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

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

Coastal Job: Mudflat Guide

Veteran guide Heiko Campen helps visitors to the Wadden Sea safely explore a vast muddy landscape.

Apr 28, 2022 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

Coastal Job: Fly Fishing Guide

Triston Chaney helps visitors find the best fish—and dodge hungry bears—in Alaska’s Bristol Bay area.

Mar 25, 2022 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

Coastal Job: Jade Carver

Justin Barrett dives for jade and sculpts it into objects inspired by the natural world.

Feb 25, 2022 | 600 words, about 3 minutes

Coastal Job: Creator of Indigenous Public Artwork

Crystal Kaakeeyáa Worl brings her Tlingit-Athabascan artistic sensibilities to the urban spaces of southeast Alaska.

Jan 28, 2022 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

Coastal Job: Sea Ice Corer

This sea ice scientist tracks methane in a changing Arctic Ocean.

Dec 3, 2021 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

Coastal Job: Ethical Tour Guide

Puja Mitra is a pioneer for marine-wildlife viewing that emphasizes animal welfare in the tourism hotspot of Goa, India.

Oct 29, 2021 | 550 words, about 2 minutes