Topic: Marine ecosystem
Climate Change Impact on Sea Butterflies
Sea butterflies, also known as sea snails, are fascinating and delicate creatures that play a crucial role in the marine ecosystem. However, the smallest species of sea butterflies,...
Marine Spatial Planning Framework
The process of allocating spaces in marine zones for human activities is called the Marine Spatial Planning Framework (MSPF). The space is allocated for economic purposes, ecological purposes,...
Small Portion of Prokaryoplankton Consume Most of the Oxygen in the Ocean
A new study led by researchers from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences found that a small fraction of marine microorganisms is responsible for most of the consumption of...
Continuous Marine Water Quality Monitoring System
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) has developed a Continuous Marine Water Quality Monitoring Station (CMWQMS) and launched Electric Environmental Monitoring Vehicle (EV). What is a Continuous Marine Water...
One Ocean Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address high-level segment of “One Ocean Summit” on February 11, 2022, through a video message. Key Facts The summit will also...
India, Germany MoU on Cities combating plastic entering the marine environment
India and Germany have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding on “Cities Combating Plastic Entering the Marine Environment”. It is in line with the objective of Swachh Bharat...
National Marine Turtle Action Plan Launched
The Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has released ‘Marine Mega Fauna Stranding Guidelines’ and ‘National Marine Turtle Action Plan’ recently to create a conservation paradigm...
Report on Decline of US Coral Reefs
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration along with the University of Maryland released a report on health of coral reefs in US Virgin Islands and in Hawaii and...
June 9: Coral Triangle Day
Every year the Coral Triangle Day is observed on June 9. The Day is observed by the Coral Triangle Initiative Coral Triangle Initiative The Initiative is a multilateral...
Baltic Sea: Seal Pups face tough winter due to reduced ice levels
The Seals need ice to keep themselves safe from predators such as wolves and foxes. However, the declining ice in the Baltic sea has disrupted their survivals Highlights...
MECOS-3, 2020: Global Marine Ecosystem Meet in Kochi
The Marine Ecosystems-Challenges and Opportunities (MECOS), the third international symposium is to be held in Kochi. The symposium is conducted by the Marine Biological association of India between...
