The Coming Collision Between Whales and Tankers on British Columbia’s Coast

Decades after they were hunted to local extinction, fin whales are recovering in the Kitimat fjord system—only to be threatened by a booming LNG industry.

Oct 15, 2024 | 5,300 words, about 26 minutes

A Canadian University’s Curious Connection to the Titan Submersible Disaster

The Marine Institute at Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador partnered with OceanGate—but why?

Nov 7, 2023 | 1,400 words, about 7 minutes

Loose Lips Save Sunken Ships

They used to keep historical shipwrecks hidden. Now, a marine sanctuary is trying a new tactic: radical honesty.

Aug 22, 2023 | 1,600 words, about 8 minutes

Buried History

Off the coast of Florida, archaeologists are finding ancient sites hidden beneath the waves, tucked into the state’s sunken continental shelf.

Jun 27, 2023 | 2,200 words, about 11 minutes

What To Do with Fish When the River Runs Dry

When people come to the aid of stranded fish, are the salvaged truly saved?

Apr 20, 2021 | 5,200 words, about 26 minutes

When Rubber Hits the Road—and Washes Away

A stealthy source of pollution leaves the highway in astonishing amounts and heads to sea, toxic chemicals and all.

Nov 24, 2020 | 2,000 words, about 10 minutes

The Earthquake That Brought Enlightenment

When disaster struck Lisbon in 1755, one controversial ruler saw a path to modernization.

Sep 1, 2020 | 1,500 words, about 8 minutes

Coastal Job: Ocean Mapper

Paola Travaglini busts through ice to map unseen seafloor.

Jul 31, 2020 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

Coastal Job: Hollywood Water Stuntwoman

You’ll never believe how your favorite ocean scene was filmed.

Apr 2, 2020 | 600 words, about 3 minutes

Saving Sturgeon

Sturgeon may be one of the most enigmatic and endangered of fish, but Erin Stoddard aims to change that.

Nov 12, 2019 | 4,400 words, about 22 minutes

The Basketmaker

Through the practice and poetry of basketmaking, lives, cultures, and generations intertwine.

Feb 26, 2019 | 4,500 words, about 23 minutes

The Big Sort

Clearing tonnes of plastic debris off beaches is only the first step—then comes the conundrum of what to do with it all.

Dec 19, 2016 | 1,800 words, about 9 minutes

Vancouver’s Other Housing Crisis

Clinging to the liveaboard life in one of the world’s most expensive cities.

Apr 11, 2016 | 3,200 words, about 16 minutes