Ask Mumbaikars what they've been missing about the city, and many are likely to answer: the sea. Even if you can't head out right now, the sound of waves lapping against the corals at Bandstand or the many sea snails resting in tidepools of Juhu can come alive on the virtual shore walks being hosted by the Marine Life of Mumbai (MLOM) on Instagram. "In Mumbai, the sea is a constant presence. Since we wanted to spread some joy, the pictures of the marine life were a way to say that, 'This is still out there; don't worry. We'll get back'," says the digital outreach manager of MLOM, Sejal Mehta.

The citizen-driven collective, that documents the marine life of the city through physical walks, has posted two virtual tours — of Juhu and Bandstand — that can be found in the page highlights. Apart from archival footage, Mehta says they used entries from followers, too. Presuming that the stories will be information-heavy, we tap on the highlights to find that apart from descriptions of anemones, shells, underwater forests and other creatures, the visuals carry directions from the guide.