Pigeon Island reef: Before bleaching – Pic by Nishan Perera ... resulting in warm oceanic currents killing pristine coral reefs in many parts of Sri Lanka, including the Hikkaduwa coral reef that is ...

A seabed clean-up operation was officially launched on Monday  (02) morning in the Pigeon Island area off the coast of ...

Pigeon Island is one of Sri ... Dr. Malik Fernando, an expert on Sri Lanka’s marine life and founder member of the Sub Aqua Club said there are COT outbreaks once in a while and intervention is ...

Pigeon Island National Park with its white powdery ... it was announced a national park in 2003 to include the coral reefs. It is Sri Lanka’s 17th national park, and one of its two marine ...

The tsunami that swept through the Indian Ocean 1 1/2 years ago sent debris and rubble crashing into the coral reefs surrounding this island nation ... center here on Sri Lanka’s southern ...

Ashani Arulananthan says she can recall childhood visits to the beach in her home village in Sri Lanka’s northern ... washed-up pieces of coral, and her father would share his own memories of the ...

and explore the issues and countermeasures for coral reef conservation, restoration, and management in China and Sri Lanka. Presentations were posted by scientists from China and Sri Lanka. The joint ...

The Jaffna Peninsula at the northern tip of Sri Lanka, off-limits for decades because of the country’s civil war, is home to one of the richest collections of corals on the island, a study shows.

The Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR), managed by Pegasus ... while supporting coastal communities in Sri Lanka, Pegasus said. Small island nations like Sri Lanka face severe challenges from ...

Oct. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Fund for Coral Reefs 1 (GFCR), an investment ... livelihoods for coastal communities in Sri Lanka. Small island nations like Sri Lanka face significant ...

A seabed clean-up operation was officially launched today (02) in the Pigeon Island off the coast of Trincomalee ...