Fisheries and sea snakes Chetan Rao, Shawn Dsouza, Muralidharan M, Kartik Shanker, and Naveen Namboothri Introduction Sea snakes are diverse and unique reptiles adapted to marine habitats. They are widespread and are found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. There are around 70 species of true sea snakes (Family: Hydrophidae) found in the Indian and…
Conservation and outreach through coastal networks Turtle Action Group Rhea George, Kartik Shanker, Muralidharan M., Naveen Namboothri Established in 2009, the Turtle Action Group (TAG) is a collective of NGOs and individuals from the Indian subcontinent working towards sea turtle conservation and research. The aim of the network is to provide a platform for the…
Reeflog: an underwater citizen science programme for monitoring India’s marine ecosystems Tanmay Wagh, Kartik Shanker, Naveen Namboothri Professional researcher-based ecological monitoring is often highly expensive, logistically demanding and patchy in space and time. Underwater monitoring programmes should cover as many if not all components of the system, including the important coral, herbivore, carnivore and invertebrate…
Monitoring and conservation of leatherback turtles and their habitats in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Adhith Swaminathan, Kartik Shanker, Naveen Namboothri In collaboration with the Andaman Nicobar Environment Team (ANET), the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institute of Science, and the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust (MCBT), Dakshin has developed a long-term monitoring and conservation…
Governance and leadership in fishing communities in Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu Marianne Manuel, Aarthi Sridhar The demand for decentralisation of governance and inclusive policy-making has been made repeatedly by civil society organisations for several decades with only a few halting steps of progress in this direction. Today, there are both internal as well as international…
Fishing fads and the future of Lakshadweep’s livelihoods By Mahima Jaini We had been out at sea for 12 hours, battling the scorching sun, searching the seemingly empty sea for signs of tuna. With only a meager 100 fish in a boat that can hold 1000s, it was no surprise that we were headed to…
The CRZ 2011’s DLCs: lip-service or legitimate community representation? By Marianne Manuel The coasts today are mired in conflict; conflict involving some combination of local communities, industry and the state. The most commonly used tool to resolve such conflict is the law. But can a law created solely by one party to the conflict effectively…
