Most of the reefs in the Indian Ocean, in contrast, are much more vulnerable because they already have been weakened by additional stressors such as pollution, overfishing and other human activities.

On May 25, 2025, the Liberian-flagged cargo ship MSC ELSA 03 sank approximately 38 nautical miles southwest of Kochi, India.

Spatial distribution of microplastics in the tropical Indian Ocean based on laser direct infrared imaging and microwave-assisted matrix digestion. Environmental Pollution , 2022; 307: 119547 DOI ...

Water covers about 71% of Earth, and most of the pollution in it comes from the remaining 29% of land we live on. NOAA states that “80% of pollution to the marine environment comes from the land ...

In a paper published late last year, Misra and colleagues pieced together the history of lead pollution in the Indian Ocean between 1989 and 2013 by measuring the chemical content of coral in ...

In the Eastern Indian Ocean, landings reached their highest tallies ever in 2010, ... Pollution, destructive fishing practices (such as the use of dynamite and poisons), ...

GOA: Not just oil spills but plastics are emerging as a major environmental hazard in the Indian Ocean and a fresh challenge for the Indian Coast Guard tasked with keeping marine pollution in ...

The Indian Ocean stretches from the southern tip of Africa to the Malacca Strait between Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia; and from the Persian Gulf to far south-western Australia: over 80 ...