The Naturalist Foundation has been conducting shoreline walks since 2017, to explore the diverse marine life found in the Mumbai shores. “The popular conversations on biodiversity in Mumbai are usually about birds and mammals, thanks to Sanjay Gandhi National Park and other green spots. But there is a vast, unexplored marine life in the Indian coastline. We are trying to create awareness about the many habitats that dot the Mumbai shoreline as well as catalogue the marine biodiversity in these locations,” shares Chahat Yadav, maritime walk event manager and editor of Project Samvad, a multilingual wildlife podcast by Naturalist Foundation.

Chahat Yadav