Is Sausage the Missing Link in the Great Bait Debate?

Lobster and snow crab fisheries are booming, but the bait used to catch them—herring and mackerel—is not, so the search for alternative baits is on.

Nov 29, 2022 | 3,700 words, about 19 minutes

“Earth’s Beating Heart”: 12 Coastal-Themed Books to Help Kids Grow Their Understanding and Empathy

From the Arctic to the Antarctic and from the smallest bioluminescent organism to the biggest whales, this season’s selections take readers through the world’s oceans and introduce them to a range of incredible species.

Nov 24, 2022 | 2,000 words, about 10 minutes

The Price of Paper

Coastal communities around the world contend with the toxic legacies of pulp and paper mills.

Nov 22, 2022 | 2,900 words, about 14 minutes

Returning Diablo Canyon Lands to Indigenous Hands

The Yak Titʸu Titʸu Yak Tiłhini in California have requested the return of their coastal homelands, currently occupied by a nuclear power plant.

Nov 15, 2022 | 1,200 words, about 6 minutes

Welcoming Herring Home

In Howe Sound, British Columbia, a new generation of stewards is keeping careful tabs on the comeback efforts of a tiny fish with big cultural value.

Nov 8, 2022 | 2,800 words, about 14 minutes

Greenland’s Melting Ice Sheet Brings an Unexpected Flow of Wealth Potential

Greenlanders are largely in favor of extracting the sand pouring from their melting ice sheet, as long as Greenland reaps the rewards.

Nov 3, 2022 | 1,500 words, about 7 minutes

The Marine Lab in the Path of Fury

At the DeFelice Marine Center, researchers and staff are living, working, and adapting to climate change in real time.

Nov 1, 2022 | 3,400 words, about 17 minutes

Climate Activists Are Waging a New Kind of Legal Fight

In the face of bigger wildfires, deadlier floods, and more extreme weather, plaintiffs around the world are taking up a new tactic: suing for the damage climate change has already wrought.

Oct 25, 2022 | 1,900 words, about 10 minutes