NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday assured the Rajya Sabha that fishermen who could not carry on with their vocation after the August 7 Mumbai oil spill would be given compensation after the impact on them was assessed.

A study of the environmental impact was also being undertaken.

Sanjay Jog / Mumbai August 17, 2010, 2:37 IST

The oil spill and the subsequent ban on fish by the Maharashtra government and civic body have adversely impacted fish supply in Mumbai.

400 sq m Of Marine Habitat Under Threat; Coast Guard Warns Of Oil Spill
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Melvyn Thomas | TNN

Surat: If you plan to visit Daman and Silvassa to spend weekends with your family, abstain from eating fish and other staple seawater varieties. The Daman administration has advised people not to consume fish for some time, as they might be contaminated due to oil spill near the Mumbai harbour.

By Priya Iyengar

Rahi Gaikwad

Mumbai: Mangroves near the Elephanta Island in the Mumbai harbour and those near Vashi in Navi Mumbai were found to be affected on Wednesday, after merchant vessel MSC Chitra collided with MV Khalijia-III, leading to a massive oil spill in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai. There is, however, no estimate of the scale of the damage.

Vinaya Deshpande

Mumbai: The effect of the oil leak from MSC Chitra may not be as dramatic as hordes of blackened dead fish being washed off the shore or some oil-slick-ridden duckling being spotted somewhere. But, according to Deepak Apte, Assistant Director, Bombay Natural History Society, the process of slow poisoning has begun.