Bilde av Kahanda Kanaththege, Lakshika Hasini
Bilde av Kahanda Kanaththege, Lakshika Hasini
Researcher The Norwegian College of Fishery Science lakshika.hasini.k.kanaththege@uit.no +4777646527 Tromsø You can find me here

Lakshika Hasini Kahanda Kanaththege


Job description

PhD candidate, attached to the AFO-JIGG project at the Norwegian College of Fishery Sciences

Title of the PhD project: 'Autonomous Technologies & the Future of the Norwegian Small Scale Jigging Fishery; An Analysis of Possible Impacts, Needed Workforce Skills, and Future Business Models'.


  • Marianna Osokina, Lakshika Hasini Kahanda Kanaththege :
    Personas and the future of marine food: A foresight workshop using future persona method
    11. June 2026 ARKIV
  • Marianna Osokina, Lakshika Hasini Kahanda Kanaththege :
    Personas and the Future of Marine Food: A Foresight Exercise Using Future Personas
    11. June 2026 ARKIV
  • Melania Borit, Bruce Edmonds, Guri Kristin Hjallen Eriksen, Lakshika Hasini Kahanda Kanaththege, Krisztina Jonas, Zoheb Mashiur et al.:
    Anticipating autonomous fishing futures: A socio-technical perspective on Norwegian small-scale fisheries
    2026 ARKIV
  • Lakshika Hasini Kahanda Kanaththege, Melania Borit, Jorge Santos :
    From Fisheries 0.0 to 5.0: Imagining the future of fishing technologies
    18. August 2026 ARKIV
  • Lakshika Hasini Kahanda Kanaththege, Melania Borit, Jorge Santos :
    Economic Impact Assessment of Marine Autonomous Operations: A Methodological Framework
    27. May 2026 ARKIV
  • Lakshika Hasini Kahanda Kanaththege, Melania Borit, Jorge Santos :
    Economic Impact Assessment of Marine Autonomous Operations: A Review of Methodologies
    30. January 2026 ARKIV
  • Melania Borit, Zoheb Mashiur, Holly Molander, Guri Kristin Hjallen Eriksen, Bruce Edmonds, Lakshika Hasini Kahanda Kanaththege et al.:
    Anticipatory Governance of Autonomous Natural Resource Extraction
    09. September 2026 ARKIV
  • Melania Borit, Holly Molander, Zoheb Mashiur, Guri Kristin Hjallen Eriksen, Lakshika Hasini Kahanda Kanaththege, Lilli Mittner et al.:
    Living with the Ocean (Exhibition and Guided Walk)
    09. September 2026 ARKIV
  • Lakshika Hasini Kahanda Kanaththege, Melania Borit, Jorge Santos :
    Autonomous Technologies and the Futures of Fisheries: A Comprehensive Impact Assessment with a Focus on Economic Viability
    2025 ARKIV

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    Publications outside Cristin

    • PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED/INDEXED JOURNALS

    KKLHasini, De Silva, WN and Santos, J. (2020) Small Pelagic Fish Value Chain and Its Contribution to Local Food Security: A Case Study in Gandara Fishing Village in Southern Coast of Sri Lanka, Tropical Agricultural Research, Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture( PGIA), Sri Lanka Vol. 31(3): 60-71

    • EXTENDED ABSTRACTS

    Amarasena TSD, Chandana EPS, Ratnasekera D., Hasini KKL (2021) Innovative strategic planning for a sustainable green university: University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, Proceedings, The 7th International (Virtual) Workshop on UI GreenMetric World University Rankings (IWGM 2021) .

    •  ABSTRACTS

    Hasini, KKL, De Silva, WN and Santos, J. (2021) Fisheries Value Network Analysis: Exploring the Relationships and Intangibles, Proceedings, 18th Academic Session, University of Ruhuna.

    Hasini, KKL, Wijeratne, M., De Silva, WN (2019) Role of Participatory Rural Appraisal in Planning Agricultural Development Programmes, Proceedings, 75th Annual Scientific Session of SLAAS Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of the Science (SLAAS) 2019.

    Hasini, KKL, De Silva, WN, Santos, J. (2019) Small Pelagic Fish Value Chain and Its Contribution to Local Food Security in Southern Sri Lanka, Proceedings, 31st Annual Congress of the Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture.

    Hasini, KKL, De Silva, WN,Santos, J.,(2019) A Methodological Approach for Supply Chain and Value Chain Analysis with a Practical Application for Tuna Fish Value Chain in Sri Lanka, Proceedings, World Seafood Congress (WSC) 2019, Penang, Malaysia.

    Hasini, KKL, Abeywickrama, LM, Gunasekara, SDW (2018) Development of a Sustainability Index to Measure the Performance of Farming Systems; Evaluation of Home Gardens of 'Ran Aswanu' Project of Galle District, Proceedings, International Symposium on Agriculture and Environment (ISAE) 2018, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna.

    • BOOKS/CHAPTERS

    Nilantha De Silva and KKL Hasini (2019) "Agriculture: Past Questions & Answers with Theories". A Sinhala publication ISBN: 978-624-95853-0-6(Selected to Publish as a supplementary book for A/L Agriculture New Syllabus by the Educational Publication Department)

    Nilantha De Silva, Mahinda Wijeratne and KKL Hasini (2019) "Business Planning for Small-scale Entrepreneurs", Published with the financial assistance of the L3F project, Commonwealth of Learning (COL) (A Sinhala Publication) ISBN: 978-955-54516 -3-5. page 120.


    Research interests

    • Impact assessment of future technologies
    • Skills anticipation and skills gap analysis 
    • Business models
    • Value chain, supply chain and value network analysis
    • Small Scale Fisheries

    Teaching

     Teaching assistant : FSK-3551 Mini Research Project


    Member of research group / centre


    Member of project


    CV

    2018-2020 Master of Philosophy in Fisheries Economics, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. Thesis Title: Fisheries Value Chain Analysis with Special Reference to Case Studies in Southern Coast of Sri Lanka.

    2018 Postgraduate Training at the Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT- the Arctic University of Norway (Exchange student of the Eramsus+ Global Mobility Programme)

    2014-2017 Bachelor of Science (Agribusiness Management), Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka


    Norges fiskerihøgskole A416


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