World Heritage Committee defers decision on Great Barrier Reef

Australian government given time to improve reef’s health; not to be included in list of ‘in danger’ sites yet

Deep in pursuit

The giant squid, a deep sea tentacled monster, may no longer be able to play hide and see with the scientific community. A team of biologists are …

Invading species

Cooking oil at high seas

Rapeseed oil will be used to lubricate oil rigs in the North Sea

Park may be denotified

The last frontier

The Earth's overexploited seas are in danger of turning into the Last Frontier. In giant, demonic trawls, the World's oceans are being …

India’s first 'sex-on-the-reef' recorded

Finding shows Lakshadweep’s coral reef is recovering from the stress experienced after the 2010 El Niño

Ocean fertilization picked apart

Thermal Power projects threaten Ratnagiri's Alphonso mangoes

Curious case of seaweed

AquAgri pays highest sum in royalty but benefits do not reach people

Good news! Pacific Bluefin Tuna stock to rebound sooner than expected due to global conservation efforts

Significant young population in current biomass means rebound targets will be met much ahead of schedule

World's first digital map of the ocean floor released

This interactive map will help scientists study the impact of global warming on oceans

Mumbai oil spill: threat to marine life, coast

Authorities shrug off questions about liability

Scientists tag Loggerhead sea turtle off the US west coast

Adult turtles have been tagged earlier. Small transmitters have been recently made so that they can be attached to juveniles also

Activists find flaws with Australia’s new ban on supertrawlers

India’s new guidelines on deep sea fishing by big vessels have left many environmentalists irked

Monitor vessel

Age no bar

Mercury can affect even adolescent brains

Bytes

Fishers reject new coastal rules

CRZ, 2010 fails to protect coasts; rights of fishers  

Goodbye Indian mermaid

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In Court

Olive Ridley nesting begins: Over 500,000 turtles lay eggs in 4 days at Odisha’s Gahirmatha sanctuary

Space crunch has pushed several female turtles to return to sea. But they will be back in a few days to nest

Climate change? Experts are not sure as Olive Ridley ‘Arribada’ starts a month early at Odisha’s Rushikulya

Suitable climatic and beach conditions are the reasons for the early mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles this year, according to experts  

UNEP chooses Nigeria to lead action to combat marine pollution in Africa

Country will be in charge of coordination efforts of 22 nations