Marine Life of Mumbai

Flagship project of @CCFIndia_. An open, citizen-driven project to explore and understand the coastal biodiversity of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

[Shaunak Modi @Pugdandee]

Second Olive Ridley turtle trying to nest at Juhu beach chased away by people this month. We know of at least 3 such cases from just this month.

It's time to stop treating these as freak instances and maybe think of our beaches as turtle nesting sites!

https://t.co/ZqA627r0y6

[Trisha Gupta @Trisha_0405]

Check out our new blog for some #guitarfish, outreach with local communities and a bit of #ConservationOptimism!

@InSeasonFish @ICCS_updates @ManiniBansal92

[Shaunak Modi @Pugdandee]

A lesser known aspect of our work at @CCFIndia_. Since 2016, as the monsoon sets in, we work with @MahaForest and @MangroveForest to manage, rescue and release sea turtles and cetaceans that wash ashore in Mumbai.

Thank you, @sabahvir for covering it.

https://t.co/RgibnB5ptI

[Shaunak Modi @Pugdandee]

This #WorldEnvironmentDay‌ I'd like to share two very big milestones @MLOMumbai crossed a few days ago.

Our marine biodiversity database has 10,886 observations of 602 species from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

A 🧵 on what this means and why it's important.

[Roundglass Sustain @RGSustain1]

Watch: https://t.co/XeiX36JDP5

When the tide recedes on Mumbai’s beaches, a parallel universe emerges. Watch to learn about the #marine marvels of #Mumbai, why they are threatened and the citizens who protect them.

A RoundGlass Sustain film
@MLOMumbai #intertidalzone #tidepools

[Sanctuary Asia @SanctuaryAsia]

Ode to Life

Have you paused and wondered at this astonishing mystery we call life, and at how the #Earth is a living, breathing organism?

#Flamingos pink up a creek at #NaviMumbai. #POTD #IndiAves #BirdsOfIndia #Mumbai #IncredibleIndia

Image: Pratik Chorghe

[Marine Life of Mumbai @MLOMumbai]

Super excited to see our work being covered in @guardian in the UK and @Corriere in Italy.

We're grateful to @KalpanaSunder and @MartaLatini for writing about us and to @sarangnk90 for sharing his magnificent photographs.

Read here: https://t.co/0zvdDgWNss

[Shaunak Modi @Pugdandee]

Indian spineless cuttlefish (Sepiella inermis) at Juhu beach. #marinelifeofmumbai

[Roundglass Sustain @RGSustain1]

Sarang Naik talks about how photographing #tidepools on the coast of #Mumbai transformed the way he saw this city. https://t.co/7VDLr7DLBR

#biodiversity #urbanjungle
@MahaEnvCC @moefcc @MLOMumbai @Maharashtrawild @saveourcoastMUM @inbiodiversity

[Nature inFocus @NatureIn_Focus]

#FromTheArchives: Zoanthids are a subgroup of #corals, and they get their green colour from algae living in association with them. These are found on the distant margins of the rock patches off Marine Drive.

📷Abhishek Jamalabad

Photostory by @MLOMumbai: https://t.co/ChRvtE9OiR

[Marine Life of Mumbai @MLOMumbai]

@FttfIndia, Sea Turtles of India and @MLOMumbai present the very first ‘Chelonians of India' Photo contest.

Submissions close: 16th May. Winners will be announced on 23rd May on the occasion of #WorldTurtleDay.

Details here: https://t.co/1cjHCCnMhV

[Marine Life of Mumbai @MLOMumbai]

As part of our Confluence exhibit, we attempt to bring the shore to you, virtually. Zoom in, move around and click on animals to know more about them.

Created as part of the Confluence exhibition by Mumbai Water Narratives & @MuseumWaters.

https://t.co/KhJKw7Ek0b

[Marine Life of Mumbai @MLOMumbai]

@bawmbe @thatdoggonelady @Khaki_Tours @GoHalluHallu @NFPexplore Thank you, @bawmbe. :)

[Coastal Conservation Foundation @CCFIndia_]

Nature Conservation Foundation has announced some incredible courses for conservation practitioners happening between February and April 2021.

More information here: https://t.co/qV4WJyKA6z

[Marine Life of Mumbai @MLOMumbai]

Sea sparkle (Noctiluca) blooms have been in the news and continue to intrigue us every time we see them. But what's behind this pretty glow, really?

Photos: @Pugdandee, @a_jamalabad
Text: @a_jamalabad, @MahiMankeshwar

#MarineLifeofMumbai

[Marine Life of Mumbai @MLOMumbai]

If you're in Mumbai, go to the beach in the evening and see if you can catch the waves glowing!

[Shaunak Modi @Pugdandee]

Bioluminescent waves at Juhu last night. Magic!

[Marine Life of Mumbai @MLOMumbai]

It ultimately looks like the young squid in the video, ready to hatch and drift into the water current. 3/3

Video: @ReaganCreado

[Marine Life of Mumbai @MLOMumbai]

#Thread

Mumbai's busy, busy seashores right now are home to squid egg masses. Look closely at the translucent balloon like bunches in the first photo, and you'll see the tiny individual eggs in them, each the size of a sabudana. 1/3

Photo: @Pugdandee

[Marine Life of Mumbai @MLOMumbai]

Inside each of these, a tiny squid embryo develops in a series of stages. This photo shows mid-stage embryos. The paddle-like thing on each miniature squid is a sac of yolk, which slowly transfers its contents into the embryo as it grows up. 2/3

Photo: @a_jamalabad

[Marine Life of Mumbai @MLOMumbai]

@latentappy @CCFIndia_ @Pugdandee @SejalMehta06 Hi! Yes, you can watch it here. https://t.co/rl5BqgME1z