New Publication Announcement 📚 Report on Enhancing Sea Turtle Nesting Survival Database Study on the Effectiveness of Ex-situ Conservation in the Colombo District of Sri Lanka, is now available for public viewing through our website pearlprotectors.org/publications #TurtlePatrol #report

We Will Not Give Up - Cinematic Documentary Premiering on YouTube Directed by Hiran Daniel Highlighting the impact caused to the marine environment of Sri Lanka due to ALDFG also known as ghost fishing nets Watch on: youtu.be/ntZoyR-9hp4 #CleanerseabedsforSL

'We Will Not Give Up' - Cinematic Documentary featured on Brunch.lk #cleanerseabedsforSL

Call to Revoke the decision of De-Gazettinng the Vidattaltivu Nature Reserve Please support by signing the petition to urgently call upon the Min. of Wildlife & Forest Resources Conservation to revoke the decision of de-gazetting part of VNR Petition: chng.it/HCzs9pSj4c

We welcome you to celebrate World Oceans Day with us this weekend at One Galle Face On 08th & 09th June, One Galle Face Mall (L2) will convert to an Ocean learning enclave Join us to Celebrate our Ocean and Marine Biodiversity Invite your friends and family.... #WorldOceansWeek

Moments captured during the #WorldOceansday celebrations at #OGF on 8,9 June Activities during the day included -Underwater VR -Underwater Photo #Exhibition -Ocean #Art Exhibition -Kids’ #Ocean Trench -Ocean Action/Learning -Intro to #Scuba #SriLanka #children #kidsoceantrench

Thank you UK in Sri Lanka 🇬🇧🇱🇰 Cefas for supporting in celebrating World Oceans Day 2024 - Sri Lanka

Face the Nation talks about 'Oceans in Peril' Tune in tonight at 9.30p.m on Newsfirst.lk Sri Lanka #Worldoceansday #facethenation #Ocean

Turtle Patrol 2024 Watch on YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=XR1FIN… #turtlepatrol #SriLanka #volunteer

We are sending out an urgent volunteer call out to clean up the beaches along the Western Province of Sri Lanka from an Oil Spill which had taken place on 3rd July 2024. This cleanup is open to all. Prioritize your safety Join us to restore the Beach on the July 4, 2 PM onwards

33kg of #oilclumps also known as #tarballs were cleaned yesterday from MtLavinia beach with support of 19 volunteers During 3 hrs, 1km beach stretch was cleaned from the toxic #oil sedimentation spill which was noticed on 3rd July #oilspill #SriLanka #Colombo #shipping #maritime

1152 days since the MV X-PRESS Pearl disaster

National conference on managing abandoned lost or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in Sri Lanka organised by IUCN & CEPA Date: July 30, 2024 Time: 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM To register, please visit: forms.gle/R5R9oxifR5suXw…

Turtle Patrol had been featured on The Guardian We make this an opportunity to thank all 135 turtle patrol volunteers who joined in to patrol every night during the 3 months of turtle nesting season Article by Dimuthu Attanayake Photography by Thilina Kaluthotage theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Joined the amazing team at The Pearl Protectors for a beach clean-up today! Came across a discarded newspaper with my own picture on it— a good reminder to be humble - in the news one day and in the bin the next. We all need to do our part to keep the planet clean. #KeepSriLankaClean

A successful Shoreline Cleanup and a marine conservation awareness session in collaboration with UK in Sri Lanka 🇬🇧🇱🇰

New Publication: Report on Conserving Gentle Giants - Case study on the scope of illegal whale-swimming activities in Sri Lanka and it's impact on sustainable tourism Read report by visiting pearlprotectors.org/publications/ #swimmingwithwhales #SriLanka #whalewatching #mirissa #trinco

Nurdles have started to wash up in multiple locations along the western coast of #SriLanka These #Nurdles are suspected to be from #MSCELSA3 which sank off the coast of #Kerala in late May #india #kerala #shipping #maritimedisarster #plasticpellets #mvxpresspearl #mepa

Four years on & Sri Lanka are still suffering impacts from the X-press pearl ship incident. #nurdles are still being found in huge quantities - now worsened by another ship disaster in the region. Listen to the BBC podcast to hear more: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3… 📷H withanage

The golden beaches of #SriLanka are now polluted because of the #nurdles spilled into the sea by #MSCElsa3. These #microplastic pellets have far severe consequences to our marine environment #LKAGov must demand compensation. Volunteer with the #NurdleFreeLanka campaign