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Essay | Can I make it back to my beach?
Hannah Krantz

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

A woman, seen from the back, is wearing light blue jeans and a black jacket carries a closed umbrella and is being blown back by the wind. She walks along a coastline's hard-packed sand on a cloudy, grey day.
Reinventing a sustainable crab fishery
Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | University of California, Berkeley

An illustration showing a whale entangled by a crab fishing rope, with a small orange crab on the whale's underside, helping by snipping the rope.
Reflections | A lesson from the ocean
Alyssa Milstead

University of Georgia

The author stands a on surfboard while riding a wave.
From the landfill to the wardrobe: Wasted textiles find a new home
Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow | Notre Dame University

Fashion designer, Ngwane Liz poses while wearing one of her garments.
Astonishing Alaska | A whale of a tale: Citizen science aids whale identification
Ryan Bieber

Planet Forward Correspondent | Ithaca College

Astonishing Alaska | A whale of a tale: Citizen science aids whale identification
Stewardship of our oceans should belong to the First Nations People
Candice Powers

Georgetown University

A wave breaks on a dark blue ocean, unleashing a cascade of white foam.
Changing our minds, stomachs, and planet: The mission to make kelp mainstream
Candice Powers

Georgetown University

Yellow leaves of kelp swaying in a blue ocean.
Kelp is on the way: Scientist uses aquaculture to balance coastal waters
Candice Powers

Georgetown University

Man stands in water holding a bushel of oysters in a net.

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Coral rehabilitation startup aims to rebuild coral reefs through micro-fragmentation
Medill News Service

Northwestern University

A researcher points out coral polyps growing on a net-like structure.
‘Coastal Degradation Through Fresh Eyes’: A picture book come to life
Delaney Graham

SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Creating cutting-edge camera systems to advance underwater research
Sarah O'Sullivan

University of Rhode Island

Image shows diver holding camera swimming in the ocean, looking ahead.
Fishing harbors community; development and climate change threaten it
Carter Weinhofer

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College

Man in cap stands on a pier holding a fishing rod, the line of which is cast into a body of blue water under a blue sky with white clouds.
Five things to know about Arizona’s only ocean
El Inde

University of Arizona

A green tinted body of water surrounded by foliage and rock wall under a roof that resembles that of a green house.
As climate change threatens salmon and orca, can solutions be achieved for the trans-boundary species?
Medill News Service

Northwestern University

Three green and blue-faced salmon are shown close to the camera whilst swimming through clear water.
Apex predators and armchair research: Citizen science for shark conservation
Abby Wallace

George Washington University

White shark swims amongst a school of fish.
Scientists discover the infectious source of a lethal brain disease killing eagles
Abby Wallace

George Washington University

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