Fish & Fisheries

Environmental Studies [6]

Natural Resources [8]

Pollution [9]

Public [11]

Source: Inside Climate News [13], 10/20/2026

Read more about Deep-Sea Species Struggle to Recover After Deepwater Horizon Spill [1]

Reporting From the Blue — An Ocean of Opportunities [14]

As a veteran of reporting on the marine environment, David Helvarg is encouraged by recent improvements in the quality of ocean journalism, but sees a pressing need for more hands on deck. Offering inspiration from his own career, he notes that the world’s rapidly changing oceans hold an abundance of stories and urges others to dive in and explore them.

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Features [15]

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Activism [16]

Climate Change [18]

Disasters [3]

Government [19]

Journalism & Media [20]

Natural Resources [8]

Science [21]

Technology [22]

Wildlife [23]

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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]

Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [25]

Canada [27]

Antarctica & Arctic [28]

Asia [29]

Australia & Oceania [30]

Central America & the Caribbean [31]

Middle East [32]

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Public [11]

Read more about Reporting From the Blue — An Ocean of Opportunities [14]

Mexico Shrinks Protected Area As Rare Vaquita Porpoise Battles Extinction [33]

"New agreement cuts vaquita's protected area by 86%. Gov't says smaller area will help fishermen.
Only 7 to 10 vaquitas left in Gulf of California."

Disasters [3]

Government [19]

Laws & Regulations [34]

Wildlife [23]

Public [11]

Mexico [35]

Source: Reuters [36], 10/16/2026

Read more about Mexico Shrinks Protected Area As Rare Vaquita Porpoise Battles Extinction [33]

To Heal These Bleached Corals, All It Took Was a Little Touch [37]

"After sick corals were placed in direct contact with healthy ones of the same genetic make-up, they recovered at “incredible” speed, scientists found."

Climate Change [18]

Environmental Studies [6]

Public [11]

Source: New York Times [38], 10/15/2026

Read more about To Heal These Bleached Corals, All It Took Was a Little Touch [37]

How Climate Change Is Causing ‘the Gentrification of Seafood’ [39]

"As environmental forces make fishing and harvesting more costly, the price of once-everyday fish has ballooned."

Climate Change [18]

Public [11]

Source: New York Times [40], 10/15/2026

Read more about How Climate Change Is Causing ‘the Gentrification of Seafood’ [39]

The Fire Retardant in the Seafood Chain [41]

"A chemical additive helped stop fishmeal from catching fire on ships, but it carried a downstream carcinogenic risk to modern food systems."

Chemicals [2]

Food [42]

Public [11]

Source: Inside Climate News [43], 10/15/2026

Read more about The Fire Retardant in the Seafood Chain [41]

Greece’s Seafood Problem Starts Elsewhere [44]

"One of Europe’s biggest aquaculture industries is linked to overfishing, pollution, food insecurity and labor abuses."

Agriculture [45]

Pollution [9]

Public [11]

Europe [46]

Source: Inside Climate News [47], 10/13/2026

Read more about Greece’s Seafood Problem Starts Elsewhere [44]

Trawling Catches Huge Amounts Of Seafood, But Can Devastate The Seafloor [48]

"Behind a trawl fishing boat, a vast net can spend hours scraping the seafloor, funneling schools of fish toward a narrow bag at the back. A single tow can bring tens of thousands of pounds of seafood aboard."

Technology [22]

Public [11]

Source: AP [49], 10/13/2026

Read more about Trawling Catches Huge Amounts Of Seafood, But Can Devastate The Seafloor [48]

Is Your Local Wildlife Refuge a Refuge No More? [50]

There’s a long history of hunting and fishing in the federal refuge and hatchery system. But the Trump administration has now thrown the doors wide, opening millions of acres in hundreds of locales across much of the country. TipSheet examines what’s missing in this dramatic policy shift, and offers insights and resources for reporting on the impact on the nearest refuge to you.

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TipSheet [51]

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Environmental Politics [52]