The Ocean Brief
Ocean stories and insights covering science, policy, innovation, and the ocean community
Expedition Launching to Study the Colossal Squid in Antarctica
An international expedition is heading to Antarctica this December in an attempt to find and film the world's largest invertebrate in the deep sea for the first time.
Ecologists use the latest dental scanning technology to study young coral
Inspired by a trip to the dentist, Dr Kate Quigley presents a new method for monitoring coral size and growth that reduces surveying time by 99%!
The future of seafood waste is not wasteful
One person's trash is another person's treasure, as the old proverb goes. Whether dealing with inedible or less appetising parts of seafood, small business owners, conservation organisations, researchers, and communities are showing that seafood waste doesn't have to be wasteful.
Ocean data to help Colombia prepare for hurricanes
With ocean data and models, researchers at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia are working to improve Colombia’s hurricane adaptation and mitigation measures.
A (un)answered question of Chemistry (Part 2)
Chemistry abounds in discoveries, but many questions remain. We asked members of the Canadian Journal of Chemistry’s International Advisory Board: What’s the most important unanswered question in your field?
Making sense of the Moskstraumen's speedy currents
Discover how scientists at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute are studying the processes that drive the Lofoten Maelstrom.
Harnessing whale's carbon capture potential
Whale Seeker, a Montreal-based startup that leverages AI to simplify whale monitoring, is leading a new project the Canadian Arctic, to develop and test a scalable whale carbon and biodiversity detection methodology and credit system. The Whale Carbon Plus project will incentivise marine actors to monitor marine mammal presence and take meaningful action to avoid conflict with them.
Advances in genome sequencing could advance aquaculture
What is genome sequencing and what, if anything, does it mean for aquaculture?
Save the world with a shipping pallet revolution
Shipping pallets may not be the most exciting of topics, but when it comes to tackling climate change they have a role to play too! Discover how NGO Change The Pallet are hoping to reduce carbon emissions from shipping and transportation of goods with a rather simple solution…