Hakai Magazine Audio Edition

by Moira Donovan • Lobster and snow crab fisheries are booming, but the bait used to catch them—herring and mackerel—is not, so the search for alternative baits is on. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Larry Pynn • Coastal communities around the world contend with the toxic legacies of pulp and paper mills. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Lauren Kaljur • In Howe Sound, British Columbia, a new generation of stewards is keeping careful tabs on the comeback efforts of a tiny fish with big cultural value. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Boyce Upholt • At the DeFelice Marine Center, researchers and staff are living, working, and adapting to climate change in real time. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Isabella Kaminski • In the face of bigger wildfires, deadlier floods, and more extreme weather, plaintiffs around the world are taking up a new tactic: suing for the damage climate change has already wrought. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Sarah Tory • When a grainy video of a grisly mass shooting on the high seas surfaced, one determined detective and a host of NGOs went on a quest for justice. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Agostino Petroni • Jellyfish as a human food source has been touted as a solution to the increasing populations of these gelatinous invertebrates, but are Mediterranean diners really ready to have jellyfish for dinner? The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Victor R. Rodríguez • In Mexico, scientists, surfers, and a passionate community rally to protect a beloved break. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

But the coral are trapped in tanks, still waiting to be released on the reefs. • by Alex Riley The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Jack Tamisiea • A cache of phytoplankton held at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is helping to reconstruct historical coastlines. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Christina Couch • To save endangered eels, researchers have been working for decades to figure out where they reproduce. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Rose Eveleth • What can one brash dolphin teach us about personality? Originally published in October 2018, the story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Steven Ashley • Three years after Superstorm Sandy slammed into New Jersey’s coast, few local communities want to accept that the Shore’s glory days are numbered. Originally published in October 2015, the story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Emily Cataneo • In the tradition of wine and ale trails, the state’s oyster trail aims to give the farmed shellfish industry a needed boost. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Ian Gill • 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. Originally published in August 2018, the story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Moira Donovan • They’ve roamed free for hundreds of years, but is that freedom harming the ecosystem they call home? The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Taras Grescoe • Quebec’s Magdalen islanders face a stark choice: resist, adapt, or give in to the ravenous sea. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Boyce Upholt • Our long history of constraining the river through levees has led to massive land loss in its delta. Can we engineer our way out? And at what cost? The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Brendan Borrell • Urban beaches around the world have less garbage than remote beaches, but less life too. The City of Santa Monica hopes to change the image of a clean beach. Originally published in July 2018, the story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Marina Wang • Naming leads to knowing, which leads to understanding. Residents of a small British Columbia island take to the forests and beaches to connect with their non-human neighbors. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Sam Keck Scott • A chance encounter with a rare phenomenon called a milky sea connects a sailor and a scientist to explain the ocean’s ghostly glow. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Chloe Williams • Keeping people out of rip currents is more about reading human behavior than reading warning signs. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

The Race to Alaska is one of the most grueling at-sea races, taking participants from Port Townsend, Washington, to Ketchikan, Alaska, as they navigate complicated currents, narrow rocky channels, and inclement weather. The premise is simple: travel more than 1,200 kilometers with no motors, no support, and a USD $10,000 award waiting for the winner. Racers prepare sailboats, kayaks, paddleboards, or any manner of non-motorized vessels for a chance to put their paddle to the mettle in the ultimate marine race. But what drives people to take on such extreme adventures? In this special episode Hakai Magazine editor Jude Isabella and guests discuss what compels people to undertake extraordinary pursuits at sea. Guests are adventure psychologist Paula Reid, who has spent 10 months racing a yacht around the world and skied to the South Pole; Karl Krüger, the first person to complete the Race to Alaska by paddleboard; and Douglas Smith, who is entering the Race to Alaska for the first time this year. If you prefer to watch the discussion in video format, you can find it on YouTube, here: https://youtu.be/AFgM2J_CZjY?t=205

by Ashley Braun • In the US Pacific Northwest, tribal hatcheries uphold Indigenous communities’ treaty rights to salmon, while buying time to rehabilitate lost habitat. This is final part of our special four part editorial package on salmon hatcheries. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Vanessa Minke-Martin • As wildfires, droughts, and floods deal a blow to coastal habitats, wild salmon are disappearing from waterways like California’s Russian River. Can conservation hatcheries save endangered runs? This is part three of our special four part editorial package on salmon hatcheries. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Miranda Weiss • Evidence is mounting that pink salmon, pumped by the billions into the North Pacific from fish hatcheries, are upending marine ecosystems. This is part two of our special four part editorial package on salmon hatcheries. The original story, along with photos and map, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Jude Isabella • From their beginnings in the late 19th century, salmon hatcheries have gone from cure to band-aid to crutch. Now, we can’t live without manufactured fish. This is part one of our special four part editorial package on salmon hatcheries. The original story, along with photos and map, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Egill Bjarnason • In Iceland, traditionally a land of cat lovers, bans and curfews are redefining the human relationship with domestic cats. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Aldyn Chwelos • This motor-free ocean race—with vessels ranging from paddleboards to pedal-assist sailboats—is less about how fast you can go and more about whether you get there at all. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Paul Tullis • A murky world of shell companies, flags of convenience, and end-of-life flags allows companies to dodge accountability and dispose of ships cheaply. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Cynthia Barnett • The first and only queen conch hatchery and nursery run by local fishers is poised for duplication across the Caribbean—but even if conch farming can help ease overfishing, can it survive in warming, storm-lashed seas? The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Daniel Wood • Could the survival of millions of migrating shorebirds depend on the preservation of humble marine biofilm? Originally published in November 2016, the story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Saima Sidik • We can thank microbes for moving carbon to the depths of the ocean, but will our changing world mess with their good work? And should we intervene? The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Jude Isabella • The Indigenous people of Tierra del Fuego were once relegated to historical oblivion. Now, archaeologists are helping them pursue deeper stories about their ancestors. The visually stunning original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Andrea McGuire • Taking inspiration from science fiction, a small company on the Island of Newfoundland aims to revolutionize what we do with garbage. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Shanna Baker • As a breeding facility works to retain a pure lineage of the Cuban crocodile, out in the wild the division between species is getting murkier all the time. Originally published in June 2018, the story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Ben Goldfarb • In Maine, a strange legal debate is raging over rights to the state’s most important seaweed. Originally published in May 2018, the story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Nick Rahaim • As a commercial fisher, I’ve watched colleagues shoot at whales looting from their lines. Here’s why everyone loses when that happens. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Julia Rosen • When oceans are starved of oxygen, it can be devastating to crabs and the fishers who rely on them. New tools could help crabbers sidestep dead zones. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Victor R. Rodríguez • International officials will soon decide the fate of Mexican totoaba fish farming—and with it, possibly the last glimmer of hope for the vaquita. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Devon Bidal • An exposed prehistoric seafloor is a hotspot for ancient whale remains, and now an international team is helping unravel their mysteries. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Tommy Trenchard • They’ve been robbed of eggs and guano, soaked in oil, and stung by killer bees—now a dispute about numbers could clinch their future. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

Octopuses are some of the ocean’s most enigmatic creatures. Highly intelligent, curious, playful, and, as more and more research is showing, sometimes social. But although we’re witnessing more instances of octopuses interacting with one another—sharing dens, cooperatively hunting, or gathering in large numbers—can they form social bonds with humans? If an octopus seems to reach out to touch us, is it making a connection or just exploring the strange thing in front of it? In this special episode Hakai Magazine managing editor Adrienne Mason and guests discuss how octopuses perceive their environments, the current understanding of octopus social behaviors, and how we might interpret interactions between humans and octopuses. Guests are researcher Piero Amodio, who studies the behavior and cognition of cephalopods (octopus, cuttlefish, and squid), and Ferris Jabr, who researched and wrote "Can We Really Be Friends with an Octopus?" If you prefer to watch the discussion in video format, you can find it on YouTube, here: https://youtu.be/mU64zgVrtNU?t=170

by Nicola Jones • Is there potential for seaweeds to help solve the climate crisis? The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Eva Holland • A grassroots guard learns how to keep people and polar bears safe in a small Arctic community. Originally published in May 2018, the story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Moira Donovan • A beloved fish with a rich history has become hard to find—will it rise again? The original story, along with photos and videos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Ferris Jabr • When octopuses are social, are they reaching out or simply reacting? The original story, along with photos and videos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Sasha Chapman • Our reliance on fossil fuels is harming marine ecosystems—but the platforms we use to extract oil are giving marine life new homes. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Ryan Stuart • In the decade since the record-breaking use of oil dispersants in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response, science shows they’re dangerous, potentially deadly, and rarely useful. A new court case is forcing the US EPA to reconsider their use. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

Determining the future of deep-sea mining has become a pressing issue for global society. What we do in the watery depths has direct implications for climate change, technology, marine life, and the financial autonomy of some island nations. If you’ve heard a little buzz about the topic but aren’t clear on the details, this online event is for you. In this special episode, join Hakai Magazine news editor Colin Schultz and expert panelists John Jamieson, the Canada Research Chair on marine geology; Klaas Willaert, an expert on the law of the sea and a member of Belgium’s delegation to the International Seabed Authority; and Verena Tunnicliffe, a Canada Research Chair and expert on deep-sea biodiversity, for an engaging discussion. They’ll cover how and where minerals form, what the different types of deep-sea mining are, and how each may affect the environment—in the mining area, and far afield. They will also explore how these various forms of mining are regulated, and learn who ultimately holds the decision-making power to push deep-sea mining forward, or reign it in. If you prefer to watch the discussion in video format, you can find it on YouTube, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMCAXa5wHeQ