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  • Avoiding Extinction

    Giving Mexico’s rarest porpoise, the vaquita, a fighting chance in the face of poverty, corruption, and greed.

  • Orca Quarry on Vancouver Island
    Sand? Mine!

    Our insatiable need for concrete has led to destructive mining around the world. How can we do it better?

  • Illustration of a boat on the central coast of British Columbia with a Haida watchmen motif
    Guardians of the Coast

    It hasn’t always been smooth sailing, but British Columbia’s coastal First Nations are joining forces to safeguard the coast.

  • The Oral History of Toothless Whales

    Baleen whales carry their medical records in their mouths.

  • Avoiding Extinction
  • Sand? Mine!
  • Guardians of the Coast
  • The Oral History of Toothless Whales

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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

Can the United States Afford Another Hurricane?
Sep 21, 2017 | 925 words
Article - Short

Repeated storms are stretching the public and private sectors thin.

These Cages Save Baby Fish
Sep 19, 2017 | 840 words
Article - Short

On developed shorelines, oyster shell “safe houses” offer sanctuary.

Starving Killer Whales Are Losing Most of Their Babies
Sep 18, 2017 | 650 words
Article - Short

A nearly 70 percent miscarriage rate is threatening the future of the southern resident killer whale.

The Plan to Clone an Extinct Horse
Sep 15, 2017 | 800 words
Article - Short

One woman hopes technology can resurrect the Abaco Island breed.

The Old Fish and the Sea
Sep 14, 2017 | 750 words
Article - Short

Fishing has dramatically reduced the number of senior fish left in the ocean.

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Features

Avoiding Extinction
Sep 20, 2017 | 4,800 words
Features

Giving Mexico’s rarest porpoise, the vaquita, a fighting chance in the face of poverty, corruption, and greed.

Sand? Mine!
Sep 13, 2017 | 3,800 words
Features

Our insatiable need for concrete has led to destructive mining around the world. How can we do it better?

Guardians of the Coast
Sep 5, 2017 | 2,000 words
Features

It hasn’t always been smooth sailing, but British Columbia’s coastal First Nations are joining forces to safeguard the coast.

The Oral History of Toothless Whales
Aug 29, 2017 | 2,400 words
Features

Baleen whales carry their medical records in their mouths.

The Power of Compassion
Aug 15, 2017 | 2,100 words
Features

Why humpback whales rescue seals and why volunteering for beach cleanups improves your health.

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Videos & Visuals

One Man’s Junk
Sep 7, 2017 | 3 min 30 sec
Video

For 40 years, John has been collecting our garbage off the beach. Here’s where you can visit it.

Nostalgia and Peace on the Ocean
Aug 22, 2017 | 3 min 20 sec
Video

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s short stretch of seaside refuge has outsized value.

Spineless Beauty
Aug 21, 2017
Photo Essay

These tiny marine creatures are enormously photogenic.

Kissing Bergs and Dancing the Innu Shuffle
Jul 31, 2017
Photo Essay

Reflections from a journey spanning St. John’s to Nain on Canada’s east coast.

Mexican Fishing Bats
Jul 25, 2017 | 6 min
Video

In the Sea of Cortez, researchers delve into the mystery of a bat that makes its living at sea.

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Quick Reads

Not Your Average Beach House
Jul 6, 2017 | 850 words
Article - Short

Forget rebar or prestressed lumber—the sea provides a bounty of alternative construction materials.

Starring Sea Monsters
Jun 9, 2017 | 550 words
Article - Short

Sci-fi flicks from the 1950s and ’60s responded to the threat of nuclear war with villains from the sea.

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
Article - Short

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
Article - Short

New research reveals how the North Pacific’s wrong whale escaped exploitation during whaling’s heyday.

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