Occurrence of marine nonindigenous (NIS) species: Current status, management approaches and challenges in Sri Lanka

RKA Kularatne - Marine Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine nonindigenous species (NIS) are one of the most significant threats to oceans. This
article discusses the marine bioinvasions in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is highly vulnerable from …

Sri Lanka's legal framework for marine pollution control: an evaluation of the Marine Pollution Prevention Act, No. 35 of 2008

RKA Kularatne - Journal of the Indian Ocean Region, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This article provides an assessment of the efficiency and efficacy of Sri Lanka's legislation
Marine Pollution Prevention Act No. 35 of 2008 (administered by the Marine Environmental …

Settlement of non-native Watersipora subtorquata (d'Orbigny, 1852) in artificial collectors deployed in Colombo Port, Sri Lanka

M Marasinghe, R Ranatunga, AC Anil - 2018 - dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk
Sri Lanka has been a key node in the historical maritime" silk route" since the 14th century.
Colombo Port, with its strategic location in the Indian Ocean, handles most of the country's …

[PDF][PDF] New distributional records of Indo-Pacific Bryozoans from East and West coast of India

MS Sanjay, C Venkatraman, S Louis… - Indian Journal of Geo …, 2022 - op.niscpr.res.in
Bryozoans are lophotrochozoan protostomes that commonly form encrusting colonies on
rocks, shells and seaweeds. There are also free-living forms having bushy appearance1 …