Hakai Magazine Audio Edition

by Sarah Gilman • In Alaska, one of the longest running and most comprehensive seabird monitoring projects is equal parts tedium, adventure, truth, and beauty. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Emily Urquhart • The people of Newfoundland and Labrador revive an eccentric tradition that’s part Christmas, part Halloween, to celebrate the holidays. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Christopher Clark • The post-civil-war boom in shark fishing that saved Congolese fishermen and their families is now drying up. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Ferris Jabr • Terrestrial animals get humane treatment and legal protections, but until now, fish pain has largely been ignored. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Raina Delisle • Buyer beware: sustainable seafood programs can’t guarantee ocean-friendly choices. The original story, along with photos and videos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Laura Trethewey • A stealthy source of pollution leaves the highway in astonishing amounts and heads to sea, toxic chemicals and all. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Grace Mitchell Tada • Changing sea levels are pushing groundwater into new and problematic places. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Julia Rosen • A surprisingly dense and isolated population of Humboldt martens is challenging our assumptions about the species. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Brian Payton • On Vancouver Island, a hermit-priest has spent a lifetime contemplating the natural world. At 95, he has come to believe there is a way we can save it. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Larry Pynn • The question of who killed Takaya, British Columbia’s famous solitary wolf, goes far beyond who pulled the trigger. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by J.B. MacKinnon • Once feared, vilified, and exterminated, the wolves of Vancouver Island face an entirely different threat: our fascination, our presence, and our selfies. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Cathleen O'Grady • In Arctic waters, researchers are scrambling to record baseline environmental data, while communities brace for the inevitable—shipping disasters. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Sarah Gilman • A faraway island in Alaska has had its share of visitors, but none can remain for long on its shores. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Andrea Valentino • North Korean policies are driving fishermen—desperate, hungry, and ill-equipped—into dangerous, distant waters. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Shanna Baker • In Gujarat, India, a special breed of camel is not constrained by land—but cannot escape the many forces of change. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Jude Isabella • In the 20th century, Japanese anthropologists and officials tried to hide the existence of the Indigenous Ainu. Then the Ainu fought back like their cousins, the bears. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by F. Salazar • For centuries, people have debated the location of ultima Thule—a mysterious northern land. Residents of Smøla, Norway, believe they live in that fabled place; other contenders say not so fast. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Laura Trethewey • When disaster struck Lisbon in 1755, one controversial ruler saw a path to modernization. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Jess Mackie • On aquaculture’s image problem and the people who want you to embrace the fish of the future. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Paul Tullis • In Southeast Asia, aquaculture production from medium-sized, freshwater farms is growing quickly. Meet the quiet revolution that could sustainably feed the world. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Brian Payton • Feeding wild fish to farmed fish is threatening marine ecosystems. Researchers and entrepreneurs believe they’ve found solutions. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Brendan Borrell • Aquaculture innovation is driven by a desire for profit, sustainability, and a delicious meal. Can the right marine fish satisfy all three? The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Jude Isabella and Shannon Hunt • For over a century, aquaculturists have tinkered with every part of a farmed fish’s life, from genetics to diet to where it grows best. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Jude Isabella • As the world’s population swells to 9.7 billion, industry and governments say aquaculture is the way to provide protein to the people—if that’s true, can we learn from the past and avoid screwing over the planet and each other? The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Sasha Chapman • Bluefin tuna is a luxury that feeds the egos of many, the bellies of few. Inside a Canadian fishery that pursues them. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Yana Skorobogatov • Once branded a foreign agent, a Russian activist has worked for 24 years to protect the island of Sakhalin from industrial development. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Lauren Kaljur • In some small coastal communities of Alaska and British Columbia, wealth is also measured by how much food you can give. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Braela Kwan • Three generations of the Hamada family have fished British Columbia’s coast. Will the latest generation outlive the salmon they seek? The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Sarah Gilman • Giving Mexico’s rarest porpoise, the vaquita, a fighting chance in the face of poverty, corruption, and greed. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Cathleen O’Grady • Living solo for decades in an Irish harbor, a dolphin named Fungie has taught us something about solitary cetaceans—maybe they prefer to be alone. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Bruce Grierson • Humpbacks are some of the most watched whales in the world, and yet so much of their lives remain a mystery. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Tyee Bridge • Our insatiable need for concrete has led to destructive mining around the world. How can we do it better? The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Brian Payton • Alternative fish has arrived on the market. Can it help save marine life and feed a hungry world? The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Evan Lubofsky • A maverick scientist claims she has done what scores of researchers before her failed to do: solve the century-old mystery of why a legendary Civil War submarine sank. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Egill Bjarnason • Searching for a solution has its ups and downs. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Judith Lavoie • Differing interpretations on the status of some coastal gray whales in Canada and the United States could make it difficult to strike a balance between conservation and Indigenous rights. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Zach Zorich • Along southern Florida’s coast, the ancient Calusa constructed an entire island of shell and defied the Spanish Conquest. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Madeline Ostrander • Rising waters put many historic coastal cities at risk of losing their cultural pasts: can they be saved? The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Ann Finkbeiner • Fleeing the Irish Famine, some immigrants brought their islands with them to North America. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Heather Pringle • Did lowly shellfish change the world? The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Chloe Williams • Fish skin leather was once common in fishing communities; now artisans and designers are breathing new life into the tradition. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Jude Isabella • The island of Borneo is the only home of the proboscis monkey, an endangered primate that is surprisingly resilient. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Annie Roth • Capturing up-close-and-personal animal encounters on camera can help garner public support for conservation, but at what cost? The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Bathsheba Demuth • The Svalbard Archipelago was uninhabited until humans came searching for resources. A historian follows their tracks. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Ferris Jabr • The moon influences life in a surprising and subtle way: with its light. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Heather Pringle • Tireless in her quest, ethnobotanist Nancy Turner works with indigenous elders to preserve plant knowledge dating back to the First People in the New World. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Cathleen O’Grady • It’s locals versus industry in the country’s kelp wars. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Emily Urquhart • Isolated in the North Atlantic, the people of Newfoundland and Labrador developed a subtle and beautiful lexicon to describe their environment. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Sarah Tory • The tale of a notorious fishing vessel shows just how difficult combating illegal activity at sea can be. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Shanna Baker • In the Northern Territory of Australia, policymakers and biologists managed the impossible—making the benefits of living with a booming population of deadly crocodiles outweigh the risks. But when two apex predators must share coastal resources, there’s bound to be conflict. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.