Coastal Cities Are Already Sinking

New satellite data shows that in many coastal cities around the world, land is subsiding even faster than sea level is rising.

Jun 6, 2022 | 550 words, about 2 minutes

Tribal Hatcheries and the Road to Restoration

In the US Pacific Northwest, tribal hatcheries uphold Indigenous communities’ treaty rights to salmon, while buying time to rehabilitate lost habitat.

Jun 3, 2022 | 5,700 words, about 28 minutes

The Hail Mary Hatcheries

As wildfires, droughts, and floods deal a blow to coastal habitats, wild salmon are disappearing from waterways like California’s Russian River. Can conservation hatcheries save endangered runs?

Jun 2, 2022 | 5,300 words, about 27 minutes

Too Many Pinks in the Pacific

Evidence is mounting that pink salmon, pumped by the billions into the North Pacific from fish hatcheries, are upending marine ecosystems.

Jun 1, 2022 | 3,800 words, about 19 minutes

The Paradox of Salmon Hatcheries

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

May 31, 2022 | 100 words, a quick read

The Hatchery Crutch: How We Got Here

From their beginnings in the late 19th century, salmon hatcheries have gone from cure to band-aid to crutch. Now, we can’t live without manufactured fish.

May 31, 2022 | 4,000 words, about 20 minutes

Salt, the Great Chemical Threat

Mounting levels of salt in waters and soils threaten crops, drinking water, and human health.

May 30, 2022 | 1,900 words, about 9 minutes

Coastal Job: Tribal Fish and Wildlife Technician

Vanessa Castle keeps a close eye on the salmon and big cats that roam around her coastal home.

May 27, 2022 | 700 words, about 3 minutes