Coral crisis

Uneasy lies the coral

Unprecedented depletion of corals threatens marine ecosystems in the tropics

A sinking feeling

The breaking of protective bunds threaten to submerge a village island in Goa

ECUADOR

Thirsty for justice

Choked up

Global warming is threatening marine organisms by depleting oceans' oxygen

Reef ahoy!

Microbe hunt

Will people gain from project to find beneficial microbes?

Troubled waters

Pollutants alter sexual characteristics of wild fish

Toxic blooms

Downside of algae

The seabirds have flown

Thick ones, pointy ones – how albatross beaks evolved to match their prey

Beak size, shape varied between albatross species, making it a useful tool for identifying species that otherwise look similar

Ghana’s fishing industry has a ‘golden seaweed’ problem — how citizen science can help

Pelagic sargassum off Ghana’s coast is affecting communities’ ability to fish and use their beaches

Efforts to conserve marine mammals threaten poorer communities. A study examines how

Conflict between seal, sea lion populations and fishing communities has been on the rise in west coast of South America; fishers say …

It is time we protect our oceans

Oceans also drive the climate, and most importantly, they act as a buffer against climate change

Goa at sea

Despite promoting itself as an ecotourism hub, Goa is blind to the damage caused to its marine wildlife

How time-poor scientists inadvertently made it seem like the world was overrun with jellyfish

How flawed citation practices can perpetuate scientific ideas even before they've been fully established as true

Spilling doom

As vast amount of oil is spilt into the ocean, threatening sensitive marine and coastal biology, operation clean-up has turned out to be a large …

INVASIVE THREAT

Even temporary global warming above 2°C will affect life in the oceans for centuries

Changes in water temperatures found across all climate overshoot models, along with low oxygen levels decreasing viable ocean habitats

Plight of marine fishermen in Odisha’s turtle zone

The seven-month-long fishing ban and the perpetual bad weather are making life difficult for state fisher folk

Draft global guidelines to reduce plastic fishing gear in oceans agreed upon

A set of draft Voluntary Guidelines on marking fishing gear have been adopted by countries to monitor the use of fishing gear, which is …

Bay in distress

A proposed shipyard threatens the rich biodiversity of a south Goa bay, but government is unmoved

New fish species discovered in Bengal’s Digha harbour

It is the fourth species of Pterygotrigla genus reported in India so far

Climate impact: Study finds juvenile black rockfish fared better than expected in unusually high ocean temperatures

Fish growth and development were positively related to temperature, but survival to settlement was not directly related to ocean conditions