Established with the assistance of People's Republic of China in 1975, Udawalawe centre has been the flagship freshwater breeding station in Sri Lanka ever since. Facilities at the centre have continuously been upgraded by number of other donor-funded projects after its establishment. It is situated around 170 km away from Colombo near the Udawalawe reservoir. This centre covers an area of 49.6 ha.
| Fish Rearing Facilities in Udawalawa AQDC |
| |
No. of ponds |
Area (m2) |
Brood stock ponds
Rearing ponds
Nursery ponds (Earthen ponds)
Nursery ponds (Cemented cubicles) |
18
25
20
66 |
25,500
30,000
10,000
1,320 |
| Total |
129 |
66,820 |
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| Fish seed production (Mn) |
| Year |
Carp |
Tilapia |
| |
PL |
Fry |
Fingerling |
Fry |
Fingerling |
| 2005 |
20.44 |
6.47 |
1.79 |
|
|
| 2006 |
22.91 |
5.98 |
1.02 |
|
|
| 2007 |
15.03 |
5.09 |
0.81 |
|
|
| 2008 |
26.49 |
6.88 |
1.19 |
|
|
| 2009 |
22.85 |
9.98 |
2.10 |
|
|
| 2010 |
23.40 |
12.36 |
3.36 |
|
|
| 2011 |
40.42 |
20.65 |
2.50 |
|
|
| 2012 |
38.14 |
7.51 |
1.35 |
|
|
| 2013 |
50.60 |
18.42 |
6.17 |
|
|
| 2014 |
28.22 |
8.77 |
3.57 |
|
|
| 2015 |
27.42 |
9.50 |
3.870 |
|
0.197 |
| 2016 |
30.71 |
13.14 |
5.373 |
0.75 |
0.584 |
| 2017 |
32.72 |
12.47 |
4.705 |
|
0.252 |
| 2018 |
51.10 |
17.39 |
6.498 |
|
|
| 2019 |
46.29 |
10.96 |
3.32 |
|
|
| 2020 |
54.49 |
12.91 |
2.18 |
0.18 |
0.22 |
| 2021 |
79.81 |
26.32 |
4.21 |
|
|
| 2022 |
66.48 |
25.68 |
5.22 |
|
|
| 2023 |
38.48 |
10.99 |
2.31 |
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Officer in Charge: Mr. P.K.M.P. Kumara
Address: Aquaculture Development Centre (Carp), Udawalawe
Contact No. : 047 2233298 |
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