sustainable fisheries

The Canal That Spoke Back

The Canal That Spoke Back

In Vizhinjam’s Gangayar estuary, a neglected canal became both a mirror and a warning. Through six months of fieldwork—combining GIS mapping, biodiversity analysis, and public health data

I uncovered how ecological decay and human neglect intertwine. This story traces not just the pollution of a waterway but the slow awakening of a coastal community learning to reclaim its voice, one conversation and cleanup at a time.