Price of seafood spikes in coastal Odisha due to annual two-month fishing ban

Odisha observes a two-month ban on trawling and mechanised fishing every year to help sea fish spawn

How 6 fast-growing Asian countries consume plastic packaging

New report on China, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia

Trawler with live Olive Ridleys seized by forest guards in Gahiramatha

Six fishermen were arrested on charges of trafficking the endangered turtles that were released back into the sea

Rare microbial predators with voracious appetite form a new branch in ‘tree of life’: Study

Learning more about these undiscovered branches of life can help shed more light on the foundations of the living world and how evolution works

Stop making plastic, green activists demand at Busan meet

Activists from Break Free From Plastic, a global movement envisioning a plastic-free future, also called on countries to stop exporting plastic waste

Illegal fishing in Gahirmatha: 3 forest guards allege injury in mid-sea assault

Crew members of fishing trawler attack forest guards when asked not to fish in the sanctuary, 9 arrested  

Missed opportunity: UN session to save biodiversity in high seas ends without consensus

Treaty would have led to rules for protecting marine biodiversity in 2/3 of the world’s ocean areas outside national jurisdictions

Whale shark caught in fishing net in Odisha, released into Bay of Bengal

Forest officials are keeping an eye on the shoreline at night in case it beaches again 

Why eat plastic?

New research reveals animals and marine species consume plastic debris because it smells and looks like a delicious meal

60% of all coral reefs bleached in Maldives: IUCN

Some sites have experienced 90 per cent coral bleaching, finds IUCN survey

Coral bleaching comes to the Great Barrier Reef as record-breaking global temperatures continue

Rapidly warming ocean temperatures present a serious threat to coral reefs, the world’s most biologically diverse ecosystems

Rising ocean temperatures will lead to sharp decline in marine productivity, says study

According to the study, the rapid warming of the Indian Ocean has reduced the phytoplankton population by a fifth in the past 60 years

Coast Guard mops up another oil spill

The oil pipeline burst at Bombay High exposes maintenance lapses and highlights the urgent need for environment management plans to tackle such …

Scales out of balance

A United Nations conference reveals the sense of desperate urgency concerning the oceans' rapidly depleting fish stocks

Fish in troubled waters

Several fish species in Kerala are threatened by overfishing and the release of effluents in the coastal waters

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Dead fish litter seashore in Qatar

Virus-resistant maize in the making

Ocean litter is making these researchers sail around the world

A scientific sailing expedition is out at sea to assess plastic pollution in the oceans and raise awareness about the dangers of this non-…

As told to Parliament (March 22, 2021): 3% of India’s COVID-19 cases among tribals

All that was discussed in the House through the day

A fishy story

South Africa

A fishy problem

Marine fisheries growing as energy-intensive centres

Marine fisheries have become very energy intensive

Our oceans are in deep trouble — a ‘mountains to sea’ approach could make a real difference

An ecosystem approach can potentially reconcile conflicts between different user groups