India has an extensive coastline of more than 7,500 km that harbours several unique and critical ecosystems that support thousands of species and offer important breeding areas, nurseries, and aggregation and feeding grounds for invertebrates, fish, and marine megafauna. The very same coastline is also home to more than 35 crore people who depend on the oceans directly and indirectly, with generations of cultural ties to their land.
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The Marine Programme at WCS-India aims to conserve these unique habits and biodiversity by working with communities and partner organisations on-ground to address existing and potential threats using a multidisciplinary approach.