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In July, we told you that Hakai Magazine will close at the end of December. Since then, we’ve worked very hard to find a way to keep publishing the ocean and coastal journalism that you love.

We’re happy to finally announce that our team has a new home!

In January, our senior staff will join bioGraphic, an award-winning magazine powered by the California Academy of Science, based in San Francisco. We’ll deepen bioGraphic’s ocean and coastal coverage, and, together, produce the very best journalism on topics that are crucially important to the future of our planet.

But to make that happen, we still need your help. We’re still looking everywhere we can for financial support, and if you can, please consider making a donation. No amount is too small!

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Last Tuesday, Hakai Magazine launched its first ever membership program. And in just the first week of the campaign, more than 320 people have already contributed—blowing past our initial goal of 300 recurring donors.

Now we’re raising the bar: will you help us make it to 500 inaugural members by April 15?

All it takes is a recurring monthly or yearly donation to Hakai Magazine. No amount is too small—you can support our award-winning journalism for as little as $1 per month.

Help us keep doing the work that you value. Join us: https://hakaimagazine.com/support/

Will you help us shape the future of coastal reporting?

Hakai Magazine is the only independent journalism outlet focused on the world’s coastlines, and we publish award-winning stories that help you make sense of the most important issues facing our ocean.

But we need your support to keep doing the work that you value. That’s why we’re launching a membership program today.

Any monthly or annual donation to Hakai Magazine qualifies you for membership—you choose the amount, and no amount is too small.

Will you help us reach our goal of 300 regular donors by April 15?

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Written by Andrew Chapman.

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Written by Sarah Wild.

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Written by Kenna Hughes-Castleberry

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Written by Moira Donovan

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: a pied oystercatcher scampers through the mist.
By Jake Wilton

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Written by Karen Pinchin.

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Canada jays are cheeky, beautiful, and lovable. But how will these wintry birds adapt to a warmer world?
Written by Brian Payton.

The Naturalist and the Wonderful, Lovable, So Good, Very Bold Jay | Hakai Magazine Canada jays thrive in the cold. The life’s work of one biologist gives us clues as to how they’ll fare in a hotter world.

By looking for populations of kelp with genetic signatures that don’t match their neighbors’, scientists are developing a new way to understand historical environmental destruction.

Kelp Keeps a Record of Environmental Calamity | Hakai Magazine By studying where kelp populations have been wiped out and replaced, scientists are developing a new way to understand historical environmental destruction.