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Cast aside, small-scale fishers demand a framework for fair fisheries

Supriya Vohra 15 Apr 2025
An aerial view of fishing activities at Thangassery, Kollam, Kerala. The fisheries sector employs more than 2.5 crore fisherfolk and fish farmers in India. Image by Arunvrparavur via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

What is blue economy? [Explainer]

Phalguni Ranjan 8 Apr 2025
Migratory birds at the DPS Flamingo lake that is half covered with algae. Image by Esha Lohia/Mongabay

Citizens continue a decade-long fight to conserve an urban lake

Esha Lohia 2 Apr 2025
A shore seine crew hauls in their catch. Image by Sajith Remady.

Small sardines signal a potential bumper catch

Max Martin 27 Mar 2025
An aerial view of the coast of Kollam, Kerala, whose three mineral blocks are estimated to hold 302 million tonnes of construction sand in reserves, according to tender documents. Image by Arunvrparavur via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Auction for offshore mineral blocks met with resistance and delays

Simrin Sirur 20 Mar 2025
Most smaller teppas do not have motors and have to be rowed with paddles. Fishers find it challenging to overcome the strong waves. Image by Ishita Chigilli Palli.

Better catch pulls east coast fishers westwards

Ishita Chigilli Palli 14 Mar 2025
Small-scale gillnet fishers in Goa. Image by Trisha Gupta.

Understanding India’s shark supply chains to make them sustainable

Neha Jain 3 Mar 2025
Coenobitidae hermit crabs are largely beach dwellers that enter the sea only to breed.

Tiny creatures that lug their homes [Commentary]

R.J. Ranjit Daniels 27 Feb 2025
An olive ridley turtle in the Sundarbans, West Bengal. Image by Anirnoy via Wikimedia Commons

Local participation key in solving turtle nesting riddle

Max Martin 26 Feb 2025
traditional khoti fishing west bengal

Policy gaps are failing traditional fishing communities

Kundan Pandey 23 Jan 2025

Audit report flags issues with coastal projects

Simrin Sirur 17 Jan 2025
canacona taluka tourism

South Goa tourist hubs found highly vulnerable to climate change

Lisann Dias 15 Jan 2025

Decline in white-bellied sea eagle nests in coastal areas raises concerns

Navya P K 2 Jan 2025

The climate drivers behind southwest India’s intensifying heat waves

Max Martin 3 Sep 2024
Nurdles look like fish eggs, sea birds, fish, and crustaceans end up feeding on them, leading to starvation and organ failure. Photo by Shaunak Modi/Coastal Conservation Foundation

Marine plastic pollution is not just a waste problem; reducing production is needed too

Ravleen Kaur 18 Apr 2024

Uncertain weather makes that pinch of salt dearer

Ravleen Kaur 27 Mar 2024

Tilapia, highly adaptable and invasive fish, found growing in marine waters

Sneha Mahale 19 Mar 2024
Dussumier's mudskipper. Boleophthalmus dussumieri. Photo by Vaithianathan Kannan.

The fish that skips and crawls on land

Vaithianathan Kannan and Kapilkumar Nivrutti Ingle 15 Mar 2024

[Explainer] What are coastal commons?

Max Martin 5 Mar 2024

[Commentary] Changing shore seines call for better support system for Kerala fishers

A. Suresh, N. Manju Lekshmi, V.R. Madhu, Vijay Kiran 27 Feb 2024