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Research Interests
Current research work is mainly focused on Efficiency and productivity analyses of use of natural resources, development issues, education and, solid waste management
PUBLICATION:
Published Papers
2020 Pushpalatha K.B.C., Mohottala G. Kularatne., Jayantha Chandrasoma.,U.S. Amarasinghe. 2020, Production trends and technical efficiencies of culture-based fisheries in five tropical irrigation reservoirs: A case study from Sri Lanka, Fish Manag Ecol. 2020;00:1–14, DOI: 10.1111/fme.12460
2020 Pushpalatha K.B.C., Mohottala G. Kularatne., U.S. Amarasinghe. 2020. Institutional Robustness of Culturebased Fisheries in Perennial Reservoirs of Sri Lanka, Asian Fisheries Science 33 (2020):91–105, ISSN: 0116-6514, E-ISSN: 2073-3720, https://doi.org/10.33997/j.afs.2020.33.2.002
2019 Mohottala G. Kularatne, Sean Pascoe, Clevo Wilson & Tim Robinson , (2019) Efficiency of culture-based fisheries production in village irrigation systems of Sri Lanka, Aquaculture Economics & Management, 23:1, 65-85, DOI: 10.1080/13657305.2018.1497104
2017 Mohottala G. Kularatne & Namal N. Balasooriya & Sean Pascoe & Clevo Wilson, 2017. "Is there a locational productivity advantage for rice cultivation? Results from a technical efficiency analysis of water use in Sri Lankan village irrigation systems," Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Springer;Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies - SEEPS, vol. 19(4), pages 789-806, October
2016 Balasooriya N. N. and Kularathne M. G. Trends of risk factors of completed suicide by gender and age, Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology, Vol. 8(7), pp. 115-120, July 2016
2016 Presidential address at the 64th annual scientific sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science representing Section B. “Wastewater Generation, its utilization and associated problems in the urban and peri-urban centers in Sri Lanka”, In: Proceeding of the 64th Annual Session 2008 – Part II Inaugural and Presidential Addresses, pp. 39-53
2016 Presidential address at the 1st Junior Research Symposium on Sociology “Contemporary Social Issues, challenges and Development in Sri Lanka”, In: Inaugural Addresses, pp. 16-21.
2015 Nishantha BMN, Mohottala G Kularathna, WM Semasinghe, Mahinda Henegedara, 2015, Economic Value of Water Functioning System of Paddy Field in Sri Lanka, International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, Vol. 5, No. 8(1); August 2015
2015 Nishantha BMN, Semasinghe WM, Kularathne M G, Gunarathna KMLMM, 2015 a, Impact of External Costs and Benefits of Paddy Farming in Sri Lanka, International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research Vol. 3, Issue 3, pp: (106-114), Month: July - September 2015, Available at: www.researchpublish.com
2012 Kularatne, M.G., Clevo Wilson, Sean Pascoe & Tim Robinson, 2012. Factors affecting technical efficiency of rice farmers in village reservoir irrigation systems of Sri Lanka, Journal of Agricultural Economics. 63.3, 34-45
2009 Kularatne, M.G., U.S. Amarasinghe, P. Wattage, S.S. De Silva, Evaluation of community participation for development of culture-based fisheries in village reservoirs of Sri Lanka, Aquaculture Economics and Management. 13, 22-38
2003 Kularatne, M.G. Changing Local Economies due to “Internally Displaces Persons” (IDPS) in the Puttalam District, North-western Sri Lanka. Artha Niyama, 3 (1). Department of Economics, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka
2003 Khoa, S.N., Smith, L., Lorenzen, K. Garaway, C., Perera, L.R., De Silva, S., Kumara, M.M.C., Amarasinghe, U.S., Kularatne, M.G. and Bandara, H.M.S.C. (2003). Assessment and Management of Irrigation Impacts on Tropical Inland Fisheries: A Case Study from Sri Lanka(http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5399)
Book Chapters
2008 Simon, D., M.G. Kularatne, P. Boonchuwong and C. de Jesus, The social economy of fish and fishing within littoral communities (chapter 19). In Schiemer F., D.Simon, U.S. Amarasinghe, and J. Moreau (eds). Aquatic Ecosystem and Development Comparative Asians Perspectives, Development in Hydrology, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht – The Netherlands.
