In Graphic Detail: Choked Off

Ships around the world deal with the same kind of aggravation as commuters on terra firma—dreaded choke points where traffic comes to a standstill.

Sep 23, 2022 | 550 words, about 2 minutes

In Graphic Detail: No Coastline Left Untouched

Human activities on land and in the ocean are degrading shorelines around the world. No coastal region is entirely free from our influence.

Aug 19, 2022 | 400 words, about 2 minutes

In Graphic Detail: The Rise of the Shipping Container

Globalization and China’s emergence as a manufacturing giant turned this US innovation into the shipping industry’s ubiquitous workhorse.

Jun 17, 2022 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

The Hail Mary Hatcheries

As wildfires, droughts, and floods deal a blow to coastal habitats, wild salmon are disappearing from waterways like California’s Russian River. Can conservation hatcheries save endangered runs?

Jun 2, 2022 | 5,300 words, about 27 minutes

In Graphic Detail: The Right Whales Aren’t All Right

But the news isn’t all bad.

Apr 22, 2022 | 450 words, about 2 minutes

In Graphic Detail: Solving Tuna’s Dolphin By-catch Problem

The number of dolphins drowning in nets set for yellowfin in the eastern Pacific has plummeted more than 99 percent, but there’s a hitch.

Mar 18, 2022 | 250 words, a quick read

Coastal Job: Sea Ice Corer

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

Dec 3, 2021 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

RoboCop Sets Sail

A new generation of autonomous vessels is looking to catch illegal fishers in the act.

Nov 18, 2020 | 1,200 words, about 6 minutes

The Long, Expensive Fight for First Nations’ Fishing Rights

The controversy surrounding the Mi’kmaw moderate livelihood fishery suggests a lack of understanding of First Nations’ fishing rights. So what are those rights, exactly?

Oct 23, 2020 | 2,300 words, about 11 minutes

Mi’kmaw Fishery Dispute Is Not About Conservation, Scientists Say

Twenty-one years after Canada’s Supreme Court affirmed their right to fish for a moderate livelihood, Mi’kmaq nations are launching their own fisheries—and commercial fishermen are pushing back.

Oct 9, 2020 | 2,000 words, about 10 minutes

Coastal Job: Whale Snot Collector

For this marine mammal biologist, whale snot says a lot.

Sep 25, 2020 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

Salmon Subsidies Get Tossed Aside

New research suggests carcass subsidies are not a long-term solution to Pacific salmon population declines.

Sep 10, 2020 | 700 words, about 3 minutes