By Mongabay.com In Sri Lankan waters, there’s a growing problem of ghost nets that are entangling sea turtles, fish, dolphins ...

On October 8, 2025, the Sri Lankan Navy arrested 47 Indian fishermen and seized five mechanised trawlers near Talaimannar in ...

Nissanka Arachchige Vimukthi Sandaruwan beat more than 1,000 anglers to become champion of a unique competition to protect ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union blacklisted Sri Lanka Monday for failing to combat illegal fishing, officially banning imports of fisheries products from Sri Lanka-flagged vessels into the EU.

As compensation battles over the X-Press Pearl disaster stall, the MSC Elsa 3 accident off Kerala has inflicted new damage on ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's navy rescued more than 100 people believed to be Rohingya refugees who were found adrift aboard a fishing trawler off the island nation, a navy spokesman said Friday.

Sri Lanka's coastal villages are a treasure trove of hidden gems, waiting to be explored beyond the popular Bentota ...

On Monday, India and Sri Lanka held ministerial-level talks on their long-standing dispute over fishermen in the Palk Strait, the body of water running between India’s southeast coast and the northern ...

Sri Lanka’s fight against the destructive practice of blast fishing may be boosted by a nationwide security crackdown on explosives, instated in the wake of the April 21 Easter Sunday terrorist ...

A cargo ship carrying tons of chemicals sank off Sri Lanka’s west coast, its navy said on Wednesday, and tonnes of plastic pellets have fouled the country’s rich fishing waters in one of its ...

In Sri Lankan waters, there’s a growing problem of ghost nets that are entangling sea turtles, fish, dolphins and ...