2008 Simon, D., M.G. Kularatne, P. Boonchuwong and C. de Jesus, Comparative perspectives on fish trading and marketing around five Asian reservoirs and lakes (Chapter 20). In Schiemer F., D.Simon, U.S. Amarasinghe, and J. Moreau (eds). Aquatic Ecosystem and Development Comparative Asians Perspectives, Development in Hydrology, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht – The Netherlands.
2008 Kularatne, M.G., U.S. Amarasinghe and S.S. De Silva, Influence of socioeconomic heterogeneity on culture-based fisheries in non-perennial reservoirs of Sri Lanka. In M.J.S. Wijeyaratne & U.S.Amarasinghe (eds.) Participatory Approaches to Reservoir Fisheries Management: Issues, Challenges and Policies .pp 135-150, Sri Lanka Association for Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. 2008\
Conference Proceedings
2013 Kularatne M.G., C. Wilson, Sean Pascoe, Time Robinson, 2013. Green vs. Modernity and community governance: water allocation and reservoir based agriculture in village irrigation systems of Sri Lanka, Commoners and the changing commons: Livelihoods, Environmental Security, and shared knowledge. The 14th global conference of the International Association for the study of the commons (IASC 2013), Mt. Fuji, Japan. 3-7 June 2013.
http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu/dlc/bitstream/handle/10535/8935/MOHOTTALA%20GEDARA_ 1004.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y)
2012 Kularatne M.G., C. Wilson, Sean Pascoe, Time Robinson. 2012. Reservoir water re- allocation and community welfare, visible possibilities: The economics of sustainable fisheries, Aquaculture and seafood trade. , The sixteenth biennial conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. July 16-20, 2012.
http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1957/34232/Reservoir%20water%20 reallocation%20and%20community%20welfare.pdf?sequence=1)
2008 Kularatne, M.G., Clevo Wilson, Sean Pasco, Believe Your Hands Have Power: Strength of Farmer Organizations for the Development of Culture-based Fisheries in Sri Lanka, Volume 1 of 2, 14th Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade Conference (IIFET 2008), Achieving a Sustainable Future: Managing Aquaculture, Fishing, Trade and Development, Nha Trang, Vietnam
ISBN: 978-1-61839-609-9
2007 Simon, D., C. de Jesus, P. Boonchuwong and M.G. Kularatne, The role of reservoir and lacustrine fisheries in Rural Development: Comparative evidence from Sri Lanka Thailand and the Philippines. In De Silva, S.S. (ed.) Reservoir and Cultutre-based fisheries: Biology and Management, ACIAR Proceedings No 98. 56-66 pp., ACIAR, Canberra, Australia.
2006 Kularatne, M.G., U.S. Amarasinghe, S.S. De Silva and U.A.D. Jayasinghe (2006). Investigation of Socio-economic characteristics of Agricultural communities in relation to development of culture-based fisheries in non-perennial reservoirs of Sri Lanka. International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET) 2006, Oregon State University, USA. IIFET Conference proceedings 2006 ISBN: 0-9763432-3-1
Conference Abstracts
Abstracts presented in National Conferences
2016 Mohottala G Kularatne, A. G. Amarasinghe, W.M.A.G.H. Premaratne, Issues and solutions for Municipal Waste Management in Sri Lanka, 3rd International Conference of Social Sciences (ICSS 2016), University of Kelaniya, 30th of September & 01st of October 2016.
2016 Shantha K.M.S.U, Mohottala G Kularatne, 2016. Consumer’s knowledge, attitudes and willingness to pay (WTP) for co-compost produced by Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), 3rd International Conference of Social Sciences (ICSS 2016), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 30th of September & 01st of October 2016.
