Hakai Magazine

Species: Fish

Subtopics or categories

Article list

A fishing boat dragging a shrimp net in Brazil

In COVID’s Shadow, Illegal Fishing Flourishes

With COVID-19 lockdowns, Brazil’s capacity to monitor for illegal fishing has plummeted. Many on the ground say people have been quick to take advantage of the situation.

Jul 8, 2020 | 700 words, about 3 minutes

Ogooue river, Gabon

Gabon Dam Development Threatens Fish Habitat

To meet its rapidly growing energy demands, Gabon is looking to build a number of hydropower dams. Depending on where they are built, important fish species could lose access to vital waterways.

Jul 6, 2020 | 750 words, about 3 minutes

Hiding in Plain Light

A natural phenomenon of light and waves helps prey fish use stealth when running from predators.

Jun 30, 2020 | 2 min

Sisters Melissa and Emily Taylor pick sockeye salmon from a setnet

Uncertain Summer in Alaska’s Fish Basket

After last year’s heatwave, sockeye fishers watch, wait, and worry in the Bristol Bay watershed.

Jun 25, 2020 | 1,400 words, about 7 minutes

shipwreck on atoll in Saint Brandon

A Shipwreck’s Incalculable Toll on a Remote Reef

After a fishing boat ran aground on a fragile atoll, the consequences for the ecosystem were alarming—and curious.

Jun 24, 2020 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

lox on a bagel

The Faux Fish Coming to a Restaurant Near You

Alternative fish has arrived on the market. Can it help save marine life and feed a hungry world?

Jun 23, 2020 | 3,500 words, about 18 minutes

Rainbow parrotfish (Scarus guacamaia) swimming above coral reef

Do Fish Tummy Bugs Dictate Their Diets?

A preliminary study of Florida fish microbes hints at how and why each fish fills a unique ecological role.

Jun 17, 2020 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

underwater fish in Costa Rica

Placentas May Help Fish Outswim Predators

A new study offers insight into the obscure origins of the placenta.

Jun 15, 2020 | 550 words, about 2 minutes

Page index and pagination

1 2 3 … 41 »