International Horseshoe Crab Day: Species under grave threat in Odisha

Hundreds of the crabs have been killed in Odisha each year to supply their meat and shells to Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and other states

Dead sea of Japan

Near but not dear

A recent study conducted by the World Wide Fund for Nature- International on birds in the Midway Islands proves that pollution too makes the …

Survival at stake

Will corals that have survived Nature's occasional acts of destruction through the centuries survive 50 years of human pressure?

In warm waters

Global warming is responsible for coral bleaching, say experts. And if climate change goes unchecked death of corals could mean the death knell …

Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board revises its consent order to Kudankulam plant

Madras High Court had questioned the heat tolerance limit for effluent discharge

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Turtle in trouble

Phoenix phenomenon

Brine shrimps have the ability to revive after years without oxygen

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Neptune's sorrows

Corals are to the oceans what tropical rainforests are to land. Known as Neptune's goblets, they are a vital link in the marine ecosystem and, in …

World Bank sanctions fund to strengthen fisheries management

Project will initially support four Pacific Island countries

On thin ice

Safe under water

Tiny marine life could be safe from harmful effects of ozone depletion

Threat to dugongs

The massive sea cows are vanishing in India

Repealing magnets

Assess marine biodiversity before permitting deep-sea mining: Experts

India backs International Seabed Authority at 27th session of Assembly while many countries question body’s stand on deep-sea mining

A red alert

Phytoplankton bloom along the Indian coast threatens marine life

Chekhov's hell Sakhalin faces ravages of oil majors

Towards sustainable marine fisheries value chain: Reflections amid COVID-19 crisis

A behavioural nudge to promote sustainable fisheries, community mobilisation can go a long way for the sector in post-COVID-19 era and beyond

Ace swimmer Lewis Pugh swims seven seas to raise awareness

The initiative is to campaign for dedicated Marine Protected Areas across the world

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Housing plan, at sea

An artificial reef could be the ideal habitat for threatened sea creatures

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