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Vizhinjam port turning into an eco disaster

Express News Service THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The construction of the Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport is fast progressing. With that, the tragedy awaiting the coastline is also fast approaching, say researchers. The continuous dredging activities in Vizhinjam region has led to environmental problems and the rocky reefs which are a habitat for hundreds of marine creatures have been covered with sand and are completely destroyed. This has also led to the loss of livelihood of the fishermen community, especially traditional mussel collectors. Dredging for the sea lane began in 2015 after Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited (VISL) signed a contract with Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Limited for the Rs 7,525-crore project. Due to the nature of the land and rock groups, it is said the area is landslide proof and that negates the need for permanent dredging, thereby making Vizhinjam an ideal location for the construction of a port. However, the experts who have been r

Blue whales sing, feast on shrimps off Kerala coast

Blue whales sing, feast on shrimps off Kerala coast It was a chance discovery. Marine biologists were on the trail of Luban, a humpback whale. But in the process, they discovered the chorus of blue whales in Kerala waters!  Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Express News Service THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It was a chance discovery. Marine biologists were on the trail of Luban, a humpback whale. But in the process, they discovered the chorus of blue whales in Kerala waters!  It all started in 2018 when A Biju Kumar, head of Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, received a call from marine mammal expert Dr Dipani Sutaria, alerting him about the journey of Luban, a female humpback whale, which was tagged by the research team. The whale had reached the Kerala coast. 

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