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19 December 2020
Miami, Florida, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
In Florida, a land-based salmon farming operation has optimized the ideal conditions for fish to be raised sustainably on land. “There is no winter here, there are no diseases, there are no sea lice. We optimize every...
16 October 2020
Hong Kong
Photojournalism
1500-3000 Words
The Mai Po Nature Reserve in Hong Kong shows how the protection of mangrove forests is possible. These ecosystems are seen as a way to combat the effects of climate change since the forests can help prevent flood dama...
The Narwhal
Matt Simmons
3 October 2020
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
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1500-3000 Words
Coastal Shellfish, an Indigenous aquaculture company in British Columbia, is focusing on sustainable food and food security through its product Great Bear Scallops. This is the first project funded by the Costal Funds...
24 August 2020
Yangon, Myanmar
Multi-Media
Over 3000 Words
In Myanmar, aquaculture production from medium-sized freshwater farms is growing and could be an important and sustainable supplier of food for the world’s growing population. Aquaculture businesses are thriving in So...
14 July 2020
Homestead, Florida, United States
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Over 3000 Words
A Norwegian firm has built a land-based fish farm – which is "a supersized aquatic version of greenhouse agriculture that aims to solve a host of environmental problems plaguing conventional salmon farms in coastal wa...
13 December 2019
Oregon, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
The world's oceans absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which is a positive thing in the face of climate change for those living on land, but can harm the animals that rely on certain acidification levels of oce...
3 November 2019
Fenton Lake, New Mexico, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
State agencies and conservation groups are working to boost the numbers of wild Rio Grande cutthroat trout, the state fish of New Mexico. The future of the fish is in question because of invasive species, wildfires, a...
16 October 2019
Auburn, Alabama, United States
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800-1500 Words
Several colleges in the U.S. use a third-party corporation to manage their dining services, but Auburn University's contract is unique in that it specifies 20 percent of all food must be locally sourced. This partners...
21 July 2019
Grand Coulee, Washington, United States
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Over 3000 Words
The Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state has a longstanding history of providing generating power and hydropower, but hasn't always been the most reliable operation and faces financial uncertainty. Still, it has a pro...
The Taos News
Cody Hooks
4 April 2019
Cerro, New Mexico, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
On New Mexico's public lands, volunteer effort can go a long way for wildlife restoration. Each year, nearly 200 volunteers hike around 10,000 cutthroat trout to the edge of the Río Grande del Norte National Monument ...
22 February 2019
United Kingdom
Text
1500-3000 Words
Albatrosses are known to follow fishing ships, which often puts them in harm's way and leads to death, but scientists are working to decrease this tragic outcome by combining machine learning and public data. This pro...
7 February 2019
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Multi-Media
Over 3000 Words
Fish conservation, in the rural streams of the Western United States, requires a remarkable amount of ongoing human intervention. Take the greenback cutthroat trout, Colorado's state fish. The greenback is bred in lab...
The Colorado Sun
Dan Elliott
5 October 2018
Colorado, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
A rare and endangered fish indigenous to the Colorado River has resurfaced in greater numbers as of late, moving it from the endangered to threatened list. Although not without limitations, the combined actions of "ha...
27 March 2018
Vancouver, Canada
Radio
5-15 Minutes
In Canada, a city that was formerly known as the "salmon capital of the world,” has been nearly abandoned by both fish and people. Despite facing many ongoing trials and challenges, the Namgis First Nation is working ...
bioGraphic
Richard Martin
13 February 2018
Maynard, Massachusetts, United States
Multi-Media
Over 3000 Words
Genetically engineered foods have found their place in the world's diet through a variety of means. AquaBounty Technologies has taken this practice and found a successful way to apply it to the engineering of salmon, ...
18 September 2017
Puget Sound, Washington, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
The oceans are acidifying at an alarming rate due to human-influenced climate change, and the effects are proving detrimental to our food chain and the marine ecosystem - especially shellfish, which are literally crum...
1 February 2017
Webster City, Iowa, United States
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1500-3000 Words
A family in Iowa, living 1,000 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and 1,500 miles from the Pacific Ocean, are paving the way for the future of fish farms. By filling their unused barn with fish tanks, this third-generation...
Public Radio International (PRI)
Robert Boos
19 July 2015
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
The state of Louisiana is disappearing at an incredible rate, and its sinking deltas threaten some of the nation's crucial oil, gas, and fisheries industries. Industry and government have created an unprecedented plan...
Bloomberg
Alan Jeffries
23 February 2015
California, United States
Video
5-15 Minutes
To avoid depleting the oceans, fish farms should consider feed that is ethically sourced—or even vegetarian. Feeding fish a completely vegetarian diet makes fish farms more sustainable and avoids relying on feeder-fis...
5 February 2015
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Louisiana and Vietnam both need affordable solutions to rising sea levels. Leaders from Vietnam visited Louisiana to compare ideas.
29 January 2015
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Radio
5-15 Minutes
Farmers in Vietnam face rising sea levels but rejected the city's water engineering projects. They prefer gradual measures to cope with climate change so scientists have allowed the farmers to steer the conversation.
14 April 2014
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
Creating an indoor aquaculture operation in an old brewery is, oddly enough, using surprisingly little water.
31 May 2013
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Chicago's progress in lowering the dropout rate is in part because of a network of charter schools around the city that provide small, alternative programs that specialize in serving students who have dropped out or a...
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