What we’re into March 2025

Here are some of the books and resources we have been digging into. Let us know if you have any suggestions to include in future newsletters by emailing info [at] livingoceans.org. 

1. bioGraphic

You can now find your favourite Hakai magazine writers contributing to bioGraphic. This magazine is powered by the California Academy of Sciences, a renowned scientific and educational institution dedicated to regenerating the natural world through science, learning, and collaboration.  

2. The Ocean Actions Index

This is a compilation of input from advocates and researchers who were asked what can be done to better protect the oceans and its workers. This document consists of three levels. The first lists actions that individuals can take. The second itemizes actions governments or companies can take. The third offers broader context.  

3. Sea Change (Edited by Ussif Rashid Sumaila, Derek Armitage, Megan Bailey, and William W.L. Cheung)  

Sea Change reports on the work of the OceanCanada Partnership, a multidisciplinary, multiyear research project to take stock of what we know about Canada’s three oceans, construct scenarios of the future facing coastal regions, and create a national dialogue and vision. Three cross-cutting themes emerge from this impressive synthesis of social, cultural, economic, and environmental knowledge: ocean change, access to ocean resources, and ocean governance.  

4. 11 GOLDEN RULES for TRULY SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL FISHERIES

A redefinition of the concept of sustainability towards a brighter future for the ocean and communities.