June 25, 2020 By Miranda Weiss Hakai Magazine
After last year’s heatwave, sockeye fishers watch, wait, and worry in the Bristol Bay watershed.
Uncertain Summer in Alaska’s Fish Basket
Dolphins Learn How to Use Tools from Peers, Just Like Great Apes
June 25, 2020 By Liz Langley National Geographic
In Shark Bay, Australia, bottlenose dolphins that aren’t related have been observed teaching each other a new way to use a tool, a behavior that until now scientists have found only in humans and other great apes.
A Shipwreck’s Incalculable Toll on a Remote Reef
June 24, 2020 By Doug Johnson Hakai Magazine
After a fishing boat ran aground on a fragile atoll, the consequences for the ecosystem were alarming—and curious.
This Ship Snagged 206,000 Pounds Of Trash From Ocean
June 24, 2020 By Rachel Zalucki Honolulu Civil Beat
On Tuesday morning, a small crowd formed near Pier 29 to welcome the crew of the sailing vessel KWAI back from their 48-day voyage, during which they collected 103 tons of garbage from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
One Fifth of the Ocean Floor Now Mapped
June 23, 2020 By Katie Burton Geographical
A fifth of the ocean floor has now been mapped, taking researchers a step closer to the goal of a complete seabed map by 2030.