The Ingenious Ancient Technology Concealed in the Shallows
Fish traps have a long history around the world, and a vast network in a Vancouver Island estuary reveals generations of ecological wisdom.
Aug 3, 2021 | 3,500 words, about 18 minutes
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Coastal Job: Abalone Farmer
Andrew Kim raises a coveted shellfish under a California pier.
Jul 30, 2021 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
How Might Fish Farms Be Affecting Lobsters?
Let us count the ways.
Jul 19, 2021 | 650 words, about 3 minutes
Petrifying Climate Change
Researchers want to combat climate change by chemically converting carbon dioxide into rock on a grand scale.
Jun 3, 2021 | 1,200 words, about 6 minutes
Having Your Desalination and Eating It, Too
A small-scale experiment shows that brine waste from desalination can be turned into fertilizer for hydroponic plants.
Apr 9, 2021 | 750 words, about 3 minutes
The Quest for a Floating Utopia
Can casting away from established society to inhabit sea-based colonies save us from the problems of modern life—or are we bound to repeat our mistakes?
Apr 6, 2021 | 6,200 words, about 31 minutes
The Savory Possibilities of Sea Beans
In Charleston, South Carolina, Heron Farms is attempting to grow a gangly, salt-tolerant plant in the face of sea level rise.
Mar 9, 2021 | 1,400 words, about 7 minutes
The Plan to Rear Fish on the Moon
To boldly farm fish where no one has farmed fish before.
Feb 22, 2021 | 800 words, about 4 minutes