Coastal Job: Seaweed Harvester

Amanda Swinimer specializes in hand-selecting seaweeds while snorkeling.

Feb 28, 2020 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

How a Beloved Bird Is Helping Save the Chesapeake Bay

Maryland farmers discover that what’s good for the northern bobwhite quail is good for the Chesapeake Bay.

Feb 18, 2020 | 1,800 words, about 9 minutes

Coastal Job: Marine Taxidermist

For this taxidermist, preserving an animal means sculpting, not stuffing.

Jan 31, 2020 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

Mending Coastal Marshes

Recycled plastic bottles get a new life as artificial islands on the Louisiana coastline.

Jan 20, 2020 | 1,600 words, about 8 minutes

How to Exorcise the Ghosts of Crab Traps Past

In New Jersey, crabbers and scientists have found a local solution for a worldwide ghost gear problem.

Jan 9, 2020 | 1,700 words, about 9 minutes

Coastal Job: Exhibit Designer and an Octopus’s Toymaker

Adam Nelson’s work description includes making custom playthings for a prized octopus.

Dec 23, 2019 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

The South Pointing Spoon

One of the world’s first compasses was a magnetized spoon.

Dec 20, 2019 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

Coastal Job: Seafood Inspector

Scott Albrecht has a trained eye for spotting harmful defects in the ocean’s bounty.

Nov 29, 2019 | 600 words, about 3 minutes