Are Excluder Devices Saving Sea Lions or Covering Up Their Deaths?
A new study blames the fishing industry for the New Zealand sea lion’s decline, but some scientists have doubts.
January 4th, 2018 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes
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Canada’s Pipeline Data Is Full of Holes
Is weak spill data making oil and gas pipelines less safe?
December 8th, 2017 | 700 words, about 3 minutes
Quick Sand, Dirty Money
Illegal sand mining in South Africa is starving beaches of sand, ruining rivers, and endangering lives.
December 5th, 2017 | 3,300 words, about 16 minutes
Big Brother at Sea
Satellites are spying illegal fishing from space.
November 23rd, 2017 | 600 words, about 3 minutes
California Fishermen Are Throwing Explosives at Sea Lions
And it is, surprisingly, legal.
November 20th, 2017 | 1,100 words, about 5 minutes
Hong Kong’s Napoleon Wrasse Complex
It’s suspiciously easy to order a high-status meal of a protected reef fish.
November 16th, 2017 | 1,200 words, about 6 minutes
Saving Salmon’s Salmon
After decades of effort, landlocked Idaho, land of spuds and steers, is inching back to its status as salmon country.
November 6th, 2017 | 800 words, about 4 minutes
Eau de Toilette
Coastal cities struggle with poopy shorelines, mostly from their own citizens.
October 30th, 2017 | 500 words, about 2 minutes