Coelacanths – 420 Million years old Ghostfish found alive

by Rajesh Kumar May 18, 2021 May 18, 2021

Coelacanths, A fossil fish that predates dinosaurs and was thought to have gone extinct has been found alive in the West Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar. It was accidentally rediscovered by a group of South African shark hunters. Demand for shark fins and oil has led fishers in southwestern Madagascar to set gill-nets in deeper waters. They are finding and possibly harming previously-unknown populations of these West Indian Ocean Coelacanths.

Oceans

Sea Cucumbers – The Illigal trade of ‘Aphrodisiac’ of the ocean

by Rajesh Kumar May 16, 2021 May 18, 2021

Sea cucumbers are echinoderms—like starfish and sea urchins. There are some 1,250 known species, and many of these animals are indeed shaped like soft-bodied cucumbers. All sea cucumbers are ocean dwellers, though some inhabit the shallows and others live in the deep ocean. They live on or near the ocean floor—sometimes partially buried beneath it.

Oceans

Haunted by the "Ghost Net"

by Rajesh Kumar January 1, 2020 February 16, 2021

There's nothing quite like the beach, standing on the shore with the sun on your shoulders, burying your feet in the hot sand, letting the cool water wash over your legs as you stare at the open blue horizon. We are connected to the coast and ocean...

Oceans

Vaquita-at the edge of Extinction

by Rajesh Kumar July 23, 2019 February 19, 2021

The vaquita, the lowest and most endangered whale in the world, is almost extinct because of China's demand for swim bladders from a gigantic Mexican fish called totoaba, also known as' maws.' With fishermen illegally fishing for totoabas using big gillnets...

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Coelacanths – 420 Million years old Ghostfish found alive

Sea Cucumbers – The Illigal trade of ‘Aphrodisiac’ of the ocean

Haunted by the "Ghost Net"

Vaquita-at the edge of Extinction