Selected Writings
Deep Times Journal | Communities of Breath: The Great Turning and Our Breathing Earth
Our breath and the breath of the earth as window into the reciprocity that fuels life and can sustain us in times of chaos.
Plankton in Our Midst | Plankton and Our Breathing Earth
A longform essay on the role of plankton in ocean ecosystems and the reciprocity at the heart of our breathing earth, an idea deeply understood by Indigenous traditions and recognized by science.
Ocean Country (North Atlantic Books, 2015)
Ocean Country, with a foreword by Carl Safina, is an adventure story, a call to action, and a poetic meditation on the state of the seas. But most importantly, it is the story of finding true hope in the midst of one of the greatest crises to face humankind.
Mission Blue | Hope in the Coral Triangle
The humanitarian fallout from fisheries collapses is staggering. Approximately 120 million people depend on fisheries either for food or their livelihood in the Coral Triangle.
Seven Seas Magazine | Ocean Hope Chronicles: Hands-On Hope at Project Puffin
Project Puffin’s pioneering seabird colony methods inspire restoration projects around the world.
Seven Seas | Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation
Review of Paul Hawken’s Regeneration, which champions the solutions and mindset we need to deeply engage the climate crisis. Photographs by Ethan Daniels.
Asian Geographic | Stripped to the Bone
Record-breaking high temperatures trigger a coral bleaching event in the Turks and Caicos Islands which becomes a sentinel for climate change impacts.
Seven Seas Magazine | The World According to Pteropod
The respiratory habits of pteropods, oceanic snails, have much to tell us about climate change, interconnectivity, and the health of our seas.
Seven Seas Magazine | The Mid-Ocean Mysteries of Humpback Whales
Andrew Stevenson’s discoveries about humpback whale behavior in Bermuda make a compelling case for increased protections.
