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  • The Shellfish Gene

    How shellfish farmers are leaning on genes to unmask the secrets of mussels, scallops, and oysters.

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    Reef Avengers

    Indonesia’s reefs have been poisoned or blasted to smithereens by the very people who depend on them the most. Now islanders are working to restore the coral, and recover the resources they’ve lost, piece by piece.

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    The Gondola Maker

    Venice’s gondolas are sleek in style, specific in design, and steeped in history.

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    Drawing Meaning from Death, One Seabird at a Time

    In the Pacific Northwest, the diligence of citizen scientists is shedding light on the lives, and deaths, of seabirds.

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Hakai Magazine explores science, society, and the environment from a coastal perspective. The magazine is funded by the Tula Foundation, which also funds the Hakai Institute, but remains editorially independent.

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News & Views

Seafood Is Getting Less Nutritious
May 24, 2017 | 550 words
Article - Short

Ocean warming and acidification are hurting the nutritional value—and the taste—of some seafood.

The Wild West of Deep-Sea Mining
May 19, 2017 | 900 words
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The International Seabed Authority is racing to draft regulations for the nascent deep-sea mining industry.

Land Food Versus Seafood
May 18, 2017 | 950 words
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The omegas battle it out in our budgets and our bodies.

The Fish that Smells like Money
May 17, 2017 | 1,000 words
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A tiny anchovy could be a silver bullet for malnutrition in Peru—if only we would let it.

Tiny Zombie Worms Are the Beavers of the Deep
May 15, 2017 | 450 words
Article - Short

These deep-sea worms carve habitats out of whale bone.

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Features

The Shellfish Gene
May 23, 2017 | 2,200 words
Article - Long

How shellfish farmers are leaning on genes to unmask the secrets of mussels, scallops, and oysters.

Reef Avengers
May 16, 2017 | 2,200 words
Article - Long

Indonesia’s reefs have been poisoned or blasted to smithereens by the very people who depend on them the most. Now islanders are working to...

Drawing Meaning from Death, One Seabird at a Time
May 2, 2017 | 2,400 words
Article - Long

In the Pacific Northwest, the diligence of citizen scientists is shedding light on the lives, and deaths, of seabirds.

Pool-landia
Apr 11, 2017 | 2,500 words
Article - Long

For 70 years, Iceland has kept afloat the idea that mandatory swimming lessons save lives, but the policy doesn’t hold water.

Dam Busters
Apr 4, 2017 | 1,600 words
Article - Long

A nascent environmental movement is liberating rivers and freeing fish.

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Videos & Visuals

The Gondola Maker
May 11, 2017 | 4 min 30 sec
Video

Venice’s gondolas are sleek in style, specific in design, and steeped in history.

Life Interstitial
Apr 28, 2017
Infographic

What does it take to live between the grains of sand?

Here Be Tiny Dragons (and Other Micro Beasts)
Apr 18, 2017 | 4 min 50 sec
Video

Researchers reveal the microscopic life in between the grains of sediment.

Listen to How Loud the Sea Is
Apr 6, 2017
Infographic

Our interactive sound map explores the busy marine soundscape, from kayaks to cruise ships. 

The Immortal Life of Dorothy’s Jellies
Mar 28, 2017 | 5 min
Video

A scientist who first sent jellyfish into space reveals secrets to a life without aging.

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Quick Reads

The Path of the Unseen Whale
Apr 25, 2017 | 500 words
Article - Short

Just as a hunter leaves a trail in the snow, a whale forms prints on the water’s surface.

Hakai Magazine Turns Two!
Apr 21, 2017 | 250 words
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To celebrate, here are our most popular stories from our second year of publishing.

The Wrong Whale In All The Right Ways
Apr 1, 2017 | 500 words
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New research reveals how the North Pacific’s wrong whale escaped exploitation during whaling’s heyday.

Book Review: Iep Jāltok
Mar 17, 2017 | 500 words
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A poetry collection explores the stories of the Marshallese people and the fallout of the US military’s nuclear testing on the islands.

The Goddess Who Moves Like the Waves
Mar 10, 2017 | 400 words
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Afro-Cuban deity Yemayá dances like the tide in Santeria ceremonies, but replicating her movements for commercial purposes has invited critique....

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