden, The Netherlands. pp. 285-294.
83. Moreau J., U.S. Amarasinghe, B. Sricharoendham, R.P.P.K. Jayasinghe and M.C.
Villanueva 2008. Population dynamics of commercially important fish species in four
Asian reservoirs. In: Schiemer F., D. Simon, U.S. Amarasinghe, and J. Moreau (eds).
Aquatic Ecosystem and Development: Comparative Asian Perspectives. Biology of
Inland Waters, Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands. pp. 295-304.
84. Aypa S.M., S. Ingthamjitr, U.S. Amarasinghe, D. Simon and C. de Jesus 2008. Fish cage
culture in Asian lakes and reservoirs: Potentials and constraints. In: Schiemer F., D.
Simon, U.S. Amarasinghe, and J. Moreau (eds). Aquatic Ecosystem and Development:
Comparative Asian Perspectives. Biology of Inland Waters, Backhuys Publishers,
Leiden, The Netherlands. pp. 305-338.
85. Villanueva M.C., J. Moreau, U.S. Amarasinghe and F. Schiemer 2008. Foodweb and the
trophic structure of two Asian reservoirs using ECOPATH with ECOSIM and
ECOSPACE: A comparative study. In: Schiemer F., D. Simon, U.S. Amarasinghe, and J.
Moreau (eds). Aquatic Ecosystem and Development: Comparative Asian Perspectives.
Biology of Inland Waters, Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands. pp. 413-434.
86. Ajith Kumara, P.A.D. and U.S. Amarasinghe 2008. Population dynamics of Hyporhamphus
limbatus (Beloniformes, Hemiramphidae) in two lowland reservoirs of Sri Lanka. Sri
Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences 13: 23-38.
87. Ajith Kumara, P.A.D. and U.S. Amarasinghe 2008. Exploitation of small indigenous fish
species using shore seines in three reservoirs of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic
Sciences 13: 39-50.
88. Allinson, G., S.A. Salzman, N. Turoczy, M. Nishikawa, U.S. Amarasinghe, K.G.S.
Nirbadha and S.S. De Silva 2009. Trace Metal Concentrations in Nile Tilapia
(Oreochromis niloticus) in Three Catchments, Sri Lanka. Bulletin of Environmental
Contamination and Toxicology 82: 389–394.
89. Kularatne, M.G., U.S. Amarasinghe, P. Wattage and S.S. De Silva 2009. Evaluation of
community participation for the development of culture-based fisheries in village
reservoirs of Sri Lanka. Aquaculture Economics and Management 13: 22-38.
90. De Silva, S.S., T.T.T. Nguyen, G.M. Truchini, U.S. Amarasinghe and N.W. Abery 2009.
Alien species in aquaculture and biodiversity: A paradox in food production. Ambio
38(1): 24-28.
91. Amarasinghe, U.S. and D.E.M. Weerakoon 2009. Present status and future strategies for the
management of reservoir fisheries in Sri Lanka. 69-98 pp. In: De Silva, S.S. and U.S.
Amarasinghe (eds.), Status of reservoir fisheries in five Asian countries. NACA
Monograph No. 2. Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand.
116p. http://library.enaca.org/inland/reservoirs08/status_ reservoir_fisheries_asia.pdf
92. Kubečka, J., E. Hohausová, J. Matěna, J. Peterka, U.S. Amarasinghe, S.A. Bonar, J.
Hateley, P. Hickley, P. Suuronen, V. Tereschenko, R. Welcomme, I.J. Winfield 2009.
Editorial - The true picture of a lake or reservoir fish stock: A review of needs and
progress. Fisheries Research 96: 1-5.
93. Amarasinghe, U.S. and T.T.T. Nguyen 2009. Enhancing rural farmer income through fish
production: Secondary use of water resources in Sri Lanka and elsewhere. In: S.S. De
Silva and F.B. Davy (eds) Success Stories in Asian Aquaculture. pp. 103-130. Springer
Science, Netherlands. ISBN 978-90-481-3085-6 (Print) ISBN 978-90-481-3087-0
(Online) http://library.enaca.org/emerging_issues/success_stories/success-stories-asianaquaculture.pdf
94. Ajith Kumara, P.A.D., U.S. Amarasinghe, F. Schiemer, G. Winkler and M. Schabuss
(2009). Distribution and abundance of unexploited fish species in three Sri Lankan
reservoirs. Asian Fisheries Science 22(3): 867-884.
