Kayankerni Marine Sanctuary

Declared in April 2019 by the Department of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) of Sri Lanka, Kayankerni Marine Sanctuary (KMS) covers 953ha of coral reefs, seagrass meadows and mangroves. It is located near the village of Kayankerni in the Batticaloa District of the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.

This website provides information on the biodiversity, management and research in KMS and has been developed under the Community Livelihood and Biodiversity Recovery (COLIBRI) project with the financial assistance of the European Union.