Fisheries & Marine Sciences in Sri Lanka: Careers, Curriculum & Future Outlook

📘 Overview

Fisheries & Marine Sciences is a science degree about understanding and managing aquatic life and resources — from the open ocean to inland waters and fish farms. Offered by the University of Ruhuna's Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences & Technology on the southern coast at Matara, it equips graduates to manage both the living and non-living resources of marine and freshwater environments. It suits biology-minded students drawn to the sea, sustainability and an island nation's blue economy.

It earns a future-proof score of 7.0 because fisheries, aquaculture and the wider blue economy matter to Sri Lanka's food security and seafood exports, with aquaculture a global growth area, even though the formal local job market is moderate.

📚 What You'll Study

The four-year special degree spans fisheries, aquaculture and the marine sciences, with the chance to specialise in Fisheries or Aquaculture.

• Fisheries science and management
• Aquaculture and fish breeding
• Marine biology and aquatic ecology
• Oceanography and limnology
• Fish processing and seafood technology
• Aquatic resource and coastal management
• Water quality and the aquatic environment
• Industrial training and a research project

⏳ Duration

This is a four-year B.Sc. (Special) degree in Fisheries and Marine Sciences.

✅ Entry Requirements

This is a Biological Science stream degree. To be eligible you must obtain at least three Simple (S) passes in Chemistry, Physics and Biology at the G.C.E. (Advanced Level) Examination.

• Biology — minimum grade S
• Chemistry — minimum grade S
• Physics — minimum grade S

Final selection also depends on your Z-score, which varies by university and district every year — check your eligibility with the free tool on findmydegree.lk.

🏛️ Where It's Offered

• University of Ruhuna — 150 seats

ℹ️ Entry requirements, seats and universities are sourced from official UGC data (2024/2025 A/L). Career and curriculum details are general guidance — confirm specifics with each university.