95. Ajith Kumara, P.A.D., U.S. Amarasinghe, F. Schiemer, G. Winkler and M. Schabuss (2009)
Gillnet selectivity of small cyprinids in three Sri Lankan reservoirs. Asian Fisheries
Science 22(3): 885-900.
96. Allinson, G., S.A. Salzman, N.J. Turoczy, M. Nishikawa, U.S. Amarasinghe, K.G.S.
Nirbadha and S.S. De Silva 2010. Observations on metal concentrations in commercial
landings of two species of tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus and Oreochromis niloticus)
from reservoirs in six river basins in Sri Lanka. Toxicological & Environmental
Chemistry 92(4): 749-763.
97. Athukorala, D.A. and U.S. Amarasinghe 2010. Population dynamics of commercially
important fish species in two reservoirs of the Walawe river basin, Sri Lanka. Asian
Fisheries Science 23(1): 71-90.
98. Athukorala, D.A. and U.S. Amarasinghe 2010. Status of the fisheries in two reservoirs of
the Walawe river basin, Sri Lanka: a case of participation of fishers in management.
Asian Fisheries Science 23: 284-300.
99. Amarasinghe, U.S. 2010. Inland fisheries resource enhancement and conservation in Sri
Lanka. In: Inland Fisheries Resource Enhancement and Conservation in Asia (Miao
Weimin, Sena De Silva and Brian Davy eds). pp. 113-132. FAO RAP Publication
2010/22, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok.
100. Fernando, G.K.A.W. and U.S. Amarasinghe 2011. Morphological differentiation of two
cichlid species in Sri Lanka using truss networks. Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences
16: 1-10.
101. Amarasinghe, U.S., I.U. Wickramaratne and M.J.S. Wijeyaratne 2011. Hook Selectivity of
Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis) and Nakedbreast Trevally (Carangoides gymnostethus)
(Carangidae) caught in the hook-and-line fishery off Negombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka
Journal of Aquatic Sciences 16: 11-26.
102. Jutagate, T., B. Srichareondham, S. Lek, U.S. Amarasinghe and S.S. De Silva (2012)
Variations, trends and patterns of fish landings in large tropical reservoirs. Lakes and
Reservoirs: Research and Management 17: 35-53.
103. Ariyaratne, M.M. and U.S. Amarasinghe (2012) A fishery associated with floating objects
in the Indian Ocean off Southern Sri Lanka. Asian Fisheries Science 25: 278-289.
104. Amarasinghe, U.S. (2013) Inland fisheries enhancement in Sri Lanka: Opportunities and
constraints. Rohana, Research Journal of the University of Ruhuna. 9: 1-46.
105. Amarasinghe, U.S. (2013) Fisheries resources in alleviation of hunger and malnutrition in
Sri Lanka - accomplishment and challenges. Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences 18: 115.
106. Sumanasinghe, H.P.W. and U.S. Amarasinghe (2013) Population dynamics of an
accidentally introduced Amazon sailfin catfish, Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Siluriformes,
Loricariidae) in Pologolla reservoir, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Aquatic Sciences 18:
37-45.
107. Amarasinghe, U.S., J. Vijverberg, W.S. Weliange and M. Vos (2014) Food web patterns
and diversity in tropical fish communities. Lakes and Reservoirs: Research and
Management. 19: 56-69.
108. Wijenayake, W.M.H.K., A.B.A.K. Gunaratne, S.S. De Silva and U.S. Amarasinghe (2014)
Use of Geographical information system and remote sensing techniques for planning
culture-based fisheries in non-perennial reservoirs of Sri Lanka. Lakes and Reservoirs:
Research and Management 19: 183-191.
BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS
1. Amarasinghe, U.S., W. Benthem and K. Jeanes (Editors), 1993. Site Report and the
Conservation Management Plan for Minneriya Reservoir. Central Environmental Authority,
Sri Lanka and Euroconsult, The Netherlands.
2. De Silva S. S., U. S. Amarasinghe and T.T.T. Nguyen (eds), 2006. Better-practice approaches
for culture-based fisheries development in Asia. ACIAR Monograph No. 120. 96 p.
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Canberra, Australia. ISBN 1
86320 457 1 (print), 1 86320 458 X (online). Downloadable from
http://library.enaca.org/NACA-Publications/CBF_manual.pdf
3. Schiemer F., D. Simon, U.S. Amarasinghe and J. Moreau (eds) 2008. Aquatic Ecosystem and
Development: Comparative Asian Perspectives. Biology of Inland Waters, Margraf
Publishers and Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands (ISBN 978-3-8236-15309).
