Killer algae strikes

Risky venture

Killer food

End of innocence

Sumana Narayanan inadvertently walks the thin line between a curio and wildlife contraband

Climate change: 14% coral reefs lost since 2010, says study

Corals reefs occupy less than 1% of the ocean floor but over one billion people benefit from them   

Sea sparkle blues: What sparkly tides mean for India’s marine ecosystems

A rise in blooms of Sea Sparkle may lead to more large-scale fish mortality 

Engage local communities to protect marine life: Study

There is so much lack of awareness that many did not even know which department or authority was responsible for implementing Wildlife Protection Act

Why seaweeds need to be conserved urgently

Indiscriminate collection severely damages the algae which is critical for balancing marine ecosystems and plays a role in thwarting climate …

Sooty symptoms

The role of marine life in mitigating global warming takes a knocking as new findings link carbon on the ocean floor to forest fires

Prelude to extinction

Fishery experts say a global system of management is essential to prevent the extinction of the world's fish stocks, even as the number of …

Explaining the chemistry of an oil spill

Oil tanker spills compound the danger to the marine food chain by crude released into the sea in normal operations and seepage from the earth. …

Fishing in truobled water

Does India need to import exotic fish species, when the experience with them has not been particularly good? Besides, the country already boasts …

Fossil-sorting robot to make it easier to study oceans, climate

New tech can automate sorting, manipulating and identifying microscopic marine fossils

Toxic threat

The Pacific killer whale, orcas, could be one of the most contaminated marine mammals

OIL SPILL

Toxic destruction

UAE

More than half of world’s coral reefs threatened by local activities

Alarming figures revealed by UNESCO body

Poisoned land

Pollutants released by world's industrialised nations end up in Inuit's food

Ban whaling

Going by smell

Big seizure

Reined in

Blue foods have potential to become more sustainable: Research

Most aquaculture systems have not achieved the levels of efficiency seen in terrestrial food production systems

X-Press Pearl disaster: Colombo’s coral reefs, marine wildlife in danger

The X-press Pearl disaster has already caused damage to Sri Lanka’s pristine beaches with millions of plastic pellets and debris. Now, …