Hakai Magazine
Dec 27, 2024 · This site archives ten years of award-winning journalism from Hakai Magazine, which ceased publishing at the end of 2024.The team behind the publication is continuing to publish new stories about oceans and coasts around the world at bioGraphic.
Cruise Ship Invasion - Hakai Magazine
Cruise Ship Invasion Take a typical Alaska cruise and see the damage in its wake. The evidence is clear: the industry needs an overhaul. Authored by
The Art of Turning Fish into Leather - Hakai Magazine
Apr 28, 2020 · 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 leather is also emerging as a commodity in the world of fashion; in recent years, the material has caught the eye of designers who want to incorporate it into luxury items.
The Destructive Legacy of Failed Aquaculture | Hakai Magazine
Dec 6, 2024 · Aquaculture is big business in Canada. In 2023, open-net-pen salmon farming in British Columbia alone produced 50,000 tonnes of fish worth just over US $350-million. But on June 30, 2029, the federal government’s long-looming ban on open-net-pen salmon farming is set to take effect. On that day ...
Are COVID-19 Lockdowns Really Causing Nature to Heal?
May 26, 2021 · Share. Article body copy. As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold last spring and people around the world went into lockdown, a certain type of news story started to spring up—the idea that, in the absence of people, nature was returning to a healthier, more pristine state.
The Other Side of the World’s Largest Dam Removal
Nov 12, 2024 · The largest dam-removal project in the world has transformed reservoirs back into the Klamath River, restoring 700 kilometers of potential salmon habitat between southern Oregon and Northern California.
Little Books with Big Subjects | Hakai Magazine
Nov 19, 2024 · A majestic blue whale has lived for 90 years. Now, “something is different. Her heart is slowing down. It is wearing out.” Life After Whale is a stunningly crafted story that explores the full cycle of the world’s largest animal, focusing on the life that thrives on the whale’s body after death. Using clear but lyrical prose, the author evokes the beauty of …
Whales May Be Communicating Across Vast Distances
Sep 20, 2024 · Whales May Be Communicating Across Vast Distances Researchers have long suspected that bowhead whales keep in touch from far away. New evidence of synchronized diving between two whales 100 kilometers apart supports the theory.
Iceland’s Confusing Inter-cetacean Conflict | Hakai Magazine
Sep 23, 2021 · Share. Article body copy. Filipa Samarra could hear the pilot whales before she could see them. In 2015, out on the choppy waters off southern Iceland, Samarra and her research team were eavesdropping on a group of killer whales.
The Very Hungry Urchins - Hakai Magazine
Jul 30, 2024 · “Their larval stage is extremely sensitive,” Patterson adds. He’s grown other types of urchins in an ordinary bucket, but Diadema need special care and superb water quality. Once, unclean water sickened a batch of larvae; a veterinarian prescribed antibiotics and a full change of the water, which helped the larvae recover.