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Sunken ships in Sri Lanka’s Colombo attract more fish than coral reefs

COLOMBO – The MV Thermopylae Sierra, a 155-meter (508-foot) bulk carrier flying the Cypress flag, was anchored off Sri ...
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Sri Lankan lawmaker eats raw fish to promote sales hit by coronavirus

COLOMBO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - A former Sri Lankan fisheries minister bit into a raw fish at a news conference in Colombo on Tuesday to encourage sales following a slump during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Genetic diversity of Sri Lanka’s ‘spa fish’ highlights need for informed conservation

An endemic freshwater fish species known as the “stone sucker” (Garra ceylonensis) has six genetically different populations spread in different river basins in Sri Lanka despite managing to sport ...
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Predatory snakehead fish poses invasive threat after sighting in Sri Lanka reservoir

COLOMBO — The Deduru Oya reservoir in northwestern Sri Lanka has long been a favorite fishing spot for angler Ishanka Dissanayaka. In mid-June, he returned to the reservoir for a relaxing day by the ...