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  • The Sea Creature That Saved a School (How Lobsters Are Keeping Students in School)

    Tanya Paperny

    December 11, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Deer Isle, Maine

    The small community on Deer Isle in Maine struggled to keep students in school; many felt that a diploma was unnecessary, since they could drop out and make good money by in the lobster fishing industry. But the local high school found a creative solution to keep students engaged and ensure increased opportunities in what can be a volatile industry. They redesigned their academic courses to suit the interests and talents of their students, placing an emphasis on project-based learning that explores traditional academic topics through fishing and marine themes - such as studying geometry through boat building. The approach has helped increase graduation rates by more than 30%.

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  • United We Fish!

    Lina Zeldovich

    June 28, 2016 |

    Hakai Magazine |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    Local fisheries have been struggling to keep up with major manufacturers. Sustainable fishing practices have been countering that by creating Niche markets.

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  • The number one thing we can do to protect Earth's oceans

    Liza Gross

    May 23, 2016 |

    Ensia |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, London, England

    Despite humanity's shared need for healthy oceans and marine biodiversity to support life as we know it, there is no central regulatory body able to protect the massive, critical swaths of ocean beyond any one country's marine borders, where pollution and climate change are proving disastrous to the ecosystem. But as the effects of the changing oceans become more prevalent to those on land, a few determined groups are slowly bringing together various governing bodies to create reserves and pass key legislation to hopefully give our oceans - and our planet - a chance.

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  • How Dwindling Fish Stocks Got a Reprieve

    Sylvia Rowley

    April 19, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Giving fishermen a business incentive to fish sustainably can “unleash their creative capacity” to help solve the problem, says one expert.

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  • Study: Program To Protect Fish Is Saving Fishermen's Lives, Too

    Claire Leschin-Hoar

    February 16, 2016 |

    NPR |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Half Moon Bay, California

    Catch share programs—where fishermen are allotted a set quota of the catch—reduce the notoriously risky behavior fishermen are known for, like sailing in stormy weather, a new study finds.

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  • Tracking Fish From Hook to Fork

    John H. Tibbetts

    February 09, 2016 |

    Hakai Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Mexico

    Sourcing food locally is an increasingly popular trend. New tracing technologies will make it easier to see where fish are coming from. 

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  • Seaweed cultivation ushers waves of change in the Sundarbans

    Oishanee Ghosh

    November 25, 2015 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Jharkhali, West Bengal

    Algaculture offers a sustainable and empowering alternative to rice farming in coastal areas of India threatened by sea level rise. With the assistance of The Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research and the South Asian Forum for Environment, women engage in algae farming training workshops. Harvesting algae like a crop provides a vital source of additional income to women, who are often the caretakers of their family.

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  • The $50 billion plan to save Louisiana's wetlands

    Robert Boos

    July 19, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    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 to save and rebuild these wetlands over the next 50 years — and say failure is not an option.

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  • Fish Farm of the Future Goes Vegetarian to Save Seafood

    Alan Jeffries

    February 23, 2015 |

    Bloomberg |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, California

    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-fish, which can absorb toxins from their environment. Two X Sea, a California-based company, has developed a vegetarian fish food made from food staples that can be grown on land and sourced from within the US.

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  • Better Together

    Eve Troeh Jesse Hardman

    February 05, 2015 |

    New Orleans Public Radio (WWNO) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City

    Louisiana and Vietnam both need affordable solutions to rising sea levels. Leaders from Vietnam visited Louisiana to compare ideas.

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