Marine research and conservation from Mumbai's coastline and beyond. Dispatches from the field, by the people doing the work.
Mumbai, India
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Coastal Conservation Foundation retweeted
It’s impossible to keep up with misinformation that’s spreading on social media about the whale stranding in Bandra on Saturday morning.
From claims of it being a humpback whale to it being AI generated and the worst, that the whale was killed on purpose for oil and ambergris.
Some facts:
The Blue whale calf which was first noticed by staff working at the VBSL staff at around 7:30AM, who informed the Mumbai Police and the Mumbai Fire Brigade in an effort to start rescue efforts.
By the time the @MumbaiStranding team reached the site, the calf, which was injured and bleeding had passed away.
Do we need better infrastructure and reporting systems for such incidents? Yes.
But to say the whale was allowed to die or was deliberately killed is absolute rubbish and disrespectful to every person who was there that day.
Marine mammal science and conservation in India is in its nascency. We adapt to, and work with what we have, and we learn from each experience so the next time something similar happens we can be better prepared.
Thank you, @ranjeetnature for reporting what actually happened and getting the truth out. – at Mumbai, India
Coastal Conservation Foundation retweeted
Second Olive Ridley turtle trying to nest at Juhu beach chased away by people this month. We know of at least 3 such cases from just this month.
It's time to stop treating these as freak instances and maybe think of our beaches as turtle nesting sites!
mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-ne…
Fantastic workshop. We hope the next one is in Mumbai.
We had a great time over the past eight days hosting the Primer to Conservation Bioacoustics workshop at @IiserTirupati. With a set of 24 enthusiastic participants pan-India and their exciting projects and ideas; we look forward to more in the future!
Coastal Conservation Foundation retweeted
A lesser known aspect of our work at @CCFIndia_. Since 2016, as the monsoon sets in, we work with @MahaForest and @MangroveForest to manage, rescue and release sea turtles and cetaceans that wash ashore in Mumbai.
Thank you, @sabahvir for covering it.
hindustantimes.com/cities/mu…
Coastal Conservation Foundation retweeted
With monsoon, it's inevitable that marine mammals - dolphins, turtles, whales - will land up on #Mumbai's shores, likely dead, injured or ill. The city’s stranding network has been preparing for this, to help out the injured and glean info from the dead:
hindustantimes.com/cities/mu…
Coastal Conservation Foundation retweeted
This #WorldEnvironmentDay I'd like to share two very big milestones @MLOMumbai crossed a few days ago.
Our marine biodiversity database has 10,886 observations of 602 species from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
A 🧵 on what this means and why it's important.
Coastal Conservation Foundation retweeted
A humpback dolphin at the @mybmcCoastalRd construction site in Worli. While it's easy to call this resilience, it shows just how invisible the city's marine life and the sea have been in policy making & environmental discussions.
Cetaceans of the Back Bay | @ccfindia_, 2022.
Coastal Conservation Foundation retweeted
We invite you to join us for @marinelifeofgoa's inaugural shorewalk this Saturday at South Anjuna. #marinelifeofgoa
RSVP: townscript.com/e/south-anjun…
Coastal Conservation Foundation retweeted
Super excited to see our work being covered in @guardian in the UK and @Corriere in Italy.
We're grateful to @KalpanaSunder and @MartaLatini for writing about us and to @sarangnk90 for sharing his magnificent photographs.
Read here: mlom.start.page/
Coastal Conservation Foundation retweeted
As part of our Confluence exhibit, we attempt to bring the shore to you, virtually. Zoom in, move around and click on animals to know more about them.
Created as part of the Confluence exhibition by Mumbai Water Narratives & @MuseumWaters.
confluence.mumbaiwaternarrat…
Nature Conservation Foundation has announced some incredible courses for conservation practitioners happening between February and April 2021.
More information here: ncf-india.org/conservation-l…
We are pleased to announce online courses in conservation leadership from February to April 2021.
These are meant for conservation practitioners and span basic conservation skills including research, stakeholder engagement, monitoring and communication: ncf-india.org/conservation-l…
Coastal Conservation Foundation retweeted
Sea sparkle (Noctiluca) blooms have been in the news and continue to intrigue us every time we see them. But what's behind this pretty glow, really?
Photos: @Pugdandee, @a_jamalabad
Text: @a_jamalabad, @MahiMankeshwar
#MarineLifeofMumbai
The well-being of marine spaces comes with an aspect that relatively few of us engage with - the coastal communities.
We talk to Ishaan Khot, Rahul Muralidharan, Shiba Desor and Shweta Wagh who have engaged in different ways with coastal communities.
zoom.us/meeting/register/tJw…