2016 Sheromiha S. Mohottala G Kularatne, 2016. Technical efficiency of small scale dairy farming in Sri Lanka, 3rd International Conference of Social Sciences (ICSS 2016), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 30th of September & 01st of October 2016.
2016 Madhusanka T.U. Mohottala G Kularatne, 2016. Influence of demand on investment in composting by solid waste (case in Gampaha District), 3rd International Conference of Social Sciences(ICSS 2016), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 30th of September & 01st of October 2016.
2015 Wimalasena, S.S., Kularatne, M.G., Amarsinghe., U.S., Jayasinghe- Mudalige., 2015. Assessment of water poverty of agricultural farming communities adjacent to Kala Wewa and Siyabalangamuwa reservoirs, Proceedings of the Role of Aquatic resources towards blue economy Twenty-first Scientific of the Sri Lanka Association for fisheries and aquatic resources, Colombo. 22nd May 2015.
2015 Abeygoonaratne M.V.C., Kularatne M.G. 2015. Factors influencing tea consumption behavior in Sri Lanka (with special reference to Ratmalana divisional secretariat in Colombo District. Proceeding of the 1st National symposium of social Science Undergraduates (NSSU 2015). Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. P.73 (URI:http:/hdl.handle.net/123456789/11825)
2014 Wimalasena, S.S., Amarsinghe, U.S., Kularatne, M.G., Jayasinghe Mudalige, U.K. 2014. Forecasting weekly fish production of Siyabalangamuwa reservoir in Sri Lanka using autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Model. Discourse values of Sri Lanka: Reconciliation, Development, Equity $ Pluralism. 15th Annual research symposium, Faculty of postgraduate Studies, University of Kelaniya. October 30 – 31, 2004
2003 Kularatne M.G., Damayanthi P, 2003. Land without farmers: paddy land fallowing in the Gampaha District, Sri Lanka, Annual Research Symposium 2003, and Faculty of Graduate Studies University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. November 14, 2003.
2003 Kularatne M.G., Changing Local Economies due to “Internally Displaces Persons” (IDPs) in the Puttalam/Mundel estuarine system, North-western province of Sri Lanka. 2003. First Scientific Session on Marine Biological Resources & Fishing Technology on Research and Technology for Sustainable Marine Fisheries Development in Sri Lanka. National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA). Colombo, Sri Lanka, 12th June 2003.
2005 Kularatne, M.G., Amarasinghe, U.P., 2005. Ancient Reservoirs of Sri Lanka: A Modern Biological Resource for Assuring Food Security in Rural Communities, 10th International Conference on Sri Lanka Studies (10th ICSLS), 16th – 18th December 2005, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
2005 We1iange, W.S., Kularatne, M.G., 2005. Abuse Potentials of the University Students, 10th International conference on Sri Lanka Studies (10th ICSLS), “Sri Lanka after five hundred years of western colonization and future perspectives”, 16th – 18th December 2005, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
2004 Kularatne, M.G., Amarasinghe, U.P., De Silva, S., 2004. Influence of Socio-economic heterogeneity on culture based fisheries in non-perennial reservoirs of Sri Lanaka,Symposium on Participatory Approaches to Reservoir Fisheries Management: Issues, Challenges & Policies, October 3-7, 2004. Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
2003 Kularatne, M.G., 2003. Changing Local Economies due to internally Displaced Persons”(IDPs) in the Puttalam/Mundel estuarine system, North-Western province of Sri Lanka, First scientific session on Marine Biological Resources Fishing Technology Development in Sri Lanka, 12th June 2003, National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA), Sri Lanka.
2003 Kularatne, M.G., Damayanthi, P., 2003. Land without Farmers: Paddy land fallowing in the Gampaha District, Annual Research Symposium, 14 November 2003, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka.
2003 Kularatne, M.G., 2003. Effects of water level increase in Malala lagoon on bio-physical, socio-economic systems and use of local level natural resources, 9th International Conference on Sri Lanka Studies (9th ICSLS) 28th – 30th November 2003, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.
2003 Kularatne, M.G., 2003. Annual Research Symposium, Faculty of Graduate Studies, 19th October 2001, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
2001 Kularatne M.G., 2001. The economic, social, and environmental impacts of prawn farms; the case of Northwest coast of Sri Lanka, Annual Research Symposium 2001, Faculty of Graduate Studies University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 19 October 2001.
1996 Kularatne M.G., 1996. Socio-economic study of the coastal community in the Puttalam district. Regional workshop on research for the management of coastal resources in the tropics, National Aquatic resources research and Development Agency. Colombo, Sri Lanka October 1996.
Abstract presented in International Conferences
2014 Kularatne,M.G., Amarasinghe, U.S., DeSilva S., 2014. Water Poverty: Water Poverty Index (WPI) for Culture-Based Fish Farming Communities in Village Irrigation System of Sri Lanka. Towards Ecosystem Based Management of Fisheries: What Role can Economics Play?The Seventeenth International Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET) Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia, 7 – 11 July 2014
2014 Kularatne, M.G., 2014. Irrigation Development on Lagoon Fisheries and Fishing Communities: A case study of Malala Lagoon in Sri Lanka Towards Ecosystem Based Management of Fisheries: What Role can Economics Play?The Seventeenth International Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET) Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia, 7 – 11 July 2014
2013 Kularatne M.G., C. Wilson, Sean Pascoe, Time Robinson, 2013. Green vs. Modernity and community governance: water allocation and reservoir based agriculture in village irrigation systems of Sri Lanka, Commoners and the changing commons: Livelihoods, Environmental Security, and shared knowledge. The 14th global conference of the International Association for the study of the commons (IASC 2013), Mt. Fuji, Japan. 3-7 June 2013. Japanese version of the abstract can be found in KURENI: Kyoto University Research information Repository at;
http://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/192459/1/pfpp_054_134.pdf
2012 Kularatne M.G., C. Wilson, Sean Pascoe, Time Robinson. 2012. Reservoir water re- allocation and community welfare, visible possibilities: The economics of sustainable fisheries, Aquaculture and seafood trade. , The sixteenth biennial conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. July 16-20, 2012. (PDF version of the presentation 2012 presentation
http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1957/34232/Presentation_68_ Reservoir%20wter%20reallocation%20and%20comunity%20welfare.pdf?sequence=2)
2010 Kularatne M.G., C. Wilson, Sean Pascoe, Time Robinson. 2010. Optimal allocation of water resources in Sri Lanka: the case of reservoir-based rice farming and culture-based fisheries development. Economic of fish resources and aquatic ecosystems: Balancing uses balancing costs. The fifteen biennial conference of the international Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET), Montpellier, France. July 13-16, 2010.
2010 Kularatne, M.G, 2010. Technical efficiency and factors influence on technical inefficiency of rice farming of village irrigation in Sri Lanka. Research students’ Colloquium: Collaboration and Celebration, 1 October 2010, Business School, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
2008 Kularatne M.G., C. Wilson, Sean Pascoe, U. S. Amarasinghe, Sena de Silva, 2008. Rural Aquaculture as a means of poverty reduction: Culture-based fisheries in Sri Lanka, The fifteen biennial conferences of the international Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET), Nha Trang, Vietnam, July 22-25, 2008.
2008 Kularatne M.G., C. Wilson, Sean Pascoe, U. S. Amarasinghe, Sena de Silva, 2008. Believe your hands have power; utilization of underutilised resources for poverty alleviation of Sri Lanka. The fifteen biennial conference of the international Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET), Nha Trang, Vietnam, July 22-25, 2008
2008 Kularatne M.G., C. Wilson, Sean Pascoe, U. S. Amarasinghe, Sena de Silva.2008. Who is responsible for fishery management of perennial reservoirs Sri Lanka? The fifteen biennial conference of the international Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET), Nha Trang, Vietnam, July 22-25, 2008.
2008 Kularatne, M.G, 2008. The role of farmer organizations in the development of culture-based fisheries in Sri Lanka, Research Students’Colloquium, Celebrating the Research Journey, 3 October 2008, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
2006 Kularatne, M.G., U.S. Amarasinghe, S.S. De Silva and U.A.D. Jayasinghe. 2006. Investigation of Socio-economic characteristics of Agricultural communities in relation to development of culture-based fisheries in non-perennial reservoirs of Sri Lanka. The thirteen biennial conference of the international Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET) 2006, Portsmouth, U.K.2006, July 11th- 14th 2006
2005 Kularatne, M.G., Amarasinghe,U.S., Sena S. De Silva, Asanka, Jayasinghe,U. D. 2005. Investigation of socio-economic characteristics of agricultural communities in relation to development of culture-based fisheries in non-perennial reservoirs of Sri Lanka, World Aquaculture 2005 - Bali, Indonesia
2005 Kularatne M.G, Amarasinghe U.S. 2005. Ancient reservoirs of Sri Lanka: A modern biological resources for assuring food security in rural communities” Sri Lanka after five hundred years of western colonization and future perspectives” 10th International Conference on Sri Lanka Studies at the University of Kelaniya. 16-18 , December 2005
2005 Weliange S. W. and Kularatne M.G, 2005. Abuse potentials of University students.” Sri Lanka after five hundred years of western colonization and future perspectives” 10th International Conference on Sri Lanka Studies at the University of Kelaniya. 16th – 18th December 2005
2004 Kularatne, M.G., U.S. Amarasinghe and S.S. De Silva (2004). Influence of socio- economic heterogeneity on culture based fisheries in non-perennial reservoirs of Sri Lanka. International symposium on participatory approaches to reservoir fisheries management; Issues, challenges and policies. Dambulla, Sri Lanka October 3-7, 2004.
2003 Kularatne M. G., 2003. Effects of water level increase in Malala Lagoon on bio-physical, socio-economic system and use of local level natural resources. 9th International conference on Sri Lankan studies. University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 28th-30th November 2003.
Research Experience
Researcher of the project entitled ‘Management strategies for enhanced fisheries production in Sri Lanka and Australian lakes and reservoirs (ACIAR, Australia Project No. FIS/2001/030 Extension of FIS/1994/040). 2004
Worked as consultant to a research project entitled ‘Guidelines for the assessment and management of irrigation development impacts on Fisheries’. This project is conducted by the Department of Environmental Science and Technology and the Department of Agricultural Sciences, Imperial Collage, UK and International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Sri Lanka from February 31st to July 2002.
Worked as Researcher to a project entitled ‘Strategies for partitioning the productivity of Asian reservoirs and lakes between capture fisheries and aquaculture for social benefits and local markets without negative environmental impacts", funded by EU-Inco-Dc FISHSTRAT Project 1998-2001.
Worked as an economist for a multi-disciplinary survey project entitled ‘Research on the natural resources management in the coastal environments of Sri Lanka’ with special reference to socio-economic and environmental issues in Hanbanthota District from 1996 to 1999 (SAREC/CE/13/2).
Worked as an economist on a contract for a multi-disciplinary survey project entitled ‘Studies on Puttalam/Mundel eco-estuarine system and associated coastal and estuarine waterswith special reference to socio-economic and environmental issues in Puttalam District from 1993 to 1995’ (SAREC/CE/13/2).
Institutional Responsibilities
Coordinator, Research Centre for Social Science(RCSS), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya- 2014 to date
Membership of professional Institute:
Life Member in Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (SLAFAR). (C/O) National Aquatic Resource Research and Development Agency, Crow Island, Mattakkuliya, Colombo 15, Sri Lanka.
Life Member, Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (SLAFAR).(C/O) National Aquatic Resource Research and Development Agency, Crow Island, Mattakkuliya, Colombo 15, Sri Lanka.
Team member of the group of Sri Lanka family policy formation in the ministry of Social Services
Team member of committee appointed by the Ministry of Defence & urban Development to undertake to ‘evaluate the present situation of the defunct cement factory in Kankesanthurai and to study the feasibility of the recommencement of the cement factory
