Jesse Kathan
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Northern California
About Jesse Kathan
Jesse Kathan is a freelance environmental journalist based in Northern California. They wrangled sturgeon and smelt as a fisheries researcher before earning a master’s in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Their work has appeared in Mercury News, Mongabay, Audubon magazine, and other outlets.
For whales and crabbers, it’s a delicate dance
As climate change causes more marine heat waves, finding space for both is getting even more difficult.