'There are less fish in the sea': Extreme weather takes a toll on Mumbai's fishermen

Mumbai's Koli community, which has been fishing in the Arabian Sea for generations, has been struggling to deal with increasingly unfamiliar and volatile waters, with warming temperatures producing more frequent extreme cyclone events, disrupting fish habitats and marine ecosystems along the way. 

'There are less fish in the sea': Extreme weather takes a toll on Mumbai's fishermen
A fisherman stands on a dock in Mumbai, India.

Mumbai's Koli community, which has been fishing in the Arabian Sea for generations, has been struggling to deal with increasingly unfamiliar and volatile waters, with warming temperatures producing more frequent extreme cyclone events, disrupting fish habitats and marine ecosystems along the way.