In the Gulf of Mannar, abandoned fishing nets are posing a threat to corals and the marine ecosystem

Though marine debris spans an area of only 1,150 square metres, researchers are worried about its impact on one of India’s only four major coral reefs.

Aathira Perinchery

· Jan 19, 2021 · 09:30 pm

These plastic items are the deadliest for marine species and birds

Plastic in the ocean is eaten by over 700 species, but just a few items are responsible for the most deaths.

Lauren Roman, The Conversation

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Britta Denise Hardesty, The Conversation

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Chris Wilcox, The Conversation

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Qamar Schuyler, The Conversation

· Dec 19, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Already struggling, Bangladeshi fishers cannot find hilsa in peak season

Thousands risk starvation as the prized species has been elusive this season.

Rafiqul Islam Montu

· Sep 09, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Most of the plastic debris along Kerala’s coast comes from fishing waste

Other studies have shown similar trends in Puducherry and Mangaluru.

Neha Jain

· Mar 04, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Microplastics from homes and factories are ending up inside mussels off Chennai’s coast

A new study reiterates the sheer scale of plastic pollution in the oceans.

Neha Jain

· Jun 27, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Plastic pollution is hurting life-giving ocean bacteria that produce 10% of the world’s oxygen

New research shows that chemicals leached from ocean plastic impair the growth of the most abundant photosynthesising organism on Earth – Prochlorococcus.

Philippa Kearney, The Conversation

· May 27, 2019 · 11:30 pm

US explorer descends 11 km into the Pacific in deepest-ever dive, finds plastic waste

Retired naval officer and investor Victor Vescovo said he conducted an expedition inside a submersible to reach the deepest place on earth, the Mariana Trench.

Scroll Staff

· May 14, 2019 · 08:45 am

Italy: Pregnant sperm whale found dead with 22 kg of plastic in stomach

Researchers said the animal was malnourished and likely unable to feed her foetus.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 01, 2019 · 11:07 pm

Indonesia: Over 1,000 plastic items including flip-flops found in dead sperm whale’s stomach

Indonesia is the world’s second largest plastic polluter.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 21, 2018 · 02:35 pm

Thailand: Whale dies after consuming over 80 plastic bags

The pilot whale was discovered barely alive in a canal in the southern province of Songkhla on Monday.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 03, 2018 · 07:33 pm

Video: Why coral reefs are so important (and why they mustn't be allowed to die)

Most of them face serious threats from both climate change and human activity.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 22, 2017 · 08:00 pm

Silence of the seas: How our oceans are going quiet

A recent study shows that ocean sounds are diminishing due to nutrient pollution and ocean acidification.

Ivan Nagelkerken, Sean Connell and Tullio Rossi, The Conversation

· Sep 20, 2016 · 05:30 am