UNITED NATIONS

Rising sea levels could force marine life towards poles

Such a move could put sea creatures at extreme peril

No dropping anchor

Mired in misery, Chilika's fisherfolk continue to doggedly fight for their rights

Vietnam

Lobster casualties

Teaching shrimps

Suspect shrimps

EU detects antibiotic residues in Indian consignments

Crab trouble

Horseshoe crabs, survivors from the Paleozoic Era, now face the threat of extinction

Shoring up

Phoenix phenomenon

Brine shrimps have the ability to revive after years without oxygen

Bytes

Science & Technology - Briefs

Treeless forest

How shrimp cultivation turned a mangrove forest into a saline desert

Natural burden

Chilika: A lake in limbo

The ecology of the already shrinking Chilika lake is further threatened by the scramble among fisherfolk, farmers and traders to grabe their …

Up the wrong tree

A report on the US ban on shrimp exports from India, which appeared in this magazine recently, has elicited a sharp response from Earth Island …

Shrimp mentality

The us ban on exports of shrimp from India reflects a myopic approach and is likely to rebound when India takes the case to the World Trade …

No more shrinking from shrimps

Scientists in Bangalore have identified the protein that makes people allergic to the meat of shrimps, crabs and prawns. Now they will be able to …

Kamal Nath buys time on Chilika

Environment minister Kamal Nath has been caught in the firing line on the Chilika Aquatic Farms project. His order for an environmental impact …

In Troubled Waters

In coastal Kerala, rice cultivation is alternated with prawn farming. The method requires no fertilisers or pesticides. But many farmers in the …

Mafias rule the Chilika waters

A committee set up by the Bhubaneswar High Court has confirmed that mafias control the prawn trade in Orissa's Chilika lake.

Chilika: A lake in limbo

The ecology of the already shrinking Chilika lake is further threatened by the scramble among fisherfolk, farmers and traders to grabe their …

Marine feuds are festering sores in Kerala

Kerala's coast has become a battleground between traditional and mechanised fishing communities, jeopardising the marine ecosystem.

Large prawn fisheries damage the Sundarbans

The entry of large business houses into the Sundarbans is not only jeopardising the interests of local fisherfolk, but also causing major …

Large prawn fisheries damage the Sundarbans

The entry of large business houses into the Sundarbans is not only jeopardising the interests of local fisherfolk, but also causing major …