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Scientists just trained AI to spot hidden seahorses, shark fins, and sea cucumbers in airport X-ray scans, and the 86% to 96% detection rates could give customs officers a new way to catch marine wildlife smugglersWildlife traffickers hide marine species in luggage. Australian scientists created an AI system using 3D X-ray scans to find seahorses, sha...
Former sea turtle hunters in Cabo Verde are now guarding nesting beaches, and the shift has helped drive illegal killings on Boa Vista down from 1,253 in 2007 to just 20 by 2024Once a source of food and income, sea turtle hunting in Cabo Verde has transformed into a remarkable conservation success. Former poachers ...
Women, youth, scheme beneficiaries: TMC, BJP battle to woo same set of voters through poll promises in West BengalWest Bengal's upcoming elections see TMC and BJP vying for women, youth, and welfare recipients. The TMC focuses on its established social ...
Sagar Defence to build autonomous naval tech shipyard in Andhra Pradesh for next-gen unmanned platformsSagar Defence Engineering has begun work on India's first Autonomous Maritime Shipbuilding and Systems Centre in Andhra Pradesh. This facil...
Philippines says to sign troops pact with Canada as defence ties deepenThe Philippines and Canada are set to sign a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement to enhance defence cooperation. This agreement, aimed at i...
PierSight readies ‘Varuna’ for ocean surveillance opsThe demo satellite is intended to fly aboard the Indian Space Research Organisation’s PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM) platform in t...
Space tech revolutionising Indian fisheries, says govt ahead of National Space DayAhead of National Space Day, the Union Ministry of Fisheries organized seminars to showcase how space technologies are transforming Indian ...
54 detonators in two boxes found abandoned at busy Kalyan railway station near MumbaiSenior police officials, including Thane city cops, visited the spot where the detonators were found. Usually, detonators are used in Thane...
Spurt in China's DWF vessels in high seas on radar of Indian security set-upChina's extensive use of DWF vessels in the high seas has increasingly become an environmental hazard, especially in the Northern Indian Oc...
China’s assault on the environment continues on the High SeasIndustrialized nations like China are meeting their seafood needs with their highly sophisticated fishing fleet operating in international ...
Challenges from Chinese distant water fishing fleets in AfricaAccording to a comprehensive report published by IJ-Reportika, about 20% of the global IUU catch comes from just six western African countr...
Quad to combat China's Indo-Pacific expansionist ambitionsWhile the bloc's members took no names, the target of this maritime initiative is unmistakable, with brewing concerns over questions of sov...
Philippine coast guard holds drills in disputed South China SeaThe exercises near the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island and China-controlled Scarborough Shoal come amid heightened tensions over the resou...
Philippines accuses China of 'incursion' in disputed seaThe Philippine coast guard detected the boats "in line formation" at the boomerang-shaped Whitsun Reef around 320 kilometres (175 nautical ...
Indian Navy inducts surveillance ship INLCU L51The ship was commissioned by Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, Commander-in-Chief of Andaman and Nicobar Command at Port Blair.
Coast Guard launches 'Operation Oliva' to intercept unlawful trawling along Odisha coastThe Coast Guard had pressed into service an improvised ship, besides a dronier aircraft to keep a tab on illegal fishing in the Gahirmatha ...
3,700 illegal immigrants detected in Odisha: Government"As per available information, around 3,700 such immigrants have been identified in Odisha," Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said d...
Israel's startup Windward can detect any ship sailing in any oceanWhenever a ship sails in any ocean of the world, Windward, a Tel Aviv-based startup, detects its location, speed and behaviour.
Marine park installing CCTVs, strengthening security on coastConcerned over frequent detection of carcasses of various marine species, illegal fishing methods and discharge of effluents, the Gulf of M...
- Wary fisherfolk at Cuffe Parade give evasive replies
“We had all gone to watch the cricket match. Usually, we would all be here but that day there was a cricket match. So we did not see anythi...