Boats connect islands, spread culture, and allow people to harvest the sea’s bounty. A boat for a fisher, is what a carabao is for a farmer – a beast of burden, a source of income, a ride home. So has ...

Construction of steel and fibreglass mechanised boats, which have almost replaced the traditional wooden boats requiring frequent maintenance, has moved to top gear in this coastal district as these ...

Tiny fragments of glass fibre widely used to make small boats around the world have been found in the marine food chain for the first time. Scientists at the universities of Portsmouth and Brighton ...

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The coastal hamlet of Tharuvaikulam, which has been facing serious sea erosion over the past few years, has lost a fishnet mending hall to the menacingly advancing sea. Even though Tharuvaikulam’s ...

Where do old boats go to die? The cynical answer is they are put on eBay for a few pennies in the hope they become some other ignorant dreamer’s problem. As a marine biologist, I am increasingly aware ...

Boats connect islands, spread culture, and allow people to harvest the sea’s bounty. A boat for a fisher, is what a carabao is for a farmer – a beast of burden, a source of income, a ride home. So has ...