marine conservation

Inspired by saving an angel fish in Goa, ex-banker Venkatesh Charloo founded Coastal Impact to protect marine life. His coral transplantation method combats sedimentation effectively.

From remote islands to global accolades, how Satish Bhaskar’s tireless journey redefined turtle conservation in India and inspired generations to follow.

Plastic Odyssey, a 40-metre floating lab, is on a global mission to combat plastic pollution by recycling waste into valuable resources. Docking at ports worldwide, it empowers communities with sustainable recycling solutions and innovative technologies to fight plastic waste at its source.

An environment hero at age 8, Thaaragai Arathana from Chennai started diving when she was just 5 years old. She now fishes out plastic waste from the ocean to conserve marine life.

The Department of Environment of Tamil Nadu, along with IIT-Madras and Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute, spent five years saving the Vaan island in the Gulf of Mannar from disappearing into the ocean

Ramanathapuram forest range officer S Sathish has worked for over five years to mitigate poaching, saving the Olive Ridley Turtle, carrying out underwater plastic waste clean ups, and more to protect the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park in Tamil Nadu.

"We have been using our seas and oceans like dump yards, throwing all our chemicals and garbage in it, and polluting it with gigantic amounts of plastic. At this rate, things are not going to end well for us." #Respect #RealLifeHero

“Eat diverse, eat seasonal, but also source from fishermen engaged in sustainable fishing,” says Dr Divya Karnad who recently won the prestigious Future of Nature Award for her amazing efforts towards marine conservation.

When it is a question of livelihood versus environment, most of us would blindly go with the livelihood option but not these women of Rameshwaram.