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A dugong swims towards the surface of the waters around Neil island, Andaman and Nicobar. Image by Vardhan Patankar.

Heavy metal bioaccumulation weighs down dugongs

Phalguni Ranjan 14 Oct 2025

Partially bleached coral reefs in the waters near Elephant beach in the Andaman islands. Image by Harvinder Chandigarh via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

India needs a marine litter policy as plastic waste chokes corals

T. V. Padma 19 Sep 2025

Representative image of dugongs by Metro Toronto Zoo Toronto Canada via Public Domain.

Dugongs recovering, need cross-border efforts in conservation

Bharath Umapathy 16 Sep 2025

A cargo ship at the International Container Transshipment Terminal in Kochi. Representative image by ArulkumarRajamani via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Court orders arrest of sister ship from company responsible for cargo spill

Simrin Sirur 11 Jul 2025

Fishermen from Kavaratti at work, performing pole-and-line fishing in the deep-sea area. Image by K.A. Shaji.

Pole-and-line fishing face new challenges with push for tuna fish exports

K.A. Shaji 17 Jun 2025

Protected on paper, forgotten by people, humpback dolphins struggle for survival

Priyamvada Kowshik 9 May 2025

marine litter beach vizag

Creating a blueprint for cleaner oceans

T. V. Padma 21 Feb 2025

Fisherwomen ride the rough waves while India’s blue economy blooms

Priyamvada Kowshik 3 Feb 2025

[Explainer] What are coastal commons?

Max Martin 5 Mar 2024

Bioinvasions are a global threat to ecosystems, says IPBES report

Arathi Menon 21 Sep 2023

Newly declared dugong conservation reserve will help protect marine biodiversity

K.A. Shaji 12 Jan 2022