Alexandra Talty

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Alexandra Talty is a multimedia ocean journalist, covering climate and aquaculture. She writes for The New York Times, The Guardian and Outside Magazine, among others. As a Pulitzer Center Ocean Reporting fellow she investigated the American seaweed industry for Civil Eats. She hosted “South Fork Sea Farmers,” a monthly television show on aquaculture and fishing broadcast across Long Island, New York. In addition to an LA Press Club Award, her reporting has been awarded a Knight-Wallace Fellowship (2022) and a National Press Club Agricultural Fellowship (2019). She is an ocean certified lifeguard and lifelong surfer.

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Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) in California.

The world’s kelp needs help — less than 2% is highly protected

Alexandra Talty 7 Feb 2025

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Why are the British flooding parts of their coast? Once farmland protected by flood defenses, Steart Marshes in southwest England now thrives as a restored salt marsh. As the defences weakened, the land became increasingly vulnerable to flooding. Instead of rebuilding defenses, conservationists, the government and local communities made a bold choice to let the sea reclaim the landscape. Just over 10 years ago the sea wall was breached, allowing the sea to take over the land, transforming the area into a vital wetland habitat. Salt marshes, which have declined by 85% in the U.K. since the 19th century, play a crucial role in coastal ecosystems. They provide shelter for wetland wildlife, act as natural flood defenses by absorbing storm surges, stabilize coastlines against erosion, and store carbon to help combat climate change. Managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Steart Marshes now provides a model for future restoration projects, proving that working with nature can protect communities while rebuilding lost habitats.

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Rainstorm over Pillcopata in the Peruvian Amazon. Photo by Rhett Butler/Mongabay.

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