| Aquaculture Development Center - Nuwara Eliya |
Aquaculture Development Centre at Nuwara Eliya was first established under the former Inland Fisheries Division of the Ministry of Fisheries in 1975. It is located 180 km away from Colombo in the heart of the hill country in Sri Lanka. Initially, it functioned as a breeding centre for Common Carps, to supply fish seed for aquaculture programs in estate tanks in surrounding plantation areas. The Centre, which was leased out to the Tourist Board since 1993 after the closure of the Inland Fisheries Division, was re-acquired and rehabilitated under the National Aquaculture Development Authority in 1999. Since then, it has fulfilled the same function of breeding Common Carps for aquaculture programs especially in Up-country areas. This centre covers an area of 3.2 ha.
| Fish Rearing Facilities in Nuwara Eliya AQDC |
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No. of ponds |
Area (m2) |
Brood stock ponds
Rearing ponds
Nursery ponds (Earthen ponds)
Nursery ponds (Cemented cubicles) |
04
03
03
24 |
1,550
1,600
1,200
176 |
| Total |
34 |
4,526 |
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Officer in charge: Ms. K.L. Manel Renuka
Address: Aquaculture Development Centre, Nuwara Eliya
Contact No. : 052 2222817
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