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

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

Coastal Job: Oyster Bed Restorer

Danielle Bissett works with her team at the Billion Oyster Project to design and build new homes for oysters in New York Harbor.

Oct 25, 2019 | 550 words, about 2 minutes

Coastal Job: Antarctic Whale Researcher

One of Ukraine’s few marine mammal specialists defies loneliness and frosty temperatures to study whales in the Southern Ocean.

Sep 27, 2019 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

Coastal Job: Marine Animal Movement Expert

James Liao studies the mysteries of marine animal movement with an eye to unlocking solutions to human problems.

Aug 30, 2019 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

Coastal Job: Shark Spotter

A sharp-eyed lookout stationed on a mountain helps keep swimmers away from sharks in Cape Town.

Jul 19, 2019 | 550 words, about 2 minutes

Coastal Job: Community Aquarium Creator

Melanie Knight helps coastal communities put their ocean dwellers on display, in an ecologically minded way.

Jun 27, 2019 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

Coastal Job: Island Pest Detector

Miriam Ritchie and her troop of terriers help battle invasive species on New Zealand’s small coastal islands.

May 31, 2019 | 700 words, about 3 minutes