Marine Ecosystems

India

Remote control

Reduced Himalayan snow cover affects marine life in the Arabian Sea

Publication Date:

30/05/2005

Author(s): T V Jayan

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Marine Ecosystems, Himalaya, Glaciers, Arabian Sea, Global Warming, Micro Organisms, Environmental Science, Research, Scientists

Industry

Controversy further sealed

A massive seal hunt, supported by poor coastal communities for the big money it brings them but opposed by animal rights activists, began in Canada on March 29, 2005. The Canadian government

Publication Date:

29/04/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20050430

pp:

0

Tags:

Marine Ecosystems, Animal Cruelty, Canada

Agriculture

Killer food

Marine life in the Arabian Sea might be in grave danger. A Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (modis) image, taken by us space agency nasa on February 22, 2005, shows high chlorophyll

Publication Date:

30/03/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Marine Ecosystems, Marine Life, Arabian Sea, Research, United States Of America (US), NASA

India

Bytes

chernobyl and cancer: The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident has led to higher incidence of thyroid cancer in the Republic of Belarus, according to a report published by Martin Mahoney of

Publication Date:

14/03/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20050315

pp:

0

Tags:

Marine Ecosystems, Oceans and Seas, Health Effects, Cancer

India

Oceans in distress

China is battling a massive oil spill, one of the worst in its history, following the collision between a German and a Panamanian ship in the South China Sea, near the Pearl River. The German ship,

Publication Date:

14/01/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20050115

pp:

0

Tags:

Oil Pollution, Marine Ecosystems, China

Water Pollution

Collateral risk

Seized foreign vessels pollute sea near Andaman islands

Publication Date:

14/01/2005

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Water Pollution, Marine Ecosystems, Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands

Fisheries

South Asia

Unique coast guard: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) is working for the formation of a monitoring and liaison committee to improve the dismal environmental condition in the islands

Publication Date:

30/12/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20041231

pp:

0

Tags:

Marine Ecosystems, Pesticides, Farmers, Afghanistan, Karachi, United States Of America (US)

Water Resources

Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project and the unconsidered high risk factors: Can it withstand them?

Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project, when completed, will transform parts of the southern coromandal coast qualitatively. Since historical times, this portion of the coast (Palk Bay, Adam’s Bridge) is used only to fleets of small crafts involved in coastal trading and fishing.

Publication Date:

16/11/2004

Author(s): R.Ramesh

Source: Doctors for Safer Environment

Tags:

Sethusamudram Project, Marine Ecosystems, Sedimentation, Remote Sensing, Palk Strait, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Cyclones, Tsunami, Dredging, Shipping

Water Resources

Environmental Impact Assessment for proposed Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project

The Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project under the consideration of the Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, envisages creation of a ship navigation channel to suit different draughts (9.15 m, 10.7 m and 12.8m) through dredging/excavation in Adam’s Bridge, parts of Palk Bay and Palk Strait.

Publication Date:

01/08/2004

Source: National Environmental Engineering Research Institute

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