Hakai Magazine explores science, society, and the environment from a coastal perspective. This audio edition showcases readings of our long-form feature stories. New episodes are typically published Tuesdays.
by Jess Mackie • On aquaculture’s image problem and the people who want you to embrace the fish of the future.
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by Paul Tullis • In Southeast Asia, aquaculture production from medium-sized, freshwater farms is growing quickly. Meet the quiet revolution that could sustainably feed the world.
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by Brian Payton • Feeding wild fish to farmed fish is threatening marine ecosystems. Researchers and entrepreneurs believe they’ve found solutions.
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by Brendan Borrell • Aquaculture innovation is driven by a desire for profit, sustainability, and a delicious meal. Can the right marine fish satisfy all three?
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by Jude Isabella and Shannon Hunt • For over a century, aquaculturists have tinkered with every part of a farmed fish’s life, from genetics to diet to where it grows best.
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by Jude Isabella • As the world’s population swells to 9.7 billion, industry and governments say aquaculture is the way to provide protein to the people—if that’s true, can we learn from the past and avoid screwing over the planet and each other?
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by Sasha Chapman • Bluefin tuna is a luxury that feeds the egos of many, the bellies of few. Inside a Canadian fishery that pursues them.
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by Yana Skorobogatov • Once branded a foreign agent, a Russian activist has worked for 24 years to protect the island of Sakhalin from industrial development.
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by Lauren Kaljur • In some small coastal communities of Alaska and British Columbia, wealth is also measured by how much food you can give.
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