Devil in deep sea waters

Industrial fishing is fast gobbling up the world's marine resources. Worldwide concern for this humanmade catastrophe has forced nations to draw …

Indian oil sardine stocks show signs of revival after 5-year-long decline

But experts have cautioned against over-harvesting the immature sardines located along the Kerala coast

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (May 25, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal    …

Under the moonlight: A little light and shade helps larval fish to grow at night

Their growth appears to be maximised when the first half of the night is dark and the second half of the night is bright  

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 …

Marine feuds are festering sores in Kerala

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

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 …

Baby gharials sighted after 30 years in a remote region of Nepal

The animals' sighting is a positive sign for the recovery of the species

Rice-fish farming system in India is in urgent need of conservation and promotion

Along with reducing the emission of greenhouse gases, co-culture systems have beneficial effects on farm income and improving the livelihood of …

Chemical confusion

Notorious endocrine disruptor, BPA, could induce mating between different fish species

The wisdom of the unlettered

MALAYSIA

How fish survive in freezing Antarctica waters

How a fish species keeps from freezing

Stopping subsidies will be fresh blow for India’s struggling small fishers: Experts

Fisher community claims already vulnerable fishermen will not be able to access subsidises even if WTO negotiations turn in their favour  

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

SAVING THE STURGEON

Leading caviar exporting nations agree to voluntarily restrict sturgeon fishing to pre-empt a ban by CITES

'You cannot balance an economy by unbalancing human lives'

Development economist Sir Richard Jolly has been Principal Coordinator of  UNDP's Human Development Report. He is also Chairman of the …

EAST AFRICA

Why fish go crazy

Ocean acidification hampers brain chemistry

Fish trouble

Fighting mosquitoes

Mysterious deaths

SOUTH KOREA

Lake Tanganyika's hurting

Climate change endangers important food source of East Africa

Dad's baby isn't fishy

Unique method to conserve endangered fish stocks