Dr. Dileepa De Croos
Senior Lecturer
Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries
Wayamba University
Sri Lanka
Biography
Dr. Dileepa de Croos obtained his first degree on Zoology (special) from the University of Colombo. He completed his PhD at the University of Iceland in 2011. His dissertation work investigated the application of population genetic information for fisheries management, further he showed the effect of “unnatural selection” (selective harvesting) and its implications for sustainable resource management in western Sri Lankan shrimp fishery.
Research Interest
Marine biology and Bio diversity: with special reference to crustaceans, teleost, and jelly(fish) • Fisheries management: sustainable coastal fisheries, traditional ecological knowledge; traditional fisheries management and livelihoods Fisheries ecology: life history and ecology of target and bycatch species; and effects of marine debris Seaweeds and value added product development Population genetics empowering communities with new technologies
Publications
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(10) De Croos M.D.S.T., Snæbjörn Pálsson and R.M.G.N. Thilakarathna (2011) Sex ratios, sexual maturity, fecundity and spawning seasonality of Metapenaeus dobsoni off the western coastal waters of Sri Lanka. Invertebrate Reproduction and Development. 55:110-123.
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(11) De Croos M.D.S.T. and Gunnar Stefansson (2011) A case study in successful sampling strategy in estimating length composition of the commercial catch: the Sri Lankan shrimp trawl fishery. Crustaceana. 84 (12-13): 1581-1591
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(12) De Croos M.D.S.T. and Snæbjörn Pálsson (2012) The present status of a multi-geared shrimp fishery of the western coast of Sri Lanka: gear-based species diversity and selectivity. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 29: 93-107
