When protection meets the sea: rethinking marine protected areas with fishing communities

Graffiti in Kochi, Kerala, depicts the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), the world’s largest fish, found along the coastline of India but still poorly studied. In Kerala, sightings and landings reported by fishermen led to the Save the Whale Shark Campaign (2022) with fishermen and fisheries departments. Globally, the IUCN lists the whale shark as endangered, […]