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S Pacific to stop bottom-trawling
A quarter of the world's oceans will be protected from bottom-trawling, South Pacific nations agree.(bbcscience)
URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/
Quake hits Afghanistan, parts of north India
ISLAMABAD/SRINAGAR: A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of northern India, including Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday triggering panic in the region, where a devastating temblor in October 2005 claimed nearly ...(hindu)
URL: http://www.thehindu.com/
CAG critizes Guj for hiring low speed boats for sea patrolling
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) came down heavily on the Gujarat Government for hiring low speed and ill equipped boats for patrolling in the state territorial waters to check the activities of terrorists and anti-nationals in the Arabian sea.(webindia)
URL: http://news.webindia123.com/
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Algal blooms in the Arabian Sea
A state of the art report from NIO...
URL: http://www.coastalhazards.info/images/a/algal_blooms_in_the_arabian_sea.htm
US scientists link coastal farming with harmful algae
Researchers in the US have found the first direct evidence linking large-scale coastal farming to massive blooms of marine algae that are potentially harmful to ocean life and fisheries. This more or less corroborates the finding by scientists at the Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS), Thiruvananthapuram, that the so-called `red tide bloom' that blotched beachside seas in Southern Kerala in 2004 could be traced to the leaching of minerals from land.
URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/12/10/stories/2004121002141700.htm
URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/12/10/stories/2004121002141700.htm
`Red tide' phenomenon on the decline
A massive algal bloom was noticed during September 2004 on the coast of Kerala, India. The report indicates that it is on decline.
URL: http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/20/stories/2004092005690300.htm
URL: http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/20/stories/2004092005690300.htm
