Of Roe, Rights, and Reconciliation
On the British Columbia coast, the Heiltsuk First Nation asserts its rights to manage its resources, and who has access to them, through the seasonal herring harvest.
Aug 28, 2018 | 4,900 words, about 25 minutes
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Catalonia’s Conflicted Effort to Save Red Coral
Efforts by the secessionist autonomous community to protect red coral were hampered by the central government.
Aug 17, 2018 | 950 words, about 4 minutes
After Decades of Effort, the Chesapeake Bay Is Turning Around
The Chesapeake Bay’s nutrient diet is working, but the gains have been hard won. Is a decades-long run of successful restoration enough to save the cleanup effort from government cutbacks?
Aug 1, 2018 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes
Is Canada Taking Shortcuts to Hit Its Marine Protection Targets?
The government is counting fisheries closures as protected spaces in order to hit a 2020 target. Many scientists argue this is not meaningful conservation.
Jul 11, 2018 | 1,300 words, about 6 minutes
Coastal Job: Underwater Criminal Investigator
Mike Berry has been diving for bodies and evidence for more than three decades, helping solve high-profile crimes around the world.
Jun 29, 2018 | 550 words, about 2 minutes
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
The Eastern Caribbean Is Swamped by a Surge of Seaweed
Massive rafts of floating sargassum are killing wildlife and preventing fishers from launching their boats.
Jun 11, 2018 | 1,200 words, about 6 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