DTE Impact: Goa to regulate boat tours affecting corals, dolphins

Unregulated tourism activities have led to degradation of Goa's coral reef and harmed the humpback dolphin

Oceans turn acidic

Because of more carbon dioxide emissions, warns new study

Deep trouble

Unregulated access threatens marine genetic resources

Remote control

Reduced Himalayan snow cover affects marine life in the Arabian Sea

Companies for carbon sequestration undersea for more oil

Plastic Peril

Waste management is key to keeping the oceans free of plastic waste, new research suggests

There's nothing august about Mumbai

July 26, 2005: It began raining at 11 am. In the next 24 hours, India's most populous city received 944 mm of rainfall. The resultant flood …

A fine balance

The business of ecotourism is set to boom worldwide. Who will gain and who will lose?

Rudderless

Ecotourism is the new buzzword in the Indian government

The enterprise

Keeping both the environment and economy afloat

Deep distress

Draft coastal management notification faces protests

World shrinks for oysters

Bay in distress

A proposed shipyard threatens the rich biodiversity of a south Goa bay, but government is unmoved

Perilous port

Proposed seaport in Vizhinjam can spell disaster for fishers, tourism and biodiversity in Kerala

Loss, decay and bleaching: Why sponges may be the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for impacts of marine heatwaves

Marine sponges were earlier thought to be more resilient to ocean warming

Global warming pushes marine fish to polar waters: Study

It remains to be seen how foodwebs and ecosystems will be affected by fish migration

Indian blue economy is thriving but country needs to be careful about marine litter

Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear is a serious threat worldwide

Fishy business: Millions of people missing out on their fair share of aquatic foods

Nearly 800 million people across the world depend on marine and freshwater foods

India to develop policy to deal with stranded marine species

Union government developing a policy to conserve the marine turtle population

Concerted actions vital to accelerate shift towards ‘plastic-free’ living

Crux of this problem lies in a lack of public awareness regarding the detrimental impact of plastic waste and a corresponding deficiency in …

Ocean heatwaves likely to increase as planet warms: study

Marine heawaves have already become longer-lasting and more frequent, extensive and intense and this trend is likely to accelerate under further …

Maldives beaches have the most microplastics: Study

Microplastic concentration was found to be high in waters around Naifaru, the most populous island of Maldives

Sea level changes that occurred 6,000 years ago may happen again; Southeast Asia at risk

Natural causes can further aggravate the effects of rise in sea level combined with human-assisted climate change

Chennai oil spill: planning, assessment and action inadequate

The extent of ecological and economic damange is yet to be known and coordination between the maritime board, the state disaster response …