The Ocean Brief
Ocean stories and insights covering science, policy, innovation, and the ocean community
Sea Shorts: Life on (and in) the mud
At first glance, a muddy estuary in winter may not seem to have much going on, but peer closer and all sorts of things appear - like these mysterious footprints!
The Invisibility of Microplastic Pollution
To tackle plastic pollution, we need to make is visible – and a charismatic problem.
Nitrification + warming waters = trouble for kelp
Carbon dioxide and nutrient input interact with each other to impact algal turf growth
Gulf of Mexico's Ocean Dead Zones
Most life on Earth needs oxygen to survive - even those living in our oceans. So when oxygen levels in our coastal waters are severely reduced, (hypoxia), and worse still reduced to almost zero levels (anoxia), the impacts can be deadly