Meenakshi. J is a freelance journalist and blogger based in Shillong, India. She writes on science, travel, culture, and development. Her work has been published in BBC Travel, The Guardian, Nature Medicine, Smithsonian magazine, the New York Times Style Magazine, Hidden Compass, South China Morning Post, the National UAE, and others. She also runs a travel and lifestyle blog named PolkaJunction.
From Fish Waste to Community Wealth
A large population, an increasing demand for fish, a warm (and warming) climate, and the lack of action by local pollution control boards has led to an overflow of fish debris along India’s 7,500-kilometer-long coastline.
March 21, 2022