Scuba divers
working for Friends of Marine Life (FML) in December 2015 recorded the presence
of several colonies of the fast-growing alien species Snowflake Coral (Carijoa
riisei) off the coast of Thiruvananthpuram and Kanyakumari. Friends of Marine
Life (FML) is a local NGO. As per scientists colonies of the snowflake, an
invasive species, could pose a serious threat to the marine ecology of the
region. The species was found amid clusters of rocky reef off the coast of Kovalam
at 10 meter depth in Thiruvananthapuram and Enayam at 18 meter depth in
Kanyakumari. The species was documented as part of a research project
harnessing the traditional knowledge of the fisherman community to access the
marine biodiversity of the region. The project was coordinated by researcher
Robert Panipilla.
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