Hilsa vanishing from poor and middle-class people’s menu in Odisha

Over-exploitation of fish stocks, construction of dams, use of gill nets and climatic factors to blame

Three African nations come together to protect Benguela ecosystem

The area of ocean space that stretches from Port Elizabeth in South Africa to the north of Angola is regarded as one of the richest ecosystems on …

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Salmon hatcheries deplete wild stocks

Introducing farmed salmon in the rivers doesn't help

US plan to settle WTO disputes

No respite for Ridleys

Turtle excluder devices can reduce turtle deaths. But a web of politics and government laxity prevents their use

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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

Some nets and sunshine

Fishers in a Tamil Nadu village save cost and improve catch with solar panel-fitted boats

New tentacles

Stiff US law ruffles Indian marine food sector

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Perilous port

Proposed seaport in Vizhinjam can spell disaster for fishers, tourism and biodiversity in Kerala

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POSCO unplugged

Sayantan Bera travels to Jagatsinghpur in Odisha to find that villagers labeled ‘pro’ POSCO do not have a choice otherwise

POSCO clearance illegal: activists

Say the claims made by Odisha government are barefaced lies

POSCO gets final approval

Environment ministry endorses state government’s claim that there are no forest rights to be settled in the project area

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Climate studies, the Indian way

At climate meet researchers present studies on subjects unique to Indian context

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India’s first 'sex-on-the-reef' recorded

Finding shows Lakshadweep’s coral reef is recovering from the stress experienced after the 2010 El Niño

POSCO gets green signal

Environment ministry goes soft on South Korean steel giant POSCO

Study predicts 4 outcomes for aquaculture industry amid COVID-19 impact

The relatively young industry suffers curb in exports, layoffs, reduced demand and production because of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) …

Future compromised

The Earth Summit was a historical opportunity to set the world on the correct development trajectory. Negotiators from 191 countries came …

Lives of others

Wildlife is more of an academic concern except when the charismatic tiger is wiped out from a protected forest or our favourite fish vanishes …

Kudankulam meltdown

The spectre of Fukushima continues to haunt the world, forcing governments in most parts of the globe to rethink their plans to tap this …