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Migrant labourers comprise 58 per cent of workers in Kerala’s fisheries sector: CMFRI

Migrant labourers comprise 58 per cent of workers in Kerala’s fisheries sector: CMFRI
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 09:15 am IST

Marine heatwaves leading to widespread bleaching of corals in Lakshadweep Sea

Bleached Porites corals in the Kavaratti lagoon. (HT Photo)
Updated on May 07, 2024 01:20 am IST

India third largest shark catcher in world from 2007-2017: TRAFFIC report

TRAFFIC’s report found Indonesia caught the most sharks – with an annual average of 1,10,737 MT– followed by Spain (78,443 MT) and India (67,391 MT). In its 2013 study, TRAFFIC had found that between 2002 and 2011, India ranked second after Indonesia in terms of global catches of sharks.
Updated on Sept 12, 2019 02:33 am IST

Juvenile fishing: Eating ocean fish into extinction

Eating fish that are caught from sustainable stocks will tackle overfishing and juvenile killing, which is threatening marine species to extinction.
Updated on Jun 17, 2019 12:54 am IST

Shark, 15 other fish species along Maharashtra coast under threat: Study

Bycatch of juvenile hammerhead sharks. The study revealed that juvenile fish were being illegally caught with gill and trawl nets at fishing ports, including at Mumbai.
Published on Jun 12, 2019 01:10 pm IST

Bombay high court: Will coastal road project destroy oyster beds?

Workers conducted soil testing for the coastal road project at Marine Drive in Mumbai on April 5.
Updated on Apr 10, 2019 07:00 am IST

Fishing areas off Mumbai have highest plastic waste concentration

Fishing areas off the coast of Mumbai have the highest concentration of plastic waste in the country.
Published on Dec 28, 2018 08:28 am IST

New species of shark identified in Indian Ocean

The Pygmy false catshark is currently known only from deep waters (200-1000m depth) and has a length of about 65cm.
Updated on Nov 23, 2018 11:58 pm IST