The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
S Raja | ENSThe 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 membersTHE eco development committees (EDCs) formed by the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Trust (GOMBRT) in the coastal areas …
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 …
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. Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tuticorin, a constituent college of Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) …
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. He made the announcement on Wednesday after undertaking a visit to the Kurusadai island in the Gulf of Mannar accompanied by Sundarakumar, …
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 …
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. RAMANATHAPURAM: Aruna Basu Sarcar, Chief Conservator of Forests and Director, Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Trust (GOMBRT), has appealed to the school teachers to create …
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. The Gulf of Mannar, the first …
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. Presiding over a consultative meeting on promoting seaweed culture held at Central …
S Raja | ENS Ramanathapuram, CHEMICAL effluents from small units and sewage from residential areas and hotels are all finding their way into the Gulf of Mannar thereby polluting the water which is home to variety of marine species and rich coral reefs. As the pollution goes on unchecked, this …
In a bid to improve marine ecology of the state, the Gujarat Ecology Commission would be transplanting corals from the Gulf of Mannar in Tamil Nadu to the Gulf of Kutch.
RAMANATHAPURAM: The International Biological Diversity Day and International Year of Biodiversity was celebrated by Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Trust (GOMBRT) here on Saturday. To mark the occasion, the Trust introduced glass-bottomed boat service near Pamban bridge which was inaugurated by Collector T.N. Hariharan. Chief Conservator of Forests and Trust …
Seahorse, a species facing threat of extinction due to various reasons, including commercial exploitation, have been successfully bred and released under a captive breeding project by marine scientists here. As many as 530 young seahorses were bred under the forest department project at the Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute (SDMRI) …
P. Sudhakar Bleached corals will recover only if the temperature level comes down, says expert UNDER THREAT:Bleached coral off the Mandapam coast in Gulf of Mannar. TIRUNELVELI: The coral reef wealth of the Gulf of Mannar, which is being conserved through joint efforts of various governmental, non-governmental and research agencies, …
S Raja They would be released in the sea around 21 islands THE Gulf of Mannar National Marine Park (GOMNMP) has developed a technique to breed seahorse artificially with the help of a private marine research centre for the first time in the State. Seahorse is among the most endangered …
Efforts needed to save corals from localised threats, says marine institute director Conservation of coral reefs will help in protecting marine species Live coral cover in Gulf of Mannar has increased in 2009 Tuticorin: The United Nations has declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity in order to increase …
S Raja MOVE TO ATTRACT MIGRATORY BIRDS TO SANCTUARIESTHE Gulf of Mannar National Marine Park (GOMNMP) authorities are taking action to promote the arrival of migratory birds to the sanctuaries and tanks in the district. They have increased the fish population in tanks by introducing more than a lakh of …
Assessment of coral disease prevalence was carried out in six islands in the northern region of the Gulf of Mannar during February 2007. Assessment was made in two sites in each island and three transects were laid in each site. white band, white plaque, white spot, pink spot, black spot, …
