Coastal Job: Fishing Gear Upcycler
With a spark of inspiration from a stranger, designer Ali Omar built a business by converting used fishing gear into coveted personal goods.
Oct 1, 2021 | 550 words, about 2 minutes
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Mangrove Restoration Frustration
These coastal ecosystems are carbon sinks and coastline protectors, and we know how to restore them. Why have we been doing it the wrong way?
Sep 7, 2021 | 2,500 words, about 12 minutes
Illegal Fishing Is Devastating Kenya’s Sea Turtles
With reduced oversight because of COVID-19, illegal fishers and poachers are taking a heavy toll on the sea turtle populations near Marereni, Kenya.
Jun 17, 2021 | 450 words, about 2 minutes
Coastal Job: Penguin Rehabilitator
Braving snapping beaks, Curtly Ambrose helps save injured or distressed penguins and other seabirds.
Apr 30, 2021 | 550 words, about 2 minutes
Can Grazing Antelope Regenerate South Africa’s Coastal Vegetation?
A unique conservation project is using eland to help beat back invasive plants.
Apr 12, 2021 | 750 words, about 3 minutes
Having Your Desalination and Eating It, Too
A small-scale experiment shows that brine waste from desalination can be turned into fertilizer for hydroponic plants.
Apr 9, 2021 | 750 words, about 3 minutes
Gannets: The Honeybees of the Sea
The dance of the Cape gannet contains information about good places to eat.
Dec 29, 2020 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
Scientists Surveyed the Sea off South Africa—1890s Style
By retracing the steps of scientists working at the turn of the last century, modern researchers show how the sea itself has changed.
Dec 18, 2020 | 950 words, about 4 minutes