The mass demolition was part of a drive initiated by the BMC last week to save mangroves in the area.
December, 2017
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15 December
Measuring the loss of American wildlife if the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is drilled
An analysis of various U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Bureau of Land Management, and Alaska Department of Fish and Game data finds that drilling in the Arctic Refuge would be devastating to some of the country’s most unique wildlife.
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15 December
Krill behaviour takes carbon to the ocean depths
This new finding could equate to krill sequestering 23 million tonnes of carbon to the deep sea each year, equivalent to annual UK residential greenhouse gas emissions.
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14 December
New research suggests wild salmon exposed to fish farms have ‘much higher’ rate of viral infection
Wild salmon exposed to open-net fish farms are much more likely to be infected with piscine reovirus (PRV) than those that don’t have that contact, a new study has concluded.
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14 December
Climate change causes alterations in marine phanerogamous populations
The most significant results of this work show how climate change increases the consumption rates of marine plants by modifying the properties of their leaves.
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14 December
Global warming made Hurricane Harvey deadly rains three times more likely, research reveals
The unprecedented downpour and severe flooding was also 15% more intense due to climate change, which is making weather more violent around the world.
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13 December
Land mafia & aquaculture destroying mangroves
Land mafia and aquaculture are major reasons behind the destruction of mangroves, according to Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), which held a national conclave on mangrove conservation at Bolgatty Palace here on Tuesday.
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13 December
Study finds Thai vessels falsely report fish catches
Fish catches by Thailand’s distant-water fleet fishing throughout the Indo-Pacific are almost seven times higher than the numbers reported to the United Nations, according to new research carried out by The University of Western Australia and The University of British Columbia.
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13 December
Warming Arctic is ‘new normal,’ will affect us all
A rapidly warming Arctic, where temperatures are rising twice as fast as the rest of the planet, is the “new normal,” and the melting ice is triggering environmental changes that will affect the whole world, warned a global scientific report Tuesday.
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12 December
Seabed landscape crucial for fish conservation
Conservation and fisheries management strategies should take into account seabed landscape in order to maintain fish conservation.
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12 December
Marine scientists lead comprehensive review of giant clams species worldwide
The study, funded by the National Parks Board of Singapore, found that the world’s largest giant clam species, Tridacna gigas, is the most threatened mollusc. About half of its wild populations are either severely decimated or no longer exist at sites where they were previously found.
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11 December
Tiny ice losses at Antarctica’s fringes can accelerate ice loss far away
A thinning of small areas of floating ice at Antarctica’s coast can accelerate the movement of ice grounded on rocks hundreds of kilometers away, a new study shows.