July 22, 2024
The Government of Tamil Nadu commissioned a three-year study project on “Assessment of microplastics in coastal areas, estuaries and lakes in Tamil Nadu”. The study project, funded by Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), was implemented by the Environment Management Agency of Tamil Nadu (EMAT) through Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute (SDMRI), Tuticorin. Detailed data on the status of microplastics was collected along the 1,076 km long Tamil Nadu coast from the district of Thiruvallur in the north to Kanniyakumari in the south.
The voluminous field data collected through the project has been systematically compiled, documented and published as a book titled “Microplastics in marine, estuarine and freshwater compartments of Tamil Nadu, India: Current status and future prospects”. This publication has been brought out by the Environment, Climate Change and Forests Department of Government of Tamil Nadu in partnership with Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute, Tuticorin.
This scientific documentation will help relevant stakeholders to know about microplastic pollution, its impact on environment and human health and will serve as a comprehensive baseline to take collective plastic control and management measures.
Microplastics (2024) - Summary Report
SDMRI is associating with Tamil Nadu Forest Department in restoring Kariyachalli Island and its surrounding degraded habitats (coral reefs and seagrass beds) in the Gulf of Mannar, India under the World Bank funded Tamil Nadu Sustainably Harnessing Ocean Resources and Blue Economy (TNSHORE) project
Coral reefs of the Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu, India: Decadal changes in status and management paradigms
Systemic solutions based in fisheries: Targeting marine litter sources in the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait
2016, Coral Bleaching and Mortality in Gulf of Mannar, India