Tuna’s Last Stand Skipjack are the world’s most abundant tuna. They’re resilient, but can they outswim our demand for this pantry staple? by Christopher Pollon March 2, 2021 | 2,300 words, about 11 ...

The Art of Turning Fish into Leather Fish skin leather was once common in fishing communities; now artisans and designers are breathing new life into the tradition. by Chloe Williams April 28, 2020 | ...

The Race That Saved the Fogo Island Punt A community event in this storied Atlantic Coast outport helped restore a wooden boat from relic to relevant. by Shanna Baker December 20, 2017 | 1,600 words, ...

Islands of the Feral Pigs In Hawai‘i, people, pigs, and ecosystems only have so much room to coexist, and the pigs exist a little too much. by Brendan Borrell October 31, 2024 | 4,800 words, about 24 ...

The Gnawing Question of Saltwater Beavers Scientists have long overlooked beavers in the intertidal zone. Now they’re counting on the freshwater rodents to restore Washington’s coastal ecosystems. by ...

Stepping Off Shore and into Sea Country Along the Australian coast, tens of thousands of years’ worth of Indigenous history lies a short dive below the sea’s surface. The hard part is finding it. by ...

The Big Baltic Bomb Cleanup The ocean became a dumping ground for weapons after Allied forces defeated the Nazis. Now a team of robots and divers are making the Baltic Sea safer. by Paul Hockenos ...

The Trees That Sail to Sea In one of nature’s remarkable second acts, dead trees become driftwood and embark on transformative journeys. by Brian Payton February 6, 2018 | 3,500 words, about 18 ...

All the Fish We Cannot See In a dark, unexplored layer of ocean, a hidden cache of fish might play an unexpected role in our climate’s future. It seems like a bad time for a new fishery. by Moira ...

Where Now Grizzly Bear? After centuries of persecution, brown bears are showing up in some unexpected places. by Brian Payton January 26, 2021 | 3,000 words, about 15 minutes This article is also ...

A Short History of Aquaculture Innovation For over a century, aquaculturists have tinkered with every part of aquatic animals’ lives, from genetics to diet to where they grow best. Introduction by ...

Weapons of War Litter the Ocean Floor At least one million tonnes of chemical weapons were dumped in the oceans between 1919 and 1980. Now what? by Andrew Curry November 10, 2016 | 3,000 words, about ...