The Ocean Brief
Ocean stories and insights covering science, policy, innovation, and the ocean community
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?
Transitioning Away from Peak Oil
The problem is that cheap oil is running out. Here enters the concept of 'peak oil'. This doesn't mean that oil itself has run out (though oil being a finite resource it will eventually run out if we continue to deplete it indefinitely). It means that we have depleted over half of all the oil in the world.