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...
18 Jun, 2026, 02.47 PM IST
Thailand revives $30 billion coast-to-coast corridor to rival Malacca StraitThailand plans a massive "Land Bridge" to connect the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. This project aims to offer a new shipping route...
18 Jun, 2026, 10.51 AM IST
Melting icebergs are dropping rocks onto the Arctic seafloor, and those stones are turning into deep-sea homes for marine life as climate change quietly redraws where life can liveMelting icebergs in the Arctic are delivering rocks to the seafloor. These rocks are becoming new homes for corals and sponges. This discov...
13 Jun, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
India has immense opportunities in global seafood business: Andhra CM NaiduHe announced plans for an aquaculture corridor to integrate research and technology, aiming to position Andhra Pradesh as a sector growth h...
06 Jun, 2026, 10.08 AM IST
Goodbye to the myth that Tanystropheus hunted on land: CT scans suggest a stranger life in the seaPaleontologists have long debated the Tanystropheus, a prehistoric creature with an unusually long neck. Recent CT scans of its skull revea...
25 May, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
India’s first underwater museum project launched off Maharashtra coast in SindhudurgSindhudurg district in Maharashtra is set to become a major marine tourism hub. India's first underwater museum and submarine tourism proje...
21 May, 2026, 05.18 PM IST
This submerged prehistoric site is changing what we know about Stone Age BritainArchaeologists discovered a prehistoric landscape at Bouldnor Cliff on the Isle of Wight, revealing Mesolithic settlements with woodworking...
21 May, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
Scientists discover ancient Antarctic fish fossil with a perfectly preserved skullA remarkable fish fossil from Antarctica offers a clear view of early evolution. Koharalepis jarviki, a 380-million-year-old specimen, reve...
11 May, 2026, 09.20 AM IST
India’s marine fish catch up 3% in 2025; mackerel tops landings: CMFRIThe sector's economic value surged, reflecting strong market demand and improved marketing efficiency across the nation.
30 Apr, 2026, 12.38 PM IST
Climate change driving away marine fish towards poles: Study31 May, 2023, 02.38 PM IST
Indian marine fish landings rise marginally in 2019A study report on annual marine fish landings estimates in the country during the last year released here by the CMFRI showed that Tamil Na...
30 Jun, 2020, 03.44 PM IST
Indian marine fish landings fall 9% in 2018 year-on-yearThe annual survey report prepared by CMFRI said total marine fish landings in the country was 3.49 million tonnes in 2018 compared with 3.8...
12 Jul, 2019, 07.13 PM IST
- Sign of revival in India’s marine fish production, catch increased by 5.6%26 Jun, 2018, 06.16 PM IST
India's marine fish catches record 6.6 % rise in 2016Of all the coastal states, West Bengal, Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra and Daman & Diu witnessed increase in the marine fish landi...
19 May, 2017, 08.11 PM IST
- CMFRI's new centre at Digha to focus on Hilsa30 Mar, 2017, 04.50 PM IST
Marine fish landings in the country fall 5.3 % in 2015The high value Hilsa Shad, the principal fish in West Bengal, landings saw close to 300% jump to 20659 tonnes in 2015 from a year ago.
01 May, 2016, 12.10 PM IST
Fish catch across India drops by 5%The mechanized sector had been targeting the high-value hilsa shad and hence the marked drop in activity has resulted in steep decline of 8...
03 May, 2015, 11.08 AM IST