Feathered elegy

Issue 49

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An ode to gannets

From the moment photographer Rachel Bigsby took her first shot of a Gannet, she was enamoured with the birds. She reflects on the years she has spent since, learning about their hardy lives, their behavioural quirks and the mounting threats they are facing.

Vezo voices

Madagascar’s waters are facing intensified coral bleaching, cyclones, and industrial fishing. Melissa Hobson meets the semi-nomadic Vezo people, who are blending ancestral wisdom with digital technology to save their local seas.

Arctic eruption

When Andreas B Heide heard rumours that dolphins were out in their hundreds far out in waters off Northern Norway, he knew the characteristically feisty seas and winter winds would make for a challenging journey. But, the promise of adventure called.

Sailing with the ancestors

A question hung over Art Valdez’s head: What did it mean to have voyaging blood? Scaling Everest failed to provide answers. In history books he discovered the sea-faring balangay boat of his ancestors. Could resurrecting it be the final piece of the puzzle?

Tofua’a Hinehina

Coco Moreno Madrid quietly held a dream so improbable it was entirely unutterable. When it came true it defied every statistical framework available to science, but confirmed everything Tongan culture has always known about our ocean.

Columns & BTL:

Sustainable fisheries expert and Angling Trust marine policy lead Hannah Rudd explores what the modest black bream reveals about how Britain should manage its changing coastal waters.
Brodie Neill is an Australian furniture designer whose sustainable approach to materials and design was deeply shaped by growing up amid the wild landscapes of Tasmania. Here, he shares his Innerview.
For the first time, the Our Ocean conference has landed in Africa. Samoan climate activist and environmental advocate Brianna Fruean reflects on how coastal and indigenous knowledge must anchor meaningful ocean policy.
Each issue we chat with one of the world’s leading ocean photographers and showcase a selection of their work in our Behind the Lens feature. In this edition, we speak to prolific underwater photographer, diver and photojournalist Renee Capozzola.

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