Huge slick

Oil spill off Spanish coastthreatens marine life

From the realms of past

...researchers discover oldest hard-shelled marine animal

Assessing marine threat

Message in bottles

The voice of fishers

He championed fishers’ rights and conservation

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

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

Bytes

Fisherfolk demand lifting of ban on sea cucumber fishing

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Sea of change

Global warming poses threat to CO2-absorbing planktons

Sharks in soup

India goes against world in not banning shark fin trade

Rise in algae growth

Marine heatwaves during winter could have dire impacts on New Zealand fisheries and herald more summer storms

These marine heatwaves can have devastating impacts on ocean ecosystems.

Tackling tumours

Shark tissues show the promise of preventing tumours from regenerating

SRI LANKA

Shark & ray meat consumption no longer restricted to India’s tribal & coastal peoples: Paper

Tourists and middle- & upper-class domestic consumers emerging consumption classes for elasmobranch meat  

Penguin paradise and geological freak: Why Macquarie Island deserves a bigger marine park

The island is a subantarctic environment crucial for seabirds marine mammals

Warmer subsurface waters in Bay of Bengal likely fuelled Amphan super cyclone: Study

This shows a link between marine heatwaves and cyclones, say experts

Extinction threat: Vaquita porpoise global population down to only 10

The species saw a 98% decline in population in 2 decades

Grounded vessel in Chilika lake could spill oil and destroy its marine life

The vessel carrying oil ran aground 20 days ago and has still not been salvaged

Commitment made to protect threatened seabirds and waterbirds

Conservation of waterbirds is important as they offer a source of livelihood to people

Not just any old mollusc

Fishy goings-on

For a cooler world