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Hakai Magazine covers coastal science and societies—the intersection of ocean science, coastal communities, and environmental policy. Its archive of ten years of award-winning journalism includes reporting on Indigenous disaster response, traditional canoe building, treaty rights in fisheries, and deep-sea mining governance. The publication ceased publishing at the end of 2024, but its full archive remains online, and its team now publishes new ocean and coastal stories at bioGraphic.
Core Topic Areas
Based on the magazine's published features, its coverage clusters around four themes:
- Coastal communities and Indigenous knowledge — how coastal peoples respond to disasters, maintain traditions, and interact with government institutions
- Marine science and discovery — ocean research, species, and phenomena explained through narrative journalism
- Environmental policy and governance — international and national frameworks for managing ocean resources
- Fisheries and maritime livelihoods — the human and legal dimensions of fishing economies
Representative Stories
The featured articles illustrate the range of the publication:
| Story | Topic | Length |
|---|---|---|
| The First First Responders | Indigenous rescuers on British Columbia's coast are often first on the scene when disaster strikes; government-led initiatives are now formally recognizing that work | 4,600 words (~23 min) |
| The Canoe in the Forest | An unfinished boat hidden on a remote Alaska island illuminates a missing chapter in Haida and Tlingit canoe-building history | 3,500 words (~17 min) |
| The Personal Toll of Canada's Broken Fishing Promises | Indigenous fishermen on the Atlantic Coast have spent centuries—and millions of dollars—trying to get the government to uphold treaties made in the 1700s | Featured article |
| How, Exactly, Could Deep-Sea Mining Benefit All of Humanity? | A small working group within the International Seabed Authority wrestles with how mining could benefit humanity | 900 words (~4 min) |
| What's Next for Deep-Sea Mining? | With mining applications on the horizon, the International Seabed Authority's Mining Code remains unfinished | 850 words (~4 min) |
What the Coverage Looks Like in Practice
The magazine's approach is narrative rather than breaking-news: stories are reported deeply, often at feature length, and center on people and places rather than abstract policy. The deep-sea mining pieces, for example, focus on the International Seabed Authority's internal working group and its unfinished Mining Code—explaining the governance mechanism through the people negotiating it. The canoe story uses a single physical artifact to open a broader historical question.
Articles include estimated reading times, and the magazine offered an Audio Edition for listening to feature articles.
Where to Find the Archive and New Work
The site archives ten years of Hakai Magazine journalism, with featured articles rotating on the homepage and a dated article list (the most recent entries are from late December 2024). For new stories about oceans and coasts, the team continues publishing at bioGraphic.
If you are looking for a specific topic—such as Indigenous fisheries rights or deep-sea mining regulation—browse the archive by featured article listings or search the site directly.