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The First First Responders
When disaster strikes along British Columbia’s coast, Indigenous rescuers are often the first on the scene. Government-led initiatives are now formally recognizing that work.
The Canoe in the Forest
An unfinished boat hidden on a remote island in Alaska illuminates a missing chapter in the history of traditional Haida and Tlingit canoe building
The Personal Toll of Canada’s Broken Fishing Promises
Indigenous fishermen on the Atlantic Coast have spent centuries—and millions of dollars—trying to get the government to uphold treaties made in the 1700s. And younger generations aren’t giving up.
This site archives ten years of award-winning journalism from Hakai Magazine, which ceased publishing at the end of 2024. The team behind the publication is continuing to publish new stories about oceans and coasts around the world at bioGraphic.
At the Hakai Institute
Hakai Magazine and Hakai Institute are both part of the Tula Foundation. The Institute advances long-term environmental research from icefields to oceans on the coastal margin of British Columbia.
Will Shrinking Glaciers Mean More Harmful Algal Blooms?
Marine algae are essential for marine food webs, but some can be dangerous to marine mammals and humans in a changing climate.
Threatened Sea Stars are Finding Refuge in BC Fjords
A new study suggests cold water fjords in BC could be a refuge for endangered Pycnopodia.
