Mumbai coast Citizen Matters, Mumbai

Mapping Mumbai’s unique landmarks: its biodiversity

November 24, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

A biodiversity map puts Mumbai’s landmarks and its plant and animal life in perspective

VIDEO: Domestic fishing market sidelined, best of Mumbai’s fish exported

October 31, 2020 Aslam Saiyad and Muhammed Shaikh

Why do we need to import fish when we have a superior quality locally, such as the local Tuna, Sakla, Ghol, Barracuda, Snapper etc, ask local fishermen.

VIDEO: Misplaced priorities affect fishing and the Koli community

October 30, 2020 Aslam Saiyad and Muhammed Shaikh

In Gujarat, fishermen have been given coastal land for fishing. However, in Maharashtra infrastructural developments take priority.

VIDEO: There are no fish in the creeks of Mumbai. What this means to the city

October 29, 2020 Aslam Saiyad and Muhammed Shaikh

Rivers are slowly turning into sewers due to disposal of trash by Humans. This is forcing deep sea fishing which is unsustainable.

Meet the guardian angel of Mumbai’s defence against climate change

July 30, 2019 Kartik Chandramouli/Mongabay

Seema Adgaonkar, one of the four Range Forest Officers at the Mumbai Mangrove Conservation Unit until recently, has been guarding the city’s vital mangroves that act as a natural barrier against sea level rise and coastal flooding.