How to Exorcise the Ghosts of Crab Traps Past

In New Jersey, crabbers and scientists have found a local solution for a worldwide ghost gear problem.

Jan 9, 2020 | 1,700 words, about 9 minutes

Marine Protected Areas: May or May Not Include Actual Protection

Awesome in theory, often messy in practice.

Jan 7, 2020 | 3,200 words, about 16 minutes

Securing SoCal Water to Benefit NorCal Salmon

Transferring water rights between Southern and Northern California may promise a future for Feather River’s chinook salmon.

Dec 5, 2019 | 800 words, about 4 minutes

Where Should the World Focus Its Ocean Conservation Efforts?

A new map shows areas of the ocean that conservationists agree are in need of protection.

Dec 4, 2019 | 500 words, about 2 minutes

The Empty Houses That Foreign Aid Built

After the devastation of the 2004 tsunami, aid agencies promised to rebuild Indonesia “better.” Fifteen years later, their failures are all too obvious.

Dec 3, 2019 | 3,200 words, about 16 minutes

The Controversial Plan to Move Five Captive Belugas

There is a surprising amount at stake in a pending decision on whether or not to move the whales from an amusement park in Canada to a research aquarium in the United States.

Nov 28, 2019 | 1,200 words, about 6 minutes

A Rising Sea Doesn’t Lift All Boats

Measures to avoid sea level rise that rely entirely on voluntary action threaten to exacerbate inequality.

Nov 20, 2019 | 850 words, about 4 minutes

The Fight Over a Shitty Rock

A tiny, uninhabitable islet in the North Atlantic has become an unlikely battleground in the fight for fishing rights.

Oct 29, 2019 | 2,200 words, about 11 minutes