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Crossing the Line

In eastern Quebec, the Innu Takuaikan Uashat mak Mani-Utenam lost their ancestral salmon fishing grounds more than 100 years ago. Now they’re sparring with an elite private fishing lodge and the government to get them back.

Jun 22, 2018 | 1,300 words, about 7 minutes

Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasi) school ready to spawn, Craig, Alaska

How Do Herring Learn to Migrate? Go to Schools

The lack of big chiefs could doom Pacific herring.

Jun 13, 2018 | 950 words, about 4 minutes

a member of the Yurok Indian Tribe, pulls salmon from his gill net on the Klamath River

When Water Is Scarce, Fish or Farms?

The Yurok Tribe fights to save the Klamath River in California for fish, with one of its own leading the charge through the courts.

Jun 12, 2018 | 5,000 words, about 25 minutes

aerial shot of herring spawn on British Columbia coast

Herring Fertilize the Coast, One Spawn at a Time

New research shows that coastal environments benefit from the annual sexcapades of fish.

Jun 7, 2018 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

For the Love of Cod

In Newfoundland and Labrador, the fight over fish stocks may well spell the end of cod fishers—or cod.

Jun 1, 2018 | 850 words, about 4 minutes

Natura morta con pesci e crostacei by 17th-century Italian painter Marco De Caro

Historical Art Paints a Picture of Past Shark Abundance

Researchers comb through art and literature to illuminate the ancient ecology of the Mediterranean Sea.

May 22, 2018 | 1,500 words, about 8 minutes

Unmasking a Salmon Virus

The previously unknown cause of a common chinook salmon disease has turned out to be a familiar foe.

May 18, 2018 | 600 words, about 3 minutes

Using Cryptocurrency to Fight Cryptofishing

One company thinks it has a solution to fisheries’ myriad transparency problems.

May 9, 2018 | 800 words, about 4 minutes

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