Institute for Marine and Environmental Science

Institute for Marine and Environmental Science IMES focus on research and education on marine and terrestrial environments, with special emphasis on Molluscan studies

The scope of the Institution is to conduct research on coastal life and terrestrial environments. To function as a registered institute and museum, and collaborate with international institutions, museums, research facilities and institutes, Governmental Departments and Universities. The long term goal of the institute is to launch its own International recognized Journal through which scholars ca

n publish peer reviewed papers. The institution further will function as an educational institution for primary, secondary and tertiary learners. Develop educational programmes for schools, outreach programmes, outside curricular activities and camps. To provide a research platform for post-graduate students to partake in research projects and programmes. The Museum will function not only as a site for education and research, but play a vital role in the tourism of the area located at.

29/03/2026

Dunkleosteus didn’t have teeth.

Instead, it evolved powerful bony plates that formed sharp, blade-like jaws.

These natural “bone blades” were capable of slicing through prey with incredible force — making it one of the top predators of the Devonian oceans, over 350 million years ago.

An ancient design built for efficiency, not excess.

This wasn’t fiction.

It was real. 🌊

14/12/2025

Many animals have more than two eyes. Among the most extreme examples are systems consisting of tens or hundreds of apparently identical photoreceptive units dispersed across the entire body surface, often lacking a clear neural processing hub. These include the mantle eyes of scallops and the radiolar eyes of fan worms. Chitons are unusual marine animals with hundreds of tiny eyes embedded in their shells. These eyes were assumed to be identical, but high-resolution 3D scans showed they actually get bigger as chitons grow. A single chiton can have shell eyes that differ fourfold in light sensitivity. And it is very likely that other animals with distributed vision also have to manage variation in eye size as well as number.

Read the article in Biology Letters:
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2025.0481

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16/12/2024

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Have you heard about bleaching?

When stressed, living corals lose their ability to survive, exposing their bright white skeletons. 🦴

👇 Understand what causes this concerning event in such a fundamental ecosystem for marine life 🌊🐠

➡️ More: https://lnkd.in/ehHdBm8Z
IUCN, The University of Queensland, XL Catlin, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) & Google

Pionoconus leehmani (da Motta & Röckel, 1979). Some not really leehmani, probably just white gubernator. Maldives, Mauri...
17/11/2024

Pionoconus leehmani (da Motta & Röckel, 1979). Some not really leehmani, probably just white gubernator.
Maldives, Mauritius, Laccadives India, Madagascar, Seychelles, Somalia, Réunion.

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