Marine BiotechnologyMarine Biotechnology

Enabling Solutions for Sri Lanka’s Ocean Productivity and Sustainability

Picture: OECD (2013), Marine Biotechnology,OECD Publishing.http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264194243-en

COSTI

Maheeni Samarakoon Singappuli-COSTI

1

COSTI 2

Products &

Services

Human Health

Sustainable Food Supply

Industrial Applications

Environmental Health

Sustainable & Renewable Energy

Marine Biotechnology

COSTI 3

Human HealthMarine Species to Clinical Development

Phar

mac

eutic

als

&

Cos

met

ics

Marine Vertebrates & Arthropods

Tunicates, Soft Corals, Sponges, Seacucmbers &

Mollusks Seaweeds

Marine Microbes

Alzheimer's

Anti-Psoriatic

Anti-Asthamatic

Pain

Anti-Inflamatory

Anti-Bacterial

Anti-fungal

AntiViral

Anti-Malarial

Antituberculosis

AntiCoagulant

Anti-Platelet

Immuno-suppr.

Nervous system

COSTI 4

Sustainable Food SupplyShrimp, Mud Crab, Sea-cucumber & Lobster Farming

Enhanced pathogen detection sensitivity & accuracy (immunoassays, PCR gene amplification & molecular probes)

Recurrent disease epizootics with limited prevention & control measures

Domestication of shrimp (Genetic improvement, selective breeding & engineering techniques)

Selection of genetic lines (SPF & SPR)

Controlled breeding & genetic markers

Lack of consistent brood-stock and post-larvae quality

Feed enhancement (microencapsulation of nutrient supplements)

Inconsistent quality and limited choices of feed

Probiotic application

Inadequate control of water quality

COSTI

Ornamental Fish Farming Industry

Essential to Make Progress in Genetic Improvement Technologies, Diagnostics & Therapeutics

Exploiting non-additive genetic variance

Hybridisation Crossbreeding

Exploiting Additive Genetic Variance Classic selective

breeding Enhanced selective

Breeding (using molecular markers)

Genetic Manipulations Chromosome

set manipulation

Sex Controll Transgenesis

(GMOs) Diagnostics & Therapeutics

Diagnostics Therapeutics/

vaccines etc.

COSTI 6

1Helping us characterize & protect Sri Lanka’s marine genetic pool

2 Identify biosecurity threats before encroach on our borders – Biosensors etc.

3Restoration of certain habitats, Monitoring toxic blooms & bioremediation of pollutants

4.

Environmental Biotechnology R&D

Biotechnology to Protect & Conserve Marine Environment

Identify threats from global warming, GHG emissions on marine bio-resources

COSTI 7

Unveiling Process of

Hidden Marine Resources in

Sri Lanka Using

Biotechnology

Training & Education

Supportive Technology Transfer Pathways

Research, Coordination &

Programming

Thank You

It’s time for Sri Lanka to draw up a comprehensive roadmap for maximizing our ocean wealth, while minimizing threats to it.