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Fishing Industry

Your Red Snapper Filet Might Have Been Caught By Drug Runners

Federal agencies have long struggled to stop illegal fishing and drug smuggling in the Gulf of Mexico. In recent years, it’s only gotten worse.

John Burnett Texas Monthly Nov 2021 Permalink

Science

Raising Baby Sharks from the Dead

Biologists are rescuing baby sharks and skates from recently caught females, giving the unborn a chance at survival.

Claudia Geib Hakai Magazine Oct 2021 15min Permalink

Science Travel

The World’s Northernmost Town Is Changing Dramatically

Climate change is bringing tourism and tension to Longyearbyen on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.

Gloria Dickie Scientific American May 2021 15min Permalink

Health

Mental Health and the Modern Fisherman

A notoriously brutal industry is slowly building supports for its workers.

Christina Couch Hakai Magazine Mar 2021 15min Permalink