Coastal Communities/Marine

The seven-minute film focuses on the Southern Resident orcas whose survival, like the survival of Indigenous lifeways in the Pacific Northwest, depends on scha’enexw (the Salmon People).

By: Magic Canoe

Vancouver, Canada, British Columbia’s largest city, has been attempting to recover its many paved-over waterways. But can what’s been lost ever come back?

By: Hanna Hett

Two days in Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, B.C., for the annual Migratory Salmon Potlatch.

By: Emilee Gilpin

From deep-sea mining to climate change, this Indigenous woman sees a better future for the world's oceans.

By: Anita Hofschneider via Grist

Typhoon Halong struck western Alaska on October 12, displacing thousands. A historic airlift evacuation is mobilizing now, working together to keep residents safe.

By: Corinne Smith

A photographic essay captured during a sailing expedition along British Columbia’s central coast, a journey into one of the world’s last great coastal temperate rainforests.

By: Owen Perry

After decades of discord, Canada and First Nations are working together to build a network of marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.

By: Serena Renner

How Skipper Otto and other community-supported fisheries are increasing transparency and providing quality seafood to members.

By: Josh Kozelj

Grab a paddle. It’s time to work together.

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