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Asha de Vos (Sinhala:ආශා ඩි වොස් (born 1979) is a Sri Lankan marine biologist, ocean educator and pioneer of blue whale research within the northern Indian Ocean. [1] She is known for her Blue Whale Project. She is a Senior TED Fellow [2] and was chosen for a BBC 100 Women award in 2018. [3][4] She is a National Geographic ...
Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. It is situated in the middle of Indian Ocean. Because of being an island, Sri Lanka has many endemic freshwater fauna, as well as thousands of marine and brackish water fauna. [1] Fishing is the way of life of most of coastal community.
Sri Lanka: Offshore patrol vessels: 1: 330 tons: Former navy ship handed over to coast guard in 2021 [11] Future Offshore patrol vessels (3) VARD 7 085 Sri Lanka: Offshore patrol vessels: 3: 1900 tons: The Sri Lankan cabinet approved a $180 million order for three OPVs built at the Colombo Dockyard to a Vard 7 85 metre design.
The first group of Sri Lanka Marines received training from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit of the United States Marine Corps in November 2016. [ 1 ] [ 12 ] At the conclusion of this course, a group consisting of 1 officer and 40 marines received weapons handling , rappelling and battle obstacle crossing training at the Commando Regiment ...
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදාව, romanized: Śrī Laṃkā nāvika hamudāva; Tamil: இலங்கை கடற்படை, romanized: Ilaṅkai kaṭaṟpaṭai) is the naval arm of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and is classed as the country's most vital defence force due to ...
The Blue Whale Project. Oceanswell is known for the Blue Whale Project [3] which is the first long-term study on blue whales in the Northern Indian Ocean. [4] The project focuses on the conservation of blue whales [5] from threats such as ship strikes. [6][7] De Vos founded the Blue Whale Project [8] which is the flagship project of Oceanswell ...
The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is an international center for research and education in biological and environmental science. [1] Founded in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in 1888, the MBL is a private, nonprofit institution that was independent for most of its history, but became officially affiliated with the University of Chicago on July 1, 2013.
ocu.ac.lk. Ocean University of Sri Lanka was established in 2014 by an act passed by the Parliament of Sri Lanka. It was earlier called the National Institute of Fisheries and Nautical Engineering. [1][2] The objective of the university is to conduct academic and professional education and vocational training activities in fisheries, marine and ...