Hakai Magazine Audio Edition
376 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsEvery Tuesday, Hakai Magazine brings you the best stories from the world’s coastlines. Each episode is a recording of our weekly feature story. Find all of our stories at hakaimagazine.com.
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The Paradox of Salmon Hatcheries, Part 1 of 4 — The Hatchery Crutch: How We Got Here
May 31, 2022 07:49 - 30 minutes - 56.8 MBby Jude Isabella • From their beginnings in the late 19th century, salmon hatcheries have gone from cure to band-aid to crutch. Now, we can’t live without manufactured fish. This is part one of our special four part editorial package on salmon hatcheries. The original story, along with photos and map, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
It’s 10 PM. Do You Know Where Your Cat Is?
May 17, 2022 07:05 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBby Egill Bjarnason • In Iceland, traditionally a land of cat lovers, bans and curfews are redefining the human relationship with domestic cats. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Surviving the Race to Alaska
May 10, 2022 07:05 - 23 minutes - 43.3 MBby Aldyn Chwelos • This motor-free ocean race—with vessels ranging from paddleboards to pedal-assist sailboats—is less about how fast you can go and more about whether you get there at all. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
How the Shipping Industry Sails through Legal Loopholes
May 03, 2022 07:05 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBby Paul Tullis • A murky world of shell companies, flags of convenience, and end-of-life flags allows companies to dodge accountability and dispose of ships cheaply. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
The Queen Conch’s Gambit
April 26, 2022 07:05 - 30 minutes - 57 MBby Cynthia Barnett • The first and only queen conch hatchery and nursery run by local fishers is poised for duplication across the Caribbean—but even if conch farming can help ease overfishing, can it survive in warming, storm-lashed seas? The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Rebroadcast: Slime, Shorebirds, and a Scientific Mystery
April 19, 2022 15:05 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MBby Daniel Wood • Could the survival of millions of migrating shorebirds depend on the preservation of humble marine biofilm? Originally published in November 2016, the story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Viruses Are Not Always the Villain
April 12, 2022 07:05 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBby Saima Sidik • We can thank microbes for moving carbon to the depths of the ocean, but will our changing world mess with their good work? And should we intervene? The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Declared Extinct, the Yaghan Rise in the Land of Fire
April 05, 2022 07:05 - 52 minutes - 98.4 MBby Jude Isabella • The Indigenous people of Tierra del Fuego were once relegated to historical oblivion. Now, archaeologists are helping them pursue deeper stories about their ancestors. The visually stunning original story can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
The Landfill of the Future
March 29, 2022 07:05 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBby Andrea McGuire • Taking inspiration from science fiction, a small company on the Island of Newfoundland aims to revolutionize what we do with garbage. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Rebroadcast: The Future of Castro’s Crocs
March 22, 2022 07:05 - 23 minutes - 31.7 MBby Shanna Baker • As a breeding facility works to retain a pure lineage of the Cuban crocodile, out in the wild the division between species is getting murkier all the time. Originally published in June 2018, the story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Rebroadcast: A Fish Called Rockweed
March 15, 2022 07:05 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBby Ben Goldfarb • In Maine, a strange legal debate is raging over rights to the state’s most important seaweed. Originally published in May 2018, the story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Clever Whales and the Violent Fight for Fish on the Line
March 08, 2022 07:05 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBby Nick Rahaim • As a commercial fisher, I’ve watched colleagues shoot at whales looting from their lines. Here’s why everyone loses when that happens. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Catching Crabs in a Suffocating Sea
March 01, 2022 07:05 - 21 minutes - 40.4 MBby Julia Rosen • When oceans are starved of oxygen, it can be devastating to crabs and the fishers who rely on them. New tools could help crabbers sidestep dead zones. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Will Exporting Farmed Totoaba Fix the Big Mess Pushing the World’s Most Endangered Porpoise to Extinction?
February 22, 2022 15:58 - 15 minutes - 28.6 MBby Victor R. Rodríguez • International officials will soon decide the fate of Mexican totoaba fish farming—and with it, possibly the last glimmer of hope for the vaquita. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Whales in the Cliff Face
February 15, 2022 07:05 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBby Devon Bidal • An exposed prehistoric seafloor is a hotspot for ancient whale remains, and now an international team is helping unravel their mysteries. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
As African Penguins Go Hungry, a Debate Rages in South Africa: Who Gets the Fish?
