Ocean Conservation

Our ocean conservation work protects the coastal habitats that sustain marine life, fisheries, and the communities who depend on them. Our focus is on reducing plastic and waste leakage into the sea by keeping shorelines and fishing zones clean, improving waste segregation habits, and ensuring collected material reaches responsible recycling and disposal pathways. The goal isn’t only to create a cleaner beach for one day, it’s to reduce long-term harm like entanglement, ingestion, and microplastic pollution that can quietly damage ecosystems over time.

A key part of this commitment is our Plastic-Free Fisheries Harbor initiative, which we run as a continuous cleanup series in Cod Bay with partners like CFHC, SLNS Mahaweli, recycling networks, and local groups who share the same passion for protecting the ocean. By repeatedly targeting the same hotspots and keeping recycling routes reliable, the work becomes more than cleanup, it becomes behavior change. With every consistent effort, Oceanpick helps safeguard Sri Lanka’s marine environment while protecting the cleanliness, safety, and dignity of the coastal spaces where people live and work.

Numbers That Matter

Total waste collected (kg)

Plastic sent for recycling (kg)

Total cleanup area (km2)

Total events

2725+

Total waste collected (kg)

275.8+

Plastic sent for recycling (kg)

0.21+

Total cleanup area (km2)

10+

Total events

Projects We Completed

World Ocean Day 2026

Trinco Beach
08 Jun 2026

4 Quality Education

13 Climate action

Ocean Conservation

Numbers That Matter

2725+

275.8+

0.21+

10+

Projects We Completed

World Ocean Day 2026

4 Quality Education

13 Climate action

14 Life below water

17 Partnerships for the goals

International Day for Biological Diversity

12 Responsible consumption and production

14 Life below water

15 Life on land

17 Partnerships for the goals

Koneshwapuri Beach Cleanup

12 Responsible consumption and production

14 Life below water

17 Partnerships for the goals

Sampalthivu Beach Cleanup

12 Responsible consumption and production

14 Life below water

17 Partnerships for the goals

Plastic-Free Fisheries Harbor Program

12 Responsible consumption and production

14 Life below water

17 Partnerships for the goals

Plastic-Free Fisheries Harbor Continued Cleanup

12 Responsible consumption and production

14 Life below water

17 Partnerships for the goals

Plastic-Free Fisheries Harbor Continued Cleanup

12 Responsible consumption and production

14 Life below water

17 Partnerships for the goals

International Coastal Cleanup Day

12 Responsible consumption and production

14 Life below water

17 Partnerships for the goals

Plastic Strainer Project

12 Responsible consumption and production

14 Life below water

17 Partnerships for the goals

World Ocean Day: Shore Cleanup

12 Responsible consumption and production

14 Life below water

17 Partnerships for the goals

World Ocean Day Mangrove Cleanup

13 Climate action

14 Life below water

15 Life on land

17 Partnerships for the goals

Plastic-Free Fisheries Harbor & Community Cleanup

11 Sustainable cities and communities

12 Responsible consumption and production

14 Life below water

17 Partnerships for the goals

Plastic-Free Fisheries Harbor Series (2)

12 Responsible consumption and production

14 Life below water

17 Partnerships for the goals

Plastic-Free Fisheries Harbor Cleanup Series (1)

12 Responsible consumption and production

14 Life below water

17 Partnerships for the goals

Beach Cleaning (World Ocean Day)

12 Responsible consumption and production

14 Life below water

17 Partnerships for the goals

Sustainability in Action

Community and Social Development

Blue Carbon and Climate Change

Women’s and Children’s Wellbeing