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AI Observers Hit the High Seas

New AI analysis systems can count fish and identify species. Could they be key to making fisheries safer and less destructive?

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Straddling the Tides

To protect mangrove forests, traditional communities in coastal Brazil set their hopes on small-scale tourism.

The Sharavati River flows through the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Photograph by Dhritiman Mukherjee
Seeing the River for the Fish

Scientists and local communities are working to save an iconic but little-known species of fish in India—but first, they have to find it.

Salmon in an open-ocean fish pen—Photograph by Nick Norman/Getty
One Fish, Two Fish, Strange Fish, New Fish

After more than 30 years, genetically engineered salmon may be coming to a store near you. Is that good or bad news for the planet?

A non-operational fishing boat heads out of Cordova harbor. Photograph by Julia Rosen
Boom and Busted

In trying to untangle a mysterious herring collapse from the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, scientists in Prince William Sound are revealing just how resilient—and unpredictable—marine ecosystems can be.