By: Thusitha Bulathgama Did you know that the ocean is a living organism? In some places, it absorbs oxygen, while in others it releases it. This natural process happens through a combination of biological and
By: Sara Sadoon On 16 September last year (2025), Sri Lanka made its commitment to ocean conservation official by ratifying the United Nations High Seas Treaty, formally known as the BBNJ Agreement (Biodiversity Beyond National
By: Shenali Narasinghe Sri Lanka is a small island nation, shaped like a teardrop lying gracefully in the Indian Ocean, with a coastline stretching about 1,585 km where emerald land meets bluish sea. This beautiful
By: Moira Alfred The vast seas that border the island nation of Sri Lanka are under expanding pressure. These bodies of water are extremely precious to the nation’s food security, economy, and biodiversity, and they
By: Madhushi Gana As a girl who loves nature, I’ve always found joy in observing even the tiniest wonders around me – a ripple in a stream, a bird’s call, or the quiet beauty of
By: Thusitha Bulathgama The hidden role of microbial oceans We all know that millions of invisible organisms – bacteria, viruses, archaea, protists, and fungi – live on this planet. In our oceans, these tiny beings
By: Rojie Ekanayake As Sri Lanka’s coasts once again face the threat of plastic pellets known as nurdles, groups like Nurdle Free Lanka have stepped up to tackle this issue by hosting volunteer-run cleanups. But
By: Dilshani Maralanda Do you know that a single underwater explosion can destroy what nature took centuries to build? Dynamite fishing is an illegal fishing practice used by fishermen to catch a large yield at
By: Alina Marzook From the pattering of rain to the scuttling of crabs over a coral reef, sound travels fast and far underwater, acting as an important sensory cue for marine mammals and invertebrates. These
By: Alina Marzook On May 24th, 2025, the container ship MSC ELSA 3 capsized off Kerala’s coast. Of the 643 containers onboard, 60 carried plastic nurdles, which have since contributed to an unfolding ecological and
