COLOMBO, March 3, 2022 – The Government of Sri Lanka and the World Bank convened a high-level policy dialogue to discuss the findings and recommendations of a report titled Priorities for Sustainably ...

The government has initiated a major conservation drive to protect its fragile northern marine ecosystems, with top government officials pledging stronger action against environmental degradation, ...

Discarded fishing gear is endangering wildlife in the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay between India and Sri Lanka—now researchers are talking to fishers to find out what can be done. There are thought to ...

A high-level discussion aimed at protecting Sri Lanka’s northern coastal waters and marine ecosystems was held today at the Environment Ministry, with special focus on preventing environmental ...

COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s marine research efforts have benefited in a rare instance where geopolitical unrest owing to the ...

Marine biodiversity underpins ecosystem resilience and the provision of food, livelihoods and cultural services for billions of people worldwide. Overexploitation of fish stocks, destructive fishing ...

Modern fishing techniques are disturbing many parts of an interlocking biological system that connects estuaries, coastal ...

Blast fishing is widely practiced in the seas around Sri Lanka, with even marine parks and historical shipwrecks not immune to this illegal practice. Authorities say blast fishers work as part of a ...

Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar on Thursday (May 14, 2026) urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay to ban the destructive bottom trawling fishing method, a practice ...