February 07, 2022 17:02 - 30 minutes - 56.1 MBby Tommy Trenchard • They’ve been robbed of eggs and guano, soaked in oil, and stung by killer bees—now a dispute about numbers could clinch their future. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Bonus Episode: The Social Lives of Octopuses
February 03, 2022 19:11 - 55 minutes - 76.3 MBOctopuses are some of the ocean’s most enigmatic creatures. Highly intelligent, curious, playful, and, as more and more research is showing, sometimes social. But although we’re witnessing more instances of octopuses interacting with one another—sharing dens, cooperatively hunting, or gathering in large numbers—can they form social bonds with humans? If an octopus seems to reach out to touch us, is it making a connection or just exploring the strange thing in front of it? In this special ep...
Kelp Gets on the Carbon-Credit Bandwagon
February 01, 2022 07:05 - 17 minutes - 16 MBby Nicola Jones • Is there potential for seaweeds to help solve the climate crisis? The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Rebroadcast: Training the Polar Bear Patrol
January 25, 2022 07:05 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBby Eva Holland • A grassroots guard learns how to keep people and polar bears safe in a small Arctic community. Originally published in May 2018, the story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Holy Mackerel, Where’d You Go?
January 18, 2022 07:05 - 21 minutes - 41 MBby Moira Donovan • A beloved fish with a rich history has become hard to find—will it rise again? The original story, along with photos and videos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Can We Really Be Friends with an Octopus?
January 11, 2022 07:05 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBby Ferris Jabr • When octopuses are social, are they reaching out or simply reacting? The original story, along with photos and videos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Oil Rigs Are a Refuge in a Dying Sea
January 04, 2022 07:05 - 38 minutes - 71.2 MBby Sasha Chapman • Our reliance on fossil fuels is harming marine ecosystems—but the platforms we use to extract oil are giving marine life new homes. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
A Key Tool for Cleaning Up Oil Spills Is More Hazardous Than Helpful
December 14, 2021 07:05 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBby Ryan Stuart • In the decade since the record-breaking use of oil dispersants in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response, science shows they’re dangerous, potentially deadly, and rarely useful. A new court case is forcing the US EPA to reconsider their use. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Bonus Episode: Deep-Sea Mining Demystified
December 10, 2021 23:27 - 1 hour - 115 MBDetermining the future of deep-sea mining has become a pressing issue for global society. What we do in the watery depths has direct implications for climate change, technology, marine life, and the financial autonomy of some island nations. If you’ve heard a little buzz about the topic but aren’t clear on the details, this online event is for you. In this special episode, join Hakai Magazine news editor Colin Schultz and expert panelists John Jamieson, the Canada Research Chair on marine g...
Alaska’s Absent Snowy Owls
December 07, 2021 07:05 - 17 minutes - 33 MBby Kylie Mohr • The only reliable snowy owl breeding site in the United States has a conspicuous shortage of owls. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
My Family’s Pacific Island Home Is Grappling with Deep-Sea Mining
November 30, 2021 07:05 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBby Rachel Reeves • Here’s what I’ve learned being up close and personal with the debate. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Checkpoints, Machine Guns, and Fences: This Pakistani Port Is Not for the People
November 23, 2021 07:05 - 19 minutes - 36.5 MBby Samira Shackle • A massive port project—part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative—is more military base than port, further disenfranchising people in a region with a history of political tension and violence. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Rebroadcast: When Mountains Fall into the Sea
November 16, 2021 18:07 - 19 minutes - 26.9 MBby Tyee Bridge • As glaciers melt, unstable slopes are being exposed and are on the precipice of collapse. Originally published in May 2018, the story, along with photos and videos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
What Whale Barnacles Know
November 09, 2021 07:05 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBby Mara Grunbaum • For generations, these hitchhikers have been recording details about their hosts and their ocean home. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Rebroadcast: The Local-Carb Diet
November 02, 2021 15:10 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBby Madeline Ostrander • Dedicated Pacific Northwest plant lovers nurture an indigenous food with ancient roots. Originally published in April 2018, the story, along with photos and videos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Are We on the Verge of Chatting with Whales?
October 26, 2021 07:05 - 18 minutes - 34.6 MBby Christoph Droesser • An ambitious project is attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with artificial intelligence, then talk back to them. The original story, along with photos and illustrations, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Stitching Hope
October 19, 2021 07:05 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBby Kamala Thiagarajan • In the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami, a simple doll became a powerful symbol of healing in coastal India and beyond. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Rebroadcast: Defenders of the Forgotten Fish
October 12, 2021 17:35 - 19 minutes - 26.4 MBby Ben Goldfarb • Tribes of the Columbia River watershed are hustling to keep the Pacific lamprey alive, one fish at a time. Originally published in July 2015, the story, along with photos and videos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Raising Baby Sharks from the Dead
October 05, 2021 07:05 - 29 minutes - 55.8 MBby Claudia Geib • Biologists are rescuing baby sharks and skates from recently caught females, giving the unborn a chance at survival. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Surrogacy Across Species
September 28, 2021 07:05 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBby Chloe Williams • Scientists can now borrow the bodies of one fish species to produce another—whether they should, though, is an open question. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Scooping Plastic Out of the Ocean Is a Losing Game
September 21, 2021 07:05 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBby Ryan Stuart • Open ocean cleanups won’t solve the marine plastics crisis. To really make a difference, here’s what we should do instead. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Flying by the Fat of the Sea
September 14, 2021 07:05 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBby Amorina Kingdon • Scientists may have cracked an essential secret of shorebirds’ marathon migrations. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Rebroadcast: The Mysterious Disappearance of Keith Davis
September 07, 2021 14:37 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBby Sarah Tory • The unsettling disappearance of a fisheries observer sparks questions about safety on the high seas and the fate of the fish stocks observers attempt to monitor. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
A Cancer-Quashing Microbe Emerges from the Deep
August 31, 2021 07:05 - 32 minutes - 59.8 MBby Stephanie Stone • A species of marine bacteria shows promise for curing a nasty brain cancer. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
How Ancient Rome’s 1% Hijacked the Beach
August 24, 2021 07:05 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBby Heather Pringle • The rich, the poor, and the battle for the Bay of Naples. The original story, along with photos and illustrations, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Why We Can’t Shake Ambergris
August 17, 2021 07:05 - 25 minutes - 46.8 MBby Mark Wilding • The odd, enduring appeal of a scarce commodity few people use and no one really needs. The original story, along with illustrations, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Rebroadcast: The Long, Knotty, World-Spanning Story of String
August 10, 2021 15:22 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBby Ferris Jabr • String is far more important than the wheel in the pantheon of inventions. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
The Ingenious Ancient Technology Concealed in the Shallows
August 03, 2021 07:05 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBby Brian Payton • Fish traps have a long history around the world, and a vast network in a Vancouver Island estuary reveals generations of ecological wisdom. The original story, along with photos and video, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Rebroadcast: Lord of the ’Rhynchs
July 27, 2021 15:58 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBby Adrienne Mason • There and back again: a taxonomist’s quest to reveal the world’s tiniest realms. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
The Hard Sell of Whale Sanctuaries
July 20, 2021 07:05 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBby Matthew Halliday • As aquariums end captive-whale programs, advocates seek to build ocean-based retirement homes for the animals—but finding the right host community is a feat. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
In Goa, the Water Runs Black
July 13, 2021 07:05 - 16 minutes - 31.5 MBby Disha Shetty • Locals near one of India’s coal-importing ports feel the effects of coal dust and are bracing for an even unhealthier future. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Survivor: Salmon Edition
July 06, 2021 07:05 - 32 minutes - 59.9 MBby Brandon Wei • Will different salmon species adapt before the climate votes them off the island? The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.
Birdopolis Webinar: Coastal Birds at Home in the City
June 30, 2021 16:21 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBThis is a special episode of the Hakai Magazine Audio Edition. Researchers Louise Blight and Ed Kroc discuss the lives of gulls in urban environments along with managing editor Adrienne Mason. The conversation was recorded during the webinar called ‘Birdopolis: Coastal Birds at Home in the City’ on June 29, 2021.
Birdopolis, Part 3 of 3: The City, the Sparrow, and the Tempestuous Sea
June 24, 2021 07:05 - 26 minutes - 48.8 MBby Joseph Quaderer • The saltmarsh sparrow survives the rattle and roar of one of North America’s most populated areas, but its greatest challenge comes from the sea. This article is part of Birdopolis, a three-part series that explores the lives of birds that are, by accident or design, spending more time in urban environments. The other stories are “The Gull Next Door” and “Honolulu: A Seabird’s Surprising Five Star Destination”. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hak...
Birdopolis Part 2 of 3: Honolulu: A Seabird’s Surprising Five-Star Destination
June 23, 2021 07:05 - 22 minutes - 42.6 MBby Joe Spring • The white tern—Manu-o-Kū—has excited ornithologists, its population growing within the busiest of Hawai‘i’s urban landscapes. This article is part of Birdopolis, a three-part series that explores the lives of birds that are, by accident or design, spending more time in urban environments. The other stories are “The Gull Next Door” and “The City, the Sparrow, and the Tempestuous Sea”. The original story, along with photos, can be found on hakaimagazine.com.