Support Hakai Magazine

Help us tell unforgettable stories from the world’s coastlines.

Show your appreciation for our work by making a one-time donation to Hakai Magazine. The magazine is part of the Tula Foundation, an independent charitable foundation based in Canada, and we publish all of our stories without paywalls or ads. Every dollar from our readers helps us tell stories that you won’t find anywhere else.

Who are we?

Hakai Magazine is the only journalism outlet focused on the coast. Founded in 2015 in Victoria, British Columbia, we have more than 300,000 monthly readers from across the globe. We’ve won major journalism awards and brought attention to issues that matter: problems such as marine wildlife trafficking and the perils of deep-sea mining; and solutions, from the use of traditional knowledge to restore habitats to communities banding together to fight plastic pollution.

Praise from our readers

“One of the best online publications!”

–Jerry Kimball, Gig Harbor, Washington

“Hakai Magazine is doing extremely important work, and I really appreciate the creativity and quality of the content presentations. I hope to be enjoying Hakai for years to come!”
–Brian Stone, Saint Clair, Michigan

“I look forward to getting this magazine in my inbox. The articles are informative and interesting, and I love how one ends and is followed by three more and on and on.” 
–Diana Drake, Toronto, Ontario

“Thank you all for outstanding journalism and keeping us going with research and stories!”

–Joni Cooper, Victoria, British Columbia

Awards

We’ve won numerous awards, including first prize for General Excellence in Digital Publishing at the Digital Publishing Awards and Independent Publisher of the Year at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards. In 2023 two of our staff received prestigious accolades: associate editor Marina Wang was named best emerging writer by the National Magazine Awards and editor in chief Jude Isabella was awarded the leadership award from the Digital Publishing Awards. 

Here are some of our notable award-winning stories:

• “How Indigenous Sea Gardens Produced Massive Amounts of Food for Millennia” won in the science reporting category at the 2023 Science in Society Journalism Awards.

• “Declared Extinct, the Yaghan Rise in the Land of Fire” won the 2023 Gene S Stuart Award from the Society of American Archaeology.

• “Catching Crabs in a Suffocating Sea” won the 2023 American Geophysical Union’s award for excellence in science journalism.

• “Flying by the Fat of the Sea” won gold for best investigative article at the 2021 Canadian Online Publishing Awards.

FAQ

How do I subscribe to Hakai Magazine?

You don’t need a subscription to read Hakai Magazine—we publish all of our stories for you to read for free online. But if you’d like to support us on a monthly or yearly basis, please join our membership program. You can also sign up for our free weekly newsletter to get links to our stories, plus coastal news, insights from the editor, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes from contributors.

Can I pay by check?

Yes! Please make checks payable to “Tula Foundation.” Our mailing address is:

Attn: Hakai Magazine

Tula Foundation

PO Box 25039 RPO Tyee

Campbell River, BC, V9W 0B7

Canada

Is my contribution to the magazine tax deductible?

The Tula Foundation is a registered charity in Canada. If you’re a Canadian donor, you will automatically receive a tax receipt.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected].