The worst thing about being seasick is knowing you are not going to die
Don’t tell this joke to the seasick. They will not laugh As someone who easily gets seasick, I generally shy away from big offshore fishing …
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The Art of Turning Fish into Leather
Fish skin leather used to be commonplace in many cultures. It was like an early form of Gore-Tex. Now, it’s making a comeback. Fish skin …
Why Do Fish School?
A swirling mass of fish swim past as if a single organism was moving in unison. Who gets to be in the middle? How do …
Invisible Victim of Aussie Wildfires – The Marine Environment
Australia’s wildfires are leaving behind a huge number of charred plants and a massive amount of ash. Though Australia is in the midst of a massive …
Awesome in theory, often messy in practice.
A marine protected area is a region of the ocean—and the marine life therein—set aside to be preserved in its natural state, kept safe from …
There Might Be Shark in Your Pet’s Food
It is well documented that shark squalene—oil from their livers—is an ingredient in some cosmetics, such as lipstick and mascara. Now, new research shows that …
Bristol Bay Salmon Are in Hot Water
Pebble Mine is not the only threat to Bristol Bay. Rapidly changing climate and increasingly warm water could be an even bigger problem for the …
Don’t Forget the Pebble Mine’s Overlooked Port
Hakai Magazine points out an overlooked aspect of Pebble’s environmental impact. A broad array of groups, from fishermen to United States government agencies, have voiced …
Do Salmon Make Decisions as a Group?
A series of studies suggests migrating salmon work together to find their way home—and get lost when there aren’t enough of them to make a …
Can Wild Salmon and the Pebble Mine Coexist?
For Lindsey Bloom, who describes herself as a temporarily retired Bristol Bay fishing boat captain and mother of two, the saga over the proposed Pebble …