These fishermen in Galle balance on fragile wooden stilts that anchor them just above the froth of the waves.

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The Sri Lanka Navy has arrested seven Indian fishermen along with a fishing vessel for illegally entering and fishing in Sri Lankan territorial waters north of Mannar.Sri Lankan fashion The North ...

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

Fishermen in Kayts, who face dire conditions, including starvation, decided to form an independent action committee to fight for their social and democratic rights.

Here, the famous stilt fishermen — seemingly suspended between the sea and sky — continue their age-old practice, offering a glimpse into Sri Lanka’s maritime heritage.

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.

Two men fish on stilts with great skill and courage in Uva, Sri Lanka on May 10, 2015. (Bachellier Christian/Flickr) ...

ON a soft-dawn morning, I found myself ankle-deep in the briny embrace of the Indian Ocean, cameras in hand, along the defiantly picturesque Galle coastline in Sri Lanka. Here, the stilt fishermen ...

Sri Lanka arrested nine Indian fishermen near Delft islet, bringing the 2023 total to 261. On June 25, an Indian trawler injured a sailor off Point Pedro. On July 11, 35 trawlers were seized. The ...

Both arrests occurred off the coast of the northeastern Mannar district during the Navy's routine patrols of Sri Lankan waterways to prevent illegal fishing.