The Ocean Brief
Ocean stories and insights covering science, policy, innovation, and the ocean community
Sea Shorts: Wonders of the Winter Flounder
In this weeks Sea Short, we meet the Winter Flounder - a flatfish that lives in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North America.
Oh Canada – what about your ocean?
Scientists call out Canada for undermining it's own ocean protection mandate and putting marine species at risk.
Not all fisheries are created equal
Not all fisheries are created equal - and not all fisheries are as poorly managed as others. But does fishery management mean that a fishery can achieve that hallowed if rather vague ‘sustainability’ goal?
It's not the size of the vessel that count, but how it is managed
When size isn't everything. Can super-trawlers be managed to fish efficiently without destroying the marine ecosystem?