Ocean Health and the Climate Crisis

For the 2026 Civil Society Microgrant, the Pulitzer Center is looking for projects examining the drivers of the degradation of our marine environment, ocean health and the climate crisis, ocean governance, and science-backed and community-led solutions.

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TITLE PUBLICATION DATE COUNTRY OUTLET
Payuun: Saving Thailand’s Last Dugongs by Mailee Osten-Tan and Nicolas Axelrod January 20, 2026 Thailand The Guardian
Yemen's Vanishing Sardines: Illegal Fishmeal Factories and the Collapse of Coastal Livelihoods by Mohammed Hafeedh January 20, 2026 Yemen Raseef22
Sea Country: Australia’s Indigenous Rangers on the Front Line by Frankie Adkins April 3, 2026 Australia NITV
The Dark Side of Shrimp Aquaculture: From Land Displacement to Marine Pollution by Abdus Somad February 26, 2026 Indonesia Jaring
“Unveiling the Shadowy Nexus: Power, PEPs and Opacity in Ghana’s Fisheries Sector” by Gideon Sarpong May 10, 2024 Ghana iWatchAfrica
“How the Next Big Thing in Carbon Removal Sank Without a Trace” by Alexandra Talty December 11, 2025 United States, Iceland Wired
“How Changing Weather Is Reshaping Life for a Nigerian Fishing Community” by Ini Ekott November 26, 2025 Nigeria Plubord
Dark Ships, Trafficked Seafarers: Uncovering a Global Network of Illicit Smuggling at Sea by Katie McQue June 13, 2025 worldwide The Guardian, Context
Lobbies and Pressures Behind Anchoveta Management in Peru by Magali Estrada Astiquipan October 10, 2023 Peru OjoPúblico
The Ocean’s Invisible Pollutants by Aryn Baker October 19, 2023 worldwide TIME Magazine
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