As human impacts cause ecosystem-wide changes in the oceans, the need to protect and restore marine resources has led to increasing calls for and establishment of marine reserves. Scientific information about marine reserves has multiplied over the last decade, providing useful knowledge about this tool for resource users, managers, policy makers, and the general public.
India has a vast extent of coast line of about 8000 km spanning 13 maritime mainland states and Union Territories, which are home to a diversity of coastal and marine ecosystems, comprising nationally and globally significant biodiversity (Venkataraman and Wafar, 2005). It also supports almost 30% of its human population being dependent on the rich exploitable
Wildlife Institute of India says this will strengthen cause of research
For a cause:K. Siva Kumar, WII scientist; Aruna Basu Sarkar, Chief Conservator of Forests; and
CHENNAI: The Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, has suggested to the Centre the initiation of a stranding response programme for endangered species of marine animals, WII scientist B.C. Choudhury said here on Thursday.
A combination of scuba gear equipped treasure hunters and government apathy is gnawing away at Goa's underwater heritage, according to scientists from the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), a central marine research institute.
Coastal issues and concerns: challenges for the research community
prepared by Consortium of Coastal Academic Institutions for the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM).
Seahorse, a species facing threat of extinction due to various reasons, including commercial exploitation, have been successfully bred and released under a captive breeding project by marine scientists here.
Coral reefs are in dramatic global decline, with seaweeds commonly replacing corals. It is unclear, however, whether seaweeds harm corals directly or colonize opportunistically following their decline and then suppress coral recruitment.