4. Wijeyaratne, M.J.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe 2008. Participatory Approaches to Reservoir
Fisheries Management: Issues, Challenges and Policies. Proceedings of the international
symposium held on 03-06 October 2004 in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, organized by German
Technical Cooperation (GTZ) and Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 235 p. (ISBN 978-955-9044-61-1)
5. De Silva S. S., U. S. Amarasinghe and T.T.T. Nguyen (eds), 2008. Better-practice approaches
for culture-based fisheries development in Asia. ACIAR Monograph No. 120a. 106 p.
(Laotian translation) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Canberra,
Australia. ISBN: 978 1 86320 558 0 (print) 978 1 86320 559 7 (online) Downloadable
from http://www.aciar.gov.au/publication/MN120a
6. De Silva S. S., U. S. Amarasinghe and T.T.T. Nguyen (eds), 2008. Better-practice approaches
for culture-based fisheries development in Asia. ACIAR Monograph No. 120b. 96 p.
(Vietnamese translation) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research,
Canberra, Australia. ISBN: 978 1 86320 558 0 (print) 978 1 86320 559 7 (online)
Downloadable from http://www.aciar.gov.au/publication/MN120b
7. De Silva, S.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe (eds.). (2009) Status of reservoir fisheries in five Asian
countries. NACA Monograph No. 2. Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific,
Bangkok, Thailand. 116p.
http://library.enaca.org/inland/reservoirs08/status_reservoir_fisheries_asia.pdf
8. De Silva S. S., U. S. Amarasinghe and T.T.T. Nguyen (eds), 2009. Better-practice approaches
for culture-based fisheries development in Asia. ACIAR Monograph No. 120c. 117 p.
(Tamil translation) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Canberra,
Australia. ISBN: 978 1 921531 71 2. Downloadable from
http://www.aciar.gov.au/publication/MN120c
9. De Silva S. S., U. S. Amarasinghe and T.T.T. Nguyen (eds), 2009. Better-practice approaches
for culture-based fisheries development in Asia. ACIAR Monograph No. 120d. 117 p.
(Sinhala Translation) Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research,
Canberra, Australia. ISBN: 978 1 921531 73 6 (print) 978 1 921531 74 3 (online).
Downloadable from http://www.aciar.gov.au/publication/MN120d
OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
1. Amarasinghe, U.S., 1990. Members write, Fishbyte, 8(1): 3-4.
2. Amarasinghe, U.S. and C.H. Fernando, 1998. A center for tropical reservoir fisheries and
limnology. SILNEWS 25: 6-8.
3. Amarasinghe U.S., 2000. Y2K bug and FiSAT. NTAFP News, NAGA, The ICLARM
Quarterly, 23(1): 36.
4. Amarasinghe U.S. 2000. Centre for tropical reservoir fisheries and limnology. SILNEWS 31: 9.
5. Amarasinghe U.S., P.A.D. Ajith Kumara, M.H.S. Ariyaratne and S.S. De Silva 2000.
Exploitation of unexploited fishery resources in reservoirs of Sri Lanka: an approach to
increase protein supply for rural communities. Electronic Conference on Fisheries and
Aquaculture for Rural Development, DFID and NACA, 09 July 07 August 2000, NACA,
Bangkok.
6. De Silva S.S. and U.S. Amarasinghe 2000. Cultural differences inhibit optimal exploitation of
fishery resources in Sri Lankan reservoirs: need for education. Electronic Conference on
Fisheries and Aquaculture for Rural Development, DFID and NACA, 09 July 07 August
2000, NACA, Bangkok.
7. 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.
Case study presented at the FAO Electronic Workshop on Land-Water Linkages in Rural
Watersheds, 18 September – 27 October 2000. FAO, Rome.
8. Amarasinghe, U.S. and M.J. Burgis 2001. Dr. Annie Duncan’s personal library. SILNEWS 33:
6.
9. Jayasinghe, A. and U. Amarasinghe, 2007. Buffaloes in favour of culture-based fisheries in
Sri Lanka. Aquaculture Asia 12(3): 3-7.
10. Amarasinghe, U.S. 2008. Culture-based fisheries in village reservoirs of Sri Lanka. SILNEWS
52: 11-12.
11. Amarasinghe, U.S., D.E.M. Weerakoon, D.A. Athukorala 2009. Emerging boost in Sri
Lankan reservoir fish production: a case of adoption of past research findings.
Aquaculture Asia 14 (1): 25-28.
12. Jayakody, S., U.S. Amarasinghe and A.M. Gunaratne 2012. Guanotrophication in shallow
reservoirs of Sri Lanka. SIL NEWS 61: 17-19.