Sri Lanka threatened by massive oil spill from burning vessel

In troubled water: Goa's marine crisis

India’s biggest tourism destination, Goa, is facing a crisis. Tourists, who used to frequent Goa for its beaches, have now spilled out into …

Oceanic disaster ahead

Simply put: Arunachal's pristine river Kameng turns into a dumpyard

The predator

Double river

KEAN & PARKER STUDIO 20 min

Oil spoil

The planned scuttling of the superannuated Brent Spark oil rig sparks off an international protest

CASPIAN SEA

No beaching

Where does plastic pollution go when it enters the ocean?

It’s estimated that one in three fish eaten by humans contains microplasts

Kakinada fishers grapple with pollution, climate change and unemployment

Marine plastic pollution is reducing fish catch even as regular jobs have reduced, even for the educated

Plastic litter in oceans to outweigh fish population by 2050

Plastic production has surged over the past 50 years, from 15 million tonnes in 1964 to 311 million tonnes in 2014

In the fishing industry, gear recycling is finally catching on

Old fishing nets clutter harbors and kill sea life. But entrepreneurs are changing that

Saving oceans: shipping industry to go green

All businesses affect the oceans. Some like marine tourism have a direct effect on the health of oceans

Fisherfolk unite

People from fishing communities across the world are getting organised to fight for their rights

Sea of death

Poisoning ships

Message in bottles

Grounded vessel in Chilika lake could spill oil and destroy its marine life

The vessel carrying oil ran aground 20 days ago and has still not been salvaged

Why climate change is making it harder to monitor marine pollution

Warming of oceans means that the plants and organisms used as warning systems for pollution are being rendered ineffective

Mumbai, Kerala most affected by marine litter; microplastics pose a major threat

For the first time, the researchers have compiled 1,237 scientific studies on marine litter into a single, comprehensive database

Goa: can it strike a balance between environment and development?

Promoting eco-friendly tourism and reviving mining without harming environment are major challenges

Oceans may become too acidic for animals to smell their way around

Ocean acidifcation will significantly affect the fitness, physiology, reproduction and behaviour of everything in the sea from sharks and whales …

Dirty waters

THAILAND