October 8, 2020 By Nick Dall Hakai Magazine
A South African project that has small-scale fishers doing real science is a boon for jobs, data, and trust.
How Fishers Became Data Scientists to Strengthen Their Marine Protected Area
3-D Printed Sea Turtle Eggs Reveal Poaching Routes
October 6, 2020 By Corryn Wetzel Smithsonian Magazine
Scientists put GPS locators inside plastic eggs to find trafficking destinations in Costa Rica.
Past Illegal Activity Dogs Chinese Fleet That Fished Squid Near Galapagos
September 23, 2020 By Michelle Carrere Mongabay
In early June, a fleet of around 260 boats from China reached the limits of Ecuador’s exclusive economic zone around the Galápagos Islands to fish for Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas). For months, the fleet skirted this area, drawing outrage among Ecuadorans as well as scientists and conservationists around the world.
Hawai‘ian Reefs Lost Almost Half Their Fish to Pollution and Fishing
September 21, 2020 By Elizabeth Claire Alberts Mongabay
A new study has found a 45% decline in the biomass of important fish species in West Hawai‘i’s reefs across a 10-year period.
Coming Home to the Klamath
September 4, 2020 By Steve Murray Hakai Magazine
A genetic discovery may help restore chinook salmon to reopening river habitats.