Ocean acidification which has been affecting the ocean for many years is as a result of human activities. World’s oceans have suffered from absorbing human-made carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which has led to the decreasing pH of saltwater, known as ocean acidification. This has threatened the health of marine
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LET THE CELEBRATION CONTINUE
Reviewing all types of celebration mode in which the blue planet was celebrated by millions of people around the world yesterday, one should be excited. It was a remarkable day despite the current pandemic and the lock down measures in many countries as people took part in different events virtually
RARE JAPANESE SEAHORSE SPECIES FOUND IN GOA
A rare species of seahorse (Lemur tail; Hippocampus mohnilei) was found in river Mandovi in GOA by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Researcher from the National institute of Oceanography. The organism is said to be about the size of a human thumb. Researchers find the presence of the seahorse
FIRST FOSSIL NURSERY OF THE GREAT WHITE SHARK DISCOVERED.
The great white shark, a top predator in the Marine ecosystem is known to be an infamous shark. The very slow growth, late reproduction with only few offspring, and anthropogenic reasons are known to make it threatened with extinction. An international research team discoverd the first fossil nursery area of
A NEW SPECIES OF SEA HORSE DISCOVERED IN AFRICA ALONG THE INDIAN OCEAN
Researchers recently discovered a pygmy seahorse in the rough, boulder-strewn waters off eastern South Africa. The new discovered aquatic organism is about the size of a grain of rice, it is similar to other pygmy seahorses except that it has one set of spines on its back that have sharp,
Stakeholders Run At Losses in Aquaculture Amid COVID-19 Period
One of the webinars recently organized in May 2020 by the West Africa Region of World Aquaculture society, Africa Chapter saw a lot of stakeholders complaining on behalf of different countries and society on how the lockdown measures amid the Covid-19 pandemic has caused major setbacks in the sales of
Sustainable Development Goal 14, Life Below Water: Individual Call to Action to Prevent Aquatic Pollution
As I gazed through my window on a Saturday morning to have a perfect view of my surrounding, I saw diverse people going on with their normal activities. Of course, you can say it is normal, but then a view got my attention. “The action of a market woman sweeping
NAME-IT Challenge #2
Welcome to the “NAME IT” section where you will be required to give the correct name(s) of the aquatic organisms provided! What type of Whale is this? If you know it, drop the name at the comment section below. Entry closes Saturday, 30th May 2020
A Pink Deep-water Discovered In Mumbai Wetland
According to reports from Hindustantimes, a photojournalist Pratik Chorge discovered a deep pink water located towards the southeren end of the wetland in Mumbai on Thursday 15th of May 2020. As the first week of May 2020, the pink water was not seen in the reported area until the late