2,000 turtle eggs find their way to hatcheries
Officials expect survival rate of more than 90 per cent A month after launching a sea turtle conservation project under Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation and Greening Project, Gulf of Mannar Marine
Gulf Of Mannar Marine NP
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Eco development panels suffer due to official apathy
S Raja | ENS<br /><br />The officials of Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Trust created eco development committees in four regions, covering 250 coastal villages. Each panel had a president and five executive members
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Project to assess impact of trawling in Gulf of Mannar
Tuticorin: The Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Trust, (GOMBRT), Ramanathapuram, has sanctioned a project on assessment of impact of trawling in Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Trust region . The Fisheries College and Research Institute in Tuticorin, a constituent of Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Chennai, will undertake the project at an outlay of Rs.6,83,100<br />
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Project sanctioned to study environmental impact on fish
Tuticorin: The Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Trust, (GOMBRT) Ramanathapuram has sanctioned a project on environmental factors influencing the spatio-temporal variations of fin and shell fish eggs and larvae in Gulf of Mannar.
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Buoys to be laid in Gulf of Mannar: Collector
RAMANATHAPURAM: The Forest Department would go ahead with the proposal to lay buoys in Gulf of Mannar so as to demarcate the protected area, said Collector T.N. Hariharan.
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Grow seaweeds to save marine life
Raja | ENS THE Gulf of Mannar National Marine Park authorities have decided to raise eco-friendly seaweeds to protect marine wealth as well as marine organisms. A large quantity of seaweeds are located in Rameswaram, Pamban, Mandapam, Valinokkam, Periyapattinam, Keelakarai, Devipattinam among other areas. According to experts, seaweeds including gracilaria edulis (kanji
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Call to create awareness of marine animal preservation
TEACHERS HAVE A ROLE:Aruna Basu Sarcar, Director, Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Trust, speaking at a function held in Kalimangundu in Ramanathapuram district on Friday.
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Environmental concerns take a backseat in Indo-Lanka ferry service
S M Arun | ENS Thoothukudi, July 8 WHILE the proposed Indo-Sri Lanka ferry service between Thoothukudi-Colombo and Rameswaram-Talaimannar was given increased importance in terms of business and tourism related activities, the environmental aspect had taken a backseat, according to marine biologists and environmentalists.
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Buoys in Gulf of Mannar demarcate core areas
RAMANATHAPURAM: Aruna Basu Sarcar, Chief Conservator of Forests and Director, Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Trust, said that placement of buoys demarcating the core zone of Gulf of Mannar was needed to control poaching in the protected areas.
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Chemical effluents destroying Gulf of Mannar biosphere
S Raja | ENS Ramanathapuram,
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ICG competent to tackle oil spill in country
S M Arun | ENS