Sri Lanka: Distribution of a pamphlet relating to environmental damage to Negombo lagoon leads to criminal charges under incitement to riot About 50,000 members of the fisher folk community in the ...

Small-scale fishers who supply nearly half of Sri Lanka’s animal protein are being hit by inflation and climate change.

Colombo (AsiaNews) - Environmentalists say that the Government's Sea Plane project will destroy the lives of 15 thousand fishermen, and transform the Negombo lagoon into an ecologically dead area.

Dutch Canal: Visitors wanting to experience Sri Lanka's Mangroves can start their journey in Negombo, roughly 20 miles north of Colombo. A 90-minute tour of the area's wetlands begins in the Dutch ...

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Fishermen unload tunas from a fishing trawler in Negombo, Sri Lanka, March 26, 2025. Located more than 30 kilometers north of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, Negombo is famous for its fish market.

As the X-Press Pearl began to sink, Sri Lanka's State Minister of Fisheries, Kanchana Wijesekera, said on Twitter fishing activities and other vessels had been barred from entering the Negombo Lagoon.

A Negombo Lagoon boat ride will show you birds, mangroves, small fishing villages and outrigger fishing boats. iStock Deb Riedel came to Sri Lanka on a private guided tour in September 2019.

Sri Lanka’s mangrove forests, which grow in shallow, shore-hugging waters, are home to many fish and bird species. See them on a boat tour.