Bleached to death

As ocean waters get warmer, coral reefs look even paler this year

Seychelles is becoming overwhelmed by marine plastic — We now know where it comes from

Plastic debris is strewn across Aldabra’s coastlines, threatening nearby marine ecosystems

Plastic waste woes: A primer on India’s marine litter problem

Only 60 per cent of the total collected plastic waste is recycled, while the fate of the remaining 40 per cent is not accounted

The 5 biggest threats to West Africa’s oceans — and what to do about them

Ocean produces over half of world’s oxygen, absorbs 50 times more carbon dioxide than atmosphere

Molting seals add mercury to seawater, reveals study

Mercury, the most toxic metal, is easily absorbed and accumulated in marine organisms 

Fish take oil spills to heart

2010 oil spill in Gulf of Mexico may have caused heart defects in tuna species, reducing their numbers

Marine litter menace: Short-term solutions not enough; need robust policy

Effective enforcement of rules and penalty against defaulters is required 

World Bank hears Mundra fishers

Complainants say coal power plant in Gujarat will harm environment and affect catch

Cooking oil at high seas

Rapeseed oil will be used to lubricate oil rigs in the North Sea

Monitor vessel

Underwater ship graves

Seventy years after the largest seaborne invasion in history, World War II shipwrecks still pose environmental risks

UNEP chooses Nigeria to lead action to combat marine pollution in Africa

Country will be in charge of coordination efforts of 22 nations

Plastic threat

Plastic toxins in oceans threaten lugworms, which recycle nutrients

Another Alang in the making

Andhra Pradesh is in choppy waters over a proposed ship breaking yard at Vodarevu

The coast is not clear

A new report paints a grim picture of the world's coastal areas

‘Marine Protected Areas must be evaluated for effectiveness’

At present, focus is only on coverage; quality and effectiveness not assessed, point out experts

Marine pollution, coastal development: Coral reefs need to be saved

Coral reefs face mounting threats: 10% of them have degraded across the globe, another 30% may disappear within next 20 years 

Eyeing the coastlines

Further dilution of the rules safeguarding the Indian coastal ecosystem has just been proposed. Under the guise of providing land to poor …

Microplastics, microbeads: What you did not know about self-care products

Bureau of Indian Standards in 2017 proposed a ban on raw materials not recognised safe for use in cosmetics from 2020. The status of the ban is&…

Aqua guard

Denmark introduces an advanced system to moniter oxygen depletion and waste dumping in seawater

West Africa’s plastic waste could be fuelling the economy instead of polluting the ocean: Experts

Seas of despair

Heavy metals are polluting the North Sea. And there is nothing we can do

Shoring up

Documenting dissent

DECOMMISSIONING THE BRENT SPAR·Tony Rice and Paula Owen·E & FN SPON (An Imprint of Routledge), 1999·182pp

Biomonitors for pollution

Seaweeds could act as indicators of heavy metal pollution in sea