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1. DATA AND ACCESSIBILITY: Data used in the analyses are compiled from the field. Data is anlysed and organized in the form of table, which are presented in the manuscript. Also, synthesized data are archived at

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1. COMPETING INTERESTS: We have no competing interests either financial or non-financial
2. FUNDING: This research was supported (financial and infrastructure) by (i) the ENVIS division, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India [CES/TVR/DEOO07], (ii) ISRO-IISc STC Indian Institute of Science [ISTC/BES/TVR/389].

RESEARCH ETHICS: The publication is based on the original research and has not been submitted elsewhere for publication or web hosting.

1. ANIMAL ETHICS: The research does not involve either humans, animals or tissues
2. PERMISSION TO CARRY OUT FIELDWORK: Our research is commissioned by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (ENVIS Division) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (NRDMS Division) and hence no further permission is required as the field work was carried out in in the non-restricted areas / protected areas.
3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: We thank Prakash N. Mesta, Sreekanth Naik and Vishnu Mukri for the assistance during the field data collection. We thank all the stakeholders of Aghanashini estuary for actively taking part in the scientific discussions and cooperation during field data compilation. We are grateful to the official languages section at IISc for the assistance in language editing.

Figure 1: Assessment of ecosystem goods and services

Figure 3: Aghanashini estuary, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, India