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Catch-22 on the Baltic — Twilight of Poland’s Coastal Fisherman [1]

Small-scale fisheries on the wane in an obscure region of the world, and a unique ethnic group trapped between being a tourist attraction and surviving a failing industry. Read how award-winning Polish journalist Tadeusz Michrowski turned this small, unsexy story into something bigger, a complex and nuanced portrait of a community of individuals in transition.

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Inside Story [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Environmental Politics [3]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Journalism & Media [5]
Natural Resources [6]
People & Population [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region: 
International [9]
Europe [10]
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Public [11]
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"Trump Opens Protected Pacific Waters To Commercial Fishing" [12]

"The Trump administration struck down prohibitions on commercial fishing Thursday across more than 500,000 square miles of marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean, as environmental groups vowed to challenge the action in federal court." "The president has now signed orders to eliminate commercial fishing bans in all five national marine monuments."

Biodiversity [13]
Economy & Business [14]
Environmental Politics [3]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [6]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [17]
International [9]
Source: E&E News [18], 06/15/2026
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El Niño Is Here, And It’s Developing Earlier And Faster Than Many Do [19]

"El Niño has developed in the Pacific Ocean, a climate pattern that can reshape weather around the globe into 2027. The last El Niño was in 2023-24, and forecasters say this one is developing earlier than many typically do."

Agriculture [20]
Climate Change [21]
Disasters [22]
Economy & Business [14]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Food [23]
People & Population [7]
Science [24]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [9]
Source: AccuWeather [25], 06/12/2026
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Deepest, Biggest Whale Graveyard Discovered In Indian Ocean [26]

“Some remains found in Diamantina fracture zone date back more than 5m years and reveal species and ecosystems unknown to science.”

Biodiversity [13]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Science [24]
Water & Oceans [8]
Wildlife [27]
Public [11]
International [9]
Source: Guardian [28], 06/11/2026
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Arizona Lake Closes Indefinitely to Visitors After All of Its Fish Die [29]

“Wildlife department says drought conditions and water released from dam led to ‘major fish kill’ at San Carlos Lake.”

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [22]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Food [23]
Infrastructure [30]
Natural Resources [6]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [8]
Wildlife [27]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [32]
Source: The Guardian [33], 06/09/2026
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‘Severe’ Stress on Oceans as Rate of Sea Level Rise Doubles in 10 Years, UN Warns [34]

“Global effort needed to limit effects of pollution, industrial fishing and climate crisis, World Ocean Assessment says.”

Climate Change [21]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Food [23]
Natural Resources [6]
Policy [35]
Pollution [31]
Science [24]
Water & Oceans [8]
Wildlife [27]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [9]
Source: The Guardian [36], 06/09/2026
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Kelp — The Understory, Underwater [37]

Massive kelp groves, little-noticed despite their proximity to populated coastlines or their importance to ecosystems and to us humans, face numerous pressures and a drastic decline. In “Forest of the Sea,” author David Helvarg dives into the subject, literally, to help reveal this unique undersea world. BookShelf contributing editor Jennifer Weeks has a review.

SEJ Publication Types: 
BookShelf [38]
Topics on the Beat: 
Biodiversity [13]
Climate Change [21]
Environmental Health [39]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Natural Resources [6]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [8]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
International [9]
Visibility: 
Public [11]
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Fishermen Prepared for the Longest Red Snapper Season in Recent Memory. A Court Order Stopped It [40]

"Recreational fishermen like Kemp are pitched against commercial fishermen and environmentalists in a legal dispute that has halted what was expected to be the longest snapper season in years, reflecting broader tensions over the Trump administration’s efforts to loosen fishing rules and deregulate the seas."

Environmental Politics [3]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Food [23]
Government [41]
Water & Oceans [8]
Wildlife [27]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [42], 06/08/2026
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Dolphins, Sharks, Turtles and Workers All Victims of Outlaw Squid Fleets [43]

"Former crew members report egregious environmental destruction and labor abuses onboard shadowy squid fishing fleets, due to a regulatory vacuum."

Activism [44]
Conflict/Corruption [45]
Consumer [46]
Economy & Business [14]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Food [23]
Government [41]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Water & Oceans [8]
Wildlife [27]
Public [11]
International [9]
Source: Inside Climate News [47], 06/04/2026
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Releasing Cool Water Protects Fish In Grand Canyon - At Cost To Hydro [48]

"As the Colorado River and its once massive reservoirs shrink from overuse and climate change, officials are faced with a decision that pits conservation against ratepayer costs for electricity."

Biodiversity [13]
Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [49]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Infrastructure [30]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [50]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [32]
Source: AP [51], 06/03/2026
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