December 21, 2020 By Victoria Petersen Hakai Magazine
As abandoned and derelict boats multiply from Alaska to California, officials scramble for solutions.
Dead in the Water
Fishing fail: WTO negotiators flunk deadline to end harmful fisheries subsidies by 2020
December 15, 2020 By Elizabeth Fitt Mongabay
World Trade Organization negotiators failed to agree on rules to ban harmful subsidies to fisheries in time to meet a 2020 deadline. Months of intensive online talks ended on Dec. 14 with dozens of points reportedly remaining unresolved, including some major ones.
This Channel Isn’t Big Enough for Two Behemoths
December 14, 2020 By Casey Rentz Hakai Magazine
Ships killed at least 20 whales in California’s Santa Barbara Channel in the past two years. Now, a nonprofit is demanding action.
World’s Largest Iceberg Nears Collision With South Georgia Island; Could Imperil Penguins
December 10, 2020 By Andrew Freedman The Washington Post
An iceberg larger than the state of Rhode Island that broke off an Antarctic ice shelf in 2017 is closing in on South Georgia Island, a British territory in the south Atlantic Ocean. The iceberg, designated A68a by the National Ice Center, is being steered by ocean currents to a position closer to the island, which is home to large colonies of penguins, seals and other unique wildlife.
The Military Wants to Hide Covert Messages in Marine Mammal Sounds
December 10, 2020 By Jeremy Hsu Hakai Magazine
The human fascination with hiding military messages in whale and dolphin sounds has led to US military Cold War experiments and modern Chinese research.