Catastrophic Molt —For elephant seals when the top layer of fur and skin molts, it leaves them unable to swim or feed for a month....

By Sherri Harvey The whippoorwill is so named for its call—three whistled notes that sound like “whip-poor-will.” It could repeat this...

Standard Lesson You take the monster to the sea because the nervous system runs on sodium: voltage-gated channels conducting ions...

[KELP JOURNAL] The first thing I usually ask photographers is what do you look for in a shot? What makes you press the shutter down?...

Stowaways i. The hagfish that (burrows) into the corpse of a beluga. ii. Pearlfish (shelters) in the unmentionable of a sea cucumber....

By A.M. Larks I was lucky enough to catch the California World Premiere of “Wipeout” by Aurora Real de Asua on the closing weekend at the...

Our Bodies are Mostly Water “All forms of pollution eventually make their way to water.” —a scientist Today it was announced as the first...

by Joanna Szeto Tiffany had thousands of dolphins in her room. She knows, she’s counted them. She had wall to wall posters of dolphins...

Seaside If you gathered those who once claimed their love as my name each would pull you aside, rough-palmed and storm-eyed, saying press...

By Nadja Velez Photos: marine caves of Ponta João D’Arens, Southwestern Algarve (Portugal). Taken by author while freediving. Through...

Paper Moon We walk the paper road between the village and the sea lit by moonlight. The oysters are busy opening and closing, blinking...

[KELP JOURNAL] Sonali, I chose your photographs because there is something so captivating about the power of this river that you have...

Where the City Meets the Sea All roads lead to nowhere Slim, breakable paths upon the coast. A cluster of silver by the sand....

By A.M. Larks Julia Armfield’s Salt Slow is a collection of stories that bend around reality and peek into the often unexamined corners...

How to Remember You Are Alive Warm water trickling on your skin like starlight and the glide of brisk lotion sharpening your legs and the...

By Kat Kovalevska Dana sat down on the curb outside the convenience store. She took out a cigarette and stared at it. She stopped smoking...

A Lack of Stars With its head hung over the road, the street lamp sputters a blue-white light, muttering some sort of apology into the...

By Madison Head Every single aspect of surfing is the worst and hardest part of surfing. Ever since I was a child, my dad has been trying...

How to write a poem Don’t write complex sentences. They are mind-numbing. Note down things that make the room seem brighter. Add trauma,...

[KELP JOURNAL] Janina, you are such an accomplished photographer, the very first thing I must ask is what do you look for in a shot? What...