Pact to protect

Five African nations join hands to protect a marine system in the Gulf of Guinea

USS Oriskany is now a marine abode

Bad break-up in warm waters: Why marine sponges suffer with rising temperatures

The answer might lie in the breakdown of the symbiosis between the host and its microbes

Sustainable lobster harvesting in the Caribbean

The practice of diving deep into the sea to catch lobsters is unsafe for humans and has claimed many lives over the years

Sustainable aquaculture is possible, with the right science

Scientific input will be crucial if the expansion of aquaculture is to be managed in a sustainable way

Biological Big Bang was briefer than believed

New fossils discovered in Siberia indicate that marine life evolved over much less time than thought by scientists.

Loss, decay and bleaching: Why sponges may be the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for impacts of marine heatwaves

Marine sponges were earlier thought to be more resilient to ocean warming

India to develop policy to deal with stranded marine species

Union government developing a policy to conserve the marine turtle population

Falling prey

Sans O2

Park for mariners

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Conservation hits Orissa fishers

What is good for Olive Ridley turtles is bad for fishers

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

Effective enforcement of rules and penalty against defaulters is required 

An ocean of wealth

The first census of marine species

Alien cargo

A ship's ballast water is a serious threat to marine ecosystems

Oceans may run out of fish population in 50 years

Fish might die in the next fifty years, or will they?

Batfish saviour of corals

Sonorous submarine: Tech used to study fish in Goa can help understand how sea life responds to climate change

Certain fish communities are loud during the day, while others are more vocal at night

Shallow-water mining not a ‘silver bullet’ to resolve growing global need for metals: Study

Shallow-water mining involves removing sediment-bearing minerals, which offer refuge to seafloor organisms; this could trigger local extinctions &…

Over 1.1 million sea turtles poached in the last 30 years: Study

Vietnam the most common country of trafficking origin, China and Japan major destinations for turtle products

Marine invasive alien species threaten islands in Asia-Pacific

The species, which is little understood but is a serious threat to biodiversity, will make for a key topic of discussion at the IPBES meet

Sharks bear brunt of seasonal fishing frenzy

Even as the Andaman and Nicobar coast is witnessing the June-end whirl of shark fishing activity, the local administration and conservationists …

Giant bacteria

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