Nick Rahaim

Author bio

Nick Rahaim is a journalist, commercial fisherman, and researcher. He earned a master’s in international environmental policy at the Middlebury Institute in Monterey, California and received a Fulbright fellowship for sustainable development and blue economic research in rural communities surrounding Jiquilisco Bay, El Salvador. Rahaim was also a member of the reporting team at the Press Democrat in Santa Rosa, California that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for their coverage of wildfires in Northern California. His work has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Vox, and Salon, among other news outlets.

Nick Rahaim’s Contributions:

Clever Whales and the Violent Fight for Fish on the Line

As a commercial fisher, I’ve watched colleagues shoot at whales looting from their lines. Here’s why everyone loses when that happens.

Mar 8, 2022 | 4,400 words, about 22 minutes

Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) eating a dungeness crab

For California Crabbers, Sea Otters Are Not a Threat to Dungeness Catch

New research shows that the Dungeness crab harvest in California is not affected by the resurgence of sea otters.

Mar 31, 2021 | 600 words, about 3 minutes

California Condors Hit a Milestone in Their Recovery

The birds have gone from extinct in the wild to more than 100 in Big Sur, California.

Oct 30, 2019 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

Bristol Bay Salmon Are in Hot Water

This past summer, high water temperatures contributed to the deaths of more than 100,000 salmon.

Sep 11, 2019 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

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