Modern science considers the oceans and oceanic wealth as natural resources.
In German the English word has been Germanized and in Tamil only a nearly equivalent word is available for use and these words have different meanings in themselves. In the first instance these Tamil equivalent word would mean natural innate ability for richness. The oceans have been over exploited, and their natural balance has been upset by the introduction of man-made harmful substances. It must be understood that there is no development without destruction. That is to say, to construct a marine biological laboratory, one must decide how much of the natural coastal ecosystem can be destroyed to put up the new human developmental system.