SAARC Agriculture centre (SAC) organized a SAARC Regional Consultation on Development of aquaculture for commercially important finfishes in South Asia’ during 26-28 March 2019 at Hilton,Colombo, Sri Lanka. The program was jointly organized by SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka and National Aquaculture Developmement Authority of Sri Lanla (NAQDA), Sri Lanka.  Dr Shiba Shankar Giri, Senior Program Specialist (Fisheries) was the Program Coordinator and led the SAARC delegation to Colombo. Dr (Mrs) J. M. Ashoka, NAQDA was the local coordinator of the consultation meeting.

The consultation meeting was graced by the Honorable  DilipWedaarachchi, State Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development, Mr. K.D.S. Ruwanchandra, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Livestock Development, Irrigation and Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development, and  Mr.  N. P. Madawan Arachchi, Chairman, NAQDA. The consultation meeting was attended by six SAARC member countries participants.