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A Community’s Quest to Document Every Species on Their Island Home

Naming leads to knowing, which leads to understanding. Residents of a small British Columbia island take to the forests and beaches to connect with their nonhuman neighbors.

And Then the Sea Glowed a Magnificent Milky Green

A chance encounter with a rare phenomenon called a milky sea connects a sailor and a scientist to explain the ocean’s ghostly glow.

Warning! Signs Are Not Enough to Save Beachgoers from Deadly Currents

Keeping people out of rip currents is more about reading human behavior than reading warning signs.

The Paradox of Salmon Hatcheries

The golden dream of hatcheries was to make more fish. The reality is much more complicated.

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A Community’s Quest to Document Every Species on Their Island Home

Naming leads to knowing, which leads to understanding. Residents of a small British Columbia island take to the forests and beaches to connect with their nonhuman neighbors.

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It’s Taken More than 20 Years and Is Full of Holes, but a New International Agreement Targets Fishing Subsidies

For many in the conservation community, the long-awaited deal doesn’t go far enough to curb overfishing.

Jul 1, 2022 | 850 words, about 4 minutes

Turning the Tide: 13 New Books to Get Kids Reading and Exploring Nature

From solo sojourns to the seashore to family expeditions out at sea, this season’s selections will inspire you and the little ones in your life to embark on coastal adventures.

Jun 30, 2022 | 2,400 words, about 12 minutes

8 harbour seals of various shades of brown and grey lay in a pile together some with their heads facing the camera and some laying face down

Facial Recognition—Now for Seals

A neural network, trained using thousands of photos of harbor seals, offers a noninvasive way of telling seals apart.

Jun 29, 2022 | 600 words, about 3 minutes

A Community’s Quest to Document Every Species on Their Island Home

Naming leads to knowing, which leads to understanding. Residents of a small British Columbia island take to the forests and beaches to connect with their nonhuman neighbors.

Jun 28, 2022 | 5,000 words, about 25 minutes

a plate of colourful food sits at the front with the chef cooking it sitting behind wearing a black apron and white shirt

130-Year-Old Menus Show How Climate Change Is Already Affecting What We Eat

By studying the so-called mean temperature of restaurant seafood, scientists have shown how the species that grace our plates have changed with time.

Jun 27, 2022 | 950 words, about 4 minutes

Coastal Job: Baleen Investigator

Nadine Stewart Lysiak finds clues to a whale’s life events hidden within its baleen.

Jun 24, 2022 | 600 words, about 3 minutes

A Reckoning for Big Oil in the Niger Delta

Communities impacted by crude oil spills along Nigeria’s coastline are successfully taking oil companies to task.

Jun 23, 2022 | 2,400 words, about 12 minutes

a birds eye view of a dark blue ocean with a square fishing apparatus. with green fjords and white mountains in behind.

So Long to Open-Net-Pen Salmon Farms?

In British Columbia and Washington, legislators are simultaneously weighing whether to allow this controversial farming practice to persist.

Jun 22, 2022 | 900 words, about 4 minutes

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A Community’s Quest to Document Every Species on Their Island Home

And Then the Sea Glowed a Magnificent Milky Green

Warning! Signs Are Not Enough to Save Beachgoers from Deadly Currents

The Paradox of Salmon Hatcheries

A Community’s Quest to Document Every Species on Their Island Home

Latest articles

It’s Taken More than 20 Years and Is Full of Holes, but a New International Agreement Targets Fishing Subsidies

For many in the conservation community, the long-awaited deal doesn’t go far enough to curb overfishing.

Turning the Tide: 13 New Books to Get Kids Reading and Exploring Nature

From solo sojourns to the seashore to family expeditions out at sea, this season’s selections will inspire you and the little ones in your life to embark on coastal adventures.

Facial Recognition—Now for Seals

A neural network, trained using thousands of photos of harbor seals, offers a noninvasive way of telling seals apart.

A Community’s Quest to Document Every Species on Their Island Home

Naming leads to knowing, which leads to understanding. Residents of a small British Columbia island take to the forests and beaches to connect with their nonhuman neighbors.

130-Year-Old Menus Show How Climate Change Is Already Affecting What We Eat

By studying the so-called mean temperature of restaurant seafood, scientists have shown how the species that grace our plates have changed with time.

Coastal Job: Baleen Investigator

Nadine Stewart Lysiak finds clues to a whale’s life events hidden within its baleen.

A Reckoning for Big Oil in the Niger Delta

Communities impacted by crude oil spills along Nigeria’s coastline are successfully taking oil companies to task.

So Long to Open-Net-Pen Salmon Farms?

In British Columbia and Washington, legislators are simultaneously weighing whether to allow this controversial farming practice to persist.