In 1970s, silver carp were brought to the US for aquaculture. Now the jumping fish threaten a $20 billion Great Lakes industryInvasive silver carp are rapidly approaching the Great Lakes, raising alarm over potential ecological and economic damage. The recent detec...
24 Aug, 2026, 07.12 PM IST
In 1942, the tanker SS Gulfoil was torpedoed in the Gulf of Mexico; nearly 70 years later, NOAA found its wreck covered in Lophelia coralThe SS Gulfoil, a World War II tanker, has transformed into a stunning coral reef over the years. After resting on the seabed for decades, ...
22 Aug, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
In 1990, Utah officials killed more than 99% of the fish in a 17,000-acre reservoir; years later, it became a top trout fisheryIn 1990, Utah wildlife officials took the bold step of using rotenone to eradicate over ninety-nine percent of the fish biomass in the rese...
21 Aug, 2026, 05.22 PM IST
In 1960, Japan’s future emperor took 18 bluegills home from Chicago. Their descendants multiplied into millions and invaded Lake BiwaA significant ecological problem arose from a 1960 gift of bluegills to Japan's Crown Prince Akihito. These fish propagated swiftly, infilt...
18 Aug, 2026, 10.53 PM IST
In 1989, a Japanese oyster farmer began planting trees in the mountains to save his dying bay; the river cleared, and marine life returnedJapanese oyster farmer Shigeatsu Hatakeyama restored his bay by planting trees. Healthy forests upstream provided essential nutrients for o...
29 Jul, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
Swallowed whole and then spat out by a humpback whale, diver shares harrowing experience: 'They’re not aggressive animals..'Lobster diver Michael Packard was swallowed by a humpback whale off the coast of Provincetown, Massachusetts, in June 2021. He struggled in...
04 Mar, 2025, 11.24 PM IST
An ode to mackerel, an intensely fishy fish that’s rich in tasteThe most delicious version comes from mackerel that is simply fried or grilled, smoked, and served with a dash of lime.
11 Dec, 2022, 12.44 PM IST
Treasures of the sea: Everything that comes out of the captivating whales is preciousNothing beats the musical story of blue whale, the largest animal ever.
28 Mar, 2021, 10.20 AM IST
Whale sightings aid quest to protect wildlife in Indian Ocean oasisThe scientists are on a monthlong quest to document whales and other marine mammals living around the Mascarene Plateau, hoping to bolster ...
22 Mar, 2021, 02.10 PM IST
Ancient whales were predators not gentle giants: Scientists30 Aug, 2017, 11.05 AM IST
- CMFRI focusses on production and conservation mariculture
To give a fillip to fish conservation and production, the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Vizag has identified 74 spec...
13 Aug, 2016, 10.44 PM IST
Global warming could cause fall in oxygen, mass mortalityEarth's oxygen could dramatically fall due to change in ocean temperature of just several degrees, thereby resulting in mass mortality, sci...
02 Dec, 2015, 01.26 PM IST
- Artificial coral reef structures net big fish along Tamil Nadu coast
They may not exactly be coralreefs but they are attracting schools of fish. And fisherfolk of 25 coastal villages in the state are smiling ...
07 May, 2015, 05.45 AM IST
- Thousands of unhatched flamingo eggs strewn in Little Rann of Kutch
Bird watchers and experts, who visited the site, attribute the drying up of water at the site to this phenomenon.
10 Feb, 2015, 02.31 AM IST
- Whale carcass spotted at RK Beach in Visakhapatnam
Beachgoers were taken aback to spot a decomposed whale carcass washed ashore near the Submarine Museum on R K Beach on Monday morning.Spott...
15 Apr, 2014, 04.05 AM IST
Flamingo flock makes pit stop in ChennaiThese are special guests in times of destruction and degradation. The arrival of a flock of flamingos in Chennai has excited birdwatchers, ...
29 Oct, 2012, 03.41 AM IST
- Jellyfish invasion in a warming world
Ablood-orange blob the size of a small refrigerator emerged from the dark waters, its venomous tentacles trapped in a fishing net. Within m...
21 Nov, 2009, 05.18 AM IST