Building hope
Issue 35
About this issue: Visit Hope Reef, an epic coral reef restoration endeavour taking place in Indonesia / Join Oceanographic's Storyteller in Residence, Henley Spiers, as he investigates the impact climate change is having on sea lions in Mexico / Learn about the fascinating world of whale skin (humpbacks have blonde hair) and what lives there / Discover how history might shape the future of salmon in the Pacific Northwest / Dive with kings off the Cornish coast
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HOPE REEF
STRUGGLING SEA LIONS
Oceanographic’s current Storyteller in Residence, Henley Spiers, travelled to Baja California in Mexico to find out how rising sea temperatures affect one of the region’s most charismatic species – the California sea lion.
THE FACE OF A HUMPBACK WHALE
On their annual migrations between Antarctica and the east coast of Australia, humpback whales stop in Queensland’s Hervey Bay where they curiously interact with boats. Here, researchers take a closer look at their skin which is characterised by an amazing diversity of barnacles, tubercles, and… blonde hair.
POUND NET
Once thought of as a ‘silver-bullet’ solution to declining wild salmon populations, it is now believed that hatcheries can cause more harm than good. A conservation organisation in the Pacific Northwest is drawing on the past to help create a better future for this vital species.
THE KING OF CORNISH SEAS
Every year, thousands of spider crabs congregate off Cornwall in the UK. Underwater photographer Lewis M Jefferies goes in search of the phenomenon.
BEHIND THE LENS
In this edition of Behind the lens, we speak with world-renowned surf and wave photographer – and 2022 Ocean Photographer of the Year – Ben Thouard.
COLUMNISTS:
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Ian Urbina, investigative journalist and director of The Outlaw Ocean Project, writes about his investigation into human rights abuses tied to the global seafood industry.
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Hugo Tagholm, former Surfers Against Sewage CEO and director of Oceana UK, emphasises the urgency to vote for the ocean in this year’s election.
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Cal Major, ocean advocate and founder of the charity Seaful, explains how she embraced the wildest swim of her life.
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