The Ocean Brief
Ocean stories and insights covering science, policy, innovation, and the ocean community
Cool critter