Islands in peril

Leviathan mystery

Sea sand crisis

Sri Lanka's government flayed for mining coastal sand dunes

Costly delay

Sea change

Fishing leads to decline of famous Peruvian seabirds

Oceans in distress

Mysterious dolphin deaths in Zanzibar

Trawlers keep off Kerala coast

State promises free rations to jobless workers during seasonal ban

Save the sea

...by encouraging local participation of fisherfolk to arrest overfishing and damage to the eco-system

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

Republic of the Congo gets its first ever marine protected areas

Three zones include nesting grounds for leatherback turtles, critical habitats for Atlantic humpback whale

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 

CO2 tweaks nitrogen cycle

Can affect marine food web

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 …

Gahiramatha sanctuary forest guards allege assault by fishermen

Attacked with sharp weapons, patrolling vessel damaged, alleged forest guards  

Cruise tourism in India: Sailing into troubled waters

The shipping industry contributes around 3.01 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions annually; a single ship emits particulate matter equivalent to …

Global fund for research

Sulphur breathers

Anoxic ocean beds were found to harbour multicellular life  

High cadmium leads to decline in oysters

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

Sea through the eyes of fisherfolk

Fishers know something about the marine environment that others don’t, says marine ecologist Divya Karnad

Indonesia and Australia are sleeping ocean superpowers

The two countries share huge marine resources and opportunities, but they face challenges from climate change and over-exploitation

Caribbean countries growing at the cost of their ocean: report

The Caribbean Sea is a crucial resource for the 40 million people who inhabit the region’s small island states

It's time to speak up about noise pollution in the oceans

Noise is the "forgotten pollutant", but the good news is that unlike many other pollutants it can be switched off if we try

International treaty aims to tackle illegal, unreported fishing

The implementation of the agreement may prove to be challenging for developing nations and small-island states