Ocean Pollution
Microplastics and marine food chains
How do microplastics enter marine food webs, and what is currently known about their effects?
A new project · Goa, India
Seeing the ocean
through science.
The Ocean Lens is a student-led marine science and environmental education project created to explore the issues affecting our oceans, understand the science behind them, and share that learning through research-based videos, articles, and future original investigations.
Featured video
First video coming soon.
In development
First video coming soon.
The Ocean Lens is currently developing its first research-based video exploring an important marine or environmental issue. New videos will use reliable scientific sources to explain ocean challenges, marine ecosystems, and the changing relationship between people and the sea.
Marine BiologyOcean PollutionClimate ChangeMarine ConservationCoastal EcosystemsOcean ScienceFuture Research
Where things stand
Research in Progress
The Ocean Lens is at the beginning of its journey. Research projects, field observations, scientific articles, and original investigations will be developed and published over time. This platform will document the learning process—from asking questions and studying existing research to conducting future investigations and sharing evidence-based findings.
Follow the JourneyTopics planned for future research
Questions worth asking
Climate Change
Coral bleaching and ocean warming
Why does warmer water break the coral–algae partnership, and what does recovery depend on?
Coastal Ecosystems
The importance of mangrove ecosystems
What roles do mangroves play in coastal protection, nurseries and carbon storage?
Marine Biology
Marine biodiversity in Goa
What species and habitats are documented along Goa's coast in existing published surveys?
Ocean Pollution
Coastal pollution
Which land-based sources contribute most to coastal water quality problems?
Ocean Science
Ocean acidification
How does absorbed carbon dioxide change seawater chemistry, and which organisms are most sensitive?
Why this project exists
“I want to understand how the ocean works before I try to explain it — and to show that learning as it happens.”
Kavya Butani · Founder, The Ocean Lens
Where it starts
Grounded in Goa, looking at the whole ocean.
Estuaries, rocky shores and monsoon-driven currents make India's west coast a remarkable place to begin learning marine science. Future exploration will start within reach of that shoreline.
About the project