Our Ocean Conference
The Dean of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences & Technology Professor Tilak P D Gamage
participated to Our Ocean Conference organized by the Department of State USA in Washington DC, in July this year.
This conference was an opportunity gather lessons learned by experts, practitioners,
advocates, lawmakers, and international ocean & foreign policy communities and to share the best
science, offer unique perspectives, and demonstrate effective actions.
Photograph shows a moment shared by the two Sri Lankan representative to the conference,
Professor Tilak P D Gamage and Dr. S. G. Samarasundara, the Chairman of the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA)
together with the Secretary of State John Kerry at the banquet hosted by the Secretary.