Episodes
by Olive Heffernan • The birthplace of experimental marine biology is in decline. Will Ireland rally to save it? The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 11/21/24
Published 11/21/24
by Emma Marris • On the complex pleasures of harvesting shellfish with the people you love. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 11/14/24
by Kevin Gepford • On the Galapagos’ most developed island, researchers are tracking a growing threat to the millennia-old migration routes of giant tortoises. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 10/22/24
by Laura Trethewey • Decades after they were hunted to local extinction, fin whales are recovering in the Kitimat fjord system—only to be threatened by a booming LNG industry. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 10/15/24
by Jude Isabella • Non-native pink salmon have swarmed Norway’s rivers, prompting a relentless—and questionable—fight to beat back the invaders. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 10/08/24
by Kimberley Brown • How Ecuador’s growing armed struggle is affecting its traditional crabbing communities. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 10/01/24
by Daniel Shailer • Vaquita have long been collateral damage for Mexico’s totoaba fishers, but conservationists believe there’s a solution. The only hitch? It’s illegal. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 09/24/24
by Brian Payton • On the Pacific Northwest coast—and around the world—community archaeology is helping people reconcile with each other and their history. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 09/17/24
by Paul Hockenos • 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. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 09/05/24
by Barbara Peterson • Floatplanes are ubiquitous on the coast and indispensable for remote communities, but they don’t need to follow the same regulations and reporting as commercial airlines. How do you keep pilots and passengers safe? The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 08/27/24
by Anne Casselman • Biologists are finding new bee species all over the Pacific Northwest—highlighting how little we know about native pollinators. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 08/20/24
by Ann Finkbeiner • It took a mountain of data to shake off the skeptics and rewrite the history of human migrations, but archaeologist Tom Dillehay was always interested in so much more than an argument. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 08/13/24
by Lisa S. Gardiner • Researchers are restoring the Caribbean’s surprising, spiky custodians, which gobble up the algae smothering coral reefs. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 07/30/24
by Brian Payton • More and bigger cruise ships are crowding coastal destinations. When is enough, enough? Who gets to decide? Originally published in August 2019, the story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 07/23/24
by Jack Thompson • Multinational companies funded a US $4.4-million carbon offset project. Senegalese locals did much of the work—and saw almost none of the money. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 07/16/24
by Paige Cromley • A centuries-old traditional whale hunt in the Faroe Islands remains in the crosshairs of animal rights activists. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 07/10/24
by Jude Isabella • Over the past 80 years, one of the most resilient and hearty owls has practically engulfed a continent. Not everyone is pleased. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 07/02/24
by Larry Pynn • For decades, scientists have known that allowing the timber industry to store logs in estuaries kills marine life. Why does British Columbia still permit it? The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 06/25/24
by Yannic Rack • Uproar over an ocean alkalinity enhancement pilot project in St. Ives Bay raises an important question: who gets to decide where climate change projects are tested? The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 06/18/24
by Katharine Gammon • A California researcher and his team simulate stepping on round rays to learn more about how, why, and when the animals strike. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 06/11/24
by Sarah Gilman • A tiny Alaskan island faces a threat as deadly as an oil spill—rats. Originally published in August 2019, the story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 06/04/24
by Krista Langlois • On a storied stretch of Mexico’s Baja peninsula, locals fight rich outsiders and rampant development that threaten to transform the coast and dry up aquifers. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.    
Published 05/28/24
by Madeline Ostrander • Amid an uptick in wildfires, scientists search for lessons on how to save old-growth from a fiery future. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 05/14/24
by Andrew Chapman • New research suggests that medieval Icelanders were scavenging and likely even hunting blue whales long before industrial whaling technology. The original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Published 05/07/24