Hakai Magazine Audio Edition

by Jude Isabella • What island raccoons tell us about fear. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Lorraine Boissoneault • Fueled by agricultural runoff, rotting seaweed on Brittany’s beaches is becoming an environmental and public health emergency. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Ann Finkbeiner • Jane Lubchenco helped change the field of ecology by making the science useful to society. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Christopher Pollon • Remembering one of North America’s last whaling stations. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Jude Isabella • The drought in California has created an obsession with water, but sometimes, no water is just fine. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Jill Neimark • The discovery of a legendary, lost shipwreck in North America has pitted treasure hunters and archaeologists against each other, raising questions about who should control sunken riches. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Brian Payton • Awesome in theory, often messy in practice. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Egill Bjarnason • For 70 years, Iceland has kept afloat the idea that mandatory swimming lessons save lives, but the policy doesn’t hold water. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Larry Pynn • One man’s spirited commitment to an underappreciated bird. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Sonali Prasad • After the devastation of the 2004 tsunami, aid agencies promised to rebuild Indonesia “better.” Fifteen years later, their failures are all too obvious. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Sasha Chapman • Moving burial grounds before the sea takes them away is painstaking and expensive. Why do we do it? The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Andrew Nikiforuk and Amorina Kingdon • The history of influenza as a global disease is inextricably tied to steamships and the expansion of world trade. A war demonstrated how big a pandemic could get. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Claire Eamer • The fleece that launched 1,000 ships. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Lina Zeldovich • As Westerners condemn live whale shows, Russia hunts and sells killer whales to Chinese amusement parks. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Greg Noone • A tiny, uninhabitable islet in the North Atlantic has become an unlikely battleground in the fight for fishing rights. The original story, along with video and photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Krista Langlois • Collecting seashells is as old as humanity. What we do with them can reveal who we are, where we’re from, and what we believe. The original story, along with video and photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Heather Pringle • How a toxic debate over the first Americans hobbled science for decades. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Sarah Gilman • These infamous clams are invading new areas, buoyed by climate change and the 2011 tsunami in Japan. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Alastair Bland • A loophole in California law is letting fishers who repeatedly catch great white sharks off the hook. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Larry Pynn • A necropsy carried out on a remote British Columbia beach seeks to answer how a young humpback died. The original story, along with video and photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

This week we bring you something slightly different: the first episode of Hakai Magazine's first podcast! Did you know ship ballast from the United Kingdom built Manhattan? Or some of it. This was one of the enticing tidbits that got us very interested in ballast and we decided to delve in. A podcast on ballast? Sure, why not! If you like what you hear, subscribe to Ballast wherever you listen to podcasts. You can learn more about the Ballast podcast at hakaimagazine.com/ballast-podcast/.

by Larry Pynn • A Second World War-era shipwreck is a haunting reminder that you can never fully clean up an oil spill. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Cheryl Katz • Hunting and eating puffins are Icelandic traditions. But for how much longer? Originally published in January 2017, this story explores the declining seabird populations in Iceland and the effect on traditional Icelandic culture. The original story, along with photos, can be found onhttps://www.hakaimagazine.com.

by Brian Payton • More and bigger cruise ships are crowding coastal destinations. When is enough, enough? Who gets to decide? The original story, along with photos, can be found onhttps://www.hakaimagazine.com.

by Brendan Borrell • Since his release from prison in the 1980s, Carlos Rafael has ruthlessly run his Massachusetts seafood business with little regard for the law. But is there any other way to survive the gauntlet of restrictions on the New England fishing industry? This examination of Rafael was originally published in January 2017. We learned yesterday, Aug 19, 2019, that the US federal government has settled its case against Rafael and he won’t be permitted to fish commercially in the US again. Read that news on the Washington Post. The original story, along with photos, can be found onhttps://www.hakaimagazine.com.

by Sarah Gilman • A tiny Alaskan island faces a threat as deadly as an oil spill—rats. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Stephen Strauss • Forget rubbing elbows with the rich and famous, you’re more likely to get Lyme disease on the island. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Jessica Wynne Lockhart • A controversial plan for a tourist attraction sparks questions about South Australia’s celebrated tuna ranching industry. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Sasha Chapman • Our global food system discards 46 million tonnes of fish each year. Why? The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Madeline Ostrander • For 35 years, a scientist and his team have been taking the pulse of 10 coastal glaciers. The diagnosis is in. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Sarah Tory • A detective’s quest reveals how one idealistic fisheries observer may have collided with criminals and desperate migrants—and paid for it with his life. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Ferris Jabr • Illuminating maps during war, guiding planes to safety, making genes and proteins visible—organisms get their glow on to help humans. Originally published in May 2016, this fascinating story is as relevant now as it was then. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Paul Greenberg • Or how modern sport fishing threatens a timeless tradition. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Jeremy Hsu • Researchers are using CRISPR gene editing technology to give Japan’s coveted red seabream a bodybuilding boost. But will people accept it? The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Peter Fairley • Can the small Hawaiian island of Moloka‘i and its utility get along well enough to teach the rest of the world how to get off fossil-fueled electricity? The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Mićo Tatalović • Move over mice and fruit flies, the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is busy developing the next great model organism for science. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by J. B. MacKinnon • As the Comox Glacier disappears so does part of the local culture. Originally published in February 2016, this compelling story is as relevant now as it was then. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Amorina Kingdon • What’s keeping Cook Inlet belugas from thriving? The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Tyee Bridge • In Seattle, Singapore, and other waterfront cities around the world, engineers are creating life-enhancing designs to encourage marine biodiversity. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Yao-Hua Law • Sea turtle excluder devices are simple. Getting them adopted is anything but. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Elin Kelsey • Insights into epigenetics and inheritance show that some organisms can adapt to a changing world. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Alex Riley • Sharks aren’t primitive, and they aren’t the most primitive surviving jawed fish either. New fossils are rattling the fish family tree. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Cathleen O’Grady • The Netherlands is trying to do something new when it comes to rescuing “stranded” seals: less. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Brendan Borrell • The swamps and subdivisions of southern Florida are overrun with invasive reptiles, including Burmese pythons and Nile monitor lizards. The only way to eliminate every last one of them is to follow the DNA trail they leave behind. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Paul Hockenos • One community loves wind turbines; another resents them. What Germany gleans from two seaside communities may determine its carbon future. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Sushma Subramanian • In Southeast Asia, sea nomads known as the Bajau offer a glimpse into how humans may have adapted to an aquatic way of life. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Darcy Dobell • Is this where North Pacific humpback whales practice their songs? The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Jon Letman • Volunteers resurrect a traditional fishpond on the Island of Hawai‘i, strengthening ties to their culture and land in the process. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Claire Eamer • Coastal communities have watched the economic pendulum—and their futures—swing wildly when it comes to relying on seaweed as an industry. Is there a better way? The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.

by Laura Trethewey • Through the practice and poetry of basketmaking, lives, cultures, and generations intertwine. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.