The voice of fishers

He championed fishers’ rights and conservation

Seaweed: The next big thing in Indian agriculture set to come from the Eastern Coast

The Indian government has come up with a package of Rs 640 crore to promote seaweed cultivation of up to 1.12 million tonnes by 2025; can it succeed?

COVID-19: Traditional fisherfolk left in the lurch

They are not included in PM-Kisan and hence are not eligible for benefits similar to farmers

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

Timeless plastic: Museum displays vintage beached waste

Archeoplastica is a museum of ancient plastic items, now displaying some of the items in a virtual mode. As the world negotiates a new …

Science and Engineering Research Board awards national post-doctoral fellowships to 301 researchers

These fellowships supports young budding researchers to establish themselves as independent scientists

Cape Town’s caracals have metal pollutants in their blood — an environmental red flag

Cape Town’s freshwater and marine systems, where caracals hunt, are likely more polluted than expected

India's marine meadows

Tape seagrass, which has the longest leaves among its kind found in Indian waters, is a major carbon sink. A recent study has some useful …

Five African countries among top 20 highest contributors to plastic marine debris in the world

Plastic debris in oceans is a potential threat to Africa's food security, economic development, marine ecosystems and establishment of a vibrant …

Kabul river’s famous Sher Mahi fish in peril

Between the impact of climate change, pollution, and overfishing, the Sher Mahi is dwindling away

Species speed up adaptation to beat effects of warmer oceans

Species threatened by climate change may find ways to adapt far quicker than through changes in DNA

DNA test suggests mussel pest on Cochin coast to be invasive foreigner

Marine biologists at the Cochin University of Science and Technology have found that a heavily fouling mussel growing in the backwaters of Cochin …

In 2 years, 1 lakh endangered horseshoe crabs saved in Odisha

Scientists are resorting to artificial breeding and larval rearing to increase their population

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

Hundreds of whales die in third largest mass stranding incident in New Zealand

Golden Bay is conducive to stranding because its shallow muddy waters confuse whales’ sonar, making it difficult for them to swim out once …

The Earth's biodiversity could be much greater than we thought

A widely touted study proposes a total of 8.7 million species, but they could be 10 times more

New atlas shows how oceans benefit people, economy

Oceans are an important resource as they cover 70 per cent of the Earth and support and sustain life on our planet

Climate change, tourism and the Great Barrier Reef: what we know

Adding complexity to the issue, there is debate locally as to how widespread the coral bleaching reported by scientists really is  

Ocean economy set to double in size by 2030

With more sustainable development, the economy can touch over US $ 3.2 trillion by 2030, according to an OECD report

Fisherfolk unite

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

Science & Technology - Briefs

To prevent overkill

Medicinal values of marine life make it vulnerable to overexploitation. But it is now possible to artificially produce such qualities

COVID-19: Fishermen from Andhra stuck in Odisha as state declares ‘fishing holiday’

Fishermen begin to weave nets, another source of income for them

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Fisherfolk demand lifting of ban on sea cucumber fishing