A third of freshwater fish face extinction: Report

As many as 16 species were declared extinct in 2020 alone

Arctic rush driven by desire to control hydrocarbon deposits, shipping routes

Convention on biological diversity

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POSCO’s port halt

South Korean company’s steel plant and port may impact coast, says expert panel

DTE impact: Orissa High Court forms panel to study Olive Ridley conservation after 800 die

The 3-member panel to report by March 10 after consulting stakeholders

Talks begin in Australia for creating two Antarctic marine sanctuaries

Proposals for creating the protected areas have been pending for five years

Industrial discharge: seaward ho!

As rivers spill over, the sea becomes the new dumping destination in coastal Gujarat

Antarctic Treaty meet steps up efforts to save marine ecology

Russia denies permit to LNG project

New species found

New south African agreement on coastal and marine resources

A million-year-old marine DNA can reveal how climate change will affect Antarctica

New form of analysis helps scientists study long-term responses of ocean ecosystems

New fish species discovered in Bengal’s Digha harbour

It is the fourth species of Pterygotrigla genus reported in India so far

POSCO clearance illegal: activists

Say the claims made by Odisha government are barefaced lies

Up against mining in Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia

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Dead fish litter seashore in Qatar

Carbon dioxide lake discovered off Taiwan

Extreme weather events may be driving replacement of native species with exotic ones

Analysis shows higher reproduction, competitiveness and plasticity may be helping non-native species

Marine litter menace: Short-term solutions not enough; need robust policy

Effective enforcement of rules and penalty against defaulters is required 

Bordering countries agree to protect Caspian Sea

Ocean fertilization picked apart

South Pacific nations agree to stop bottom trawling

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