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Kate Fishman writes about ecology and the arts. She is an early-career reporting fellow with the science journalism outlet The Open Notebook, and her work has appeared in publications including Atmos, Sierra, Reuters and Rainbow Rodeo.
How art and science can build hope for a threatened underwater species.