Acknowledgement

WWF-India expresses gratitude to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, India for the opportunity and support provided in undertaking this project and its successful completion.

WWF-India acknowledges the support of Dr. Syed Ismail Koya, DST, and others officials of U.T. Administration of Lakshadweep for giving permission to visit the islands and for carrying out the survey without any difficulty. Special thanks to Dr. Wafar, NIO, Goa for his expert guidance that enabled us in successful completion of the project. Sincere thanks to all who assisted in SCUBA diving and the monitoring survey. We are also thankful to the Department of Tourism, Department of Environment and Forests, Kavaratti and all those people of Lakshadweep who helped in one way or other during the course of the project.

Heartfelt thanks to Dr. S. Lazarus (Chairman, IERSE, Nagercoil) and Dr. Robert D.Sluka (Chief Scientist, CAS, Thiruvananthapuram) for their scientific inputs and suggestions that supported the project and analysis.

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• Project Abstract
• Oil Spillage
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• Highlights of the findings achieved in the project
• Detailed report of work done on the project
• Description of the study areas
• Recommendation including remedial measures
• Impacts of the work on the scientific potential of our country