As Sri Lanka struggles with ghost nets, volunteer youth lead seabed cleanup

Mongabay
Sep 25, 2025, 2:23 pm184 ptsTrendingTop
COLOMBO —Galle Face Beach in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital, Colombo, is a popular spot among city dwellers, watched over by lifeguards assigned by the coast guard unit of the Sri Lanka Navy. But one Sunday morning, lifeguard Chamara Vipulasena’s rescue wasn’t a human swimmer, but a sea turtle entangled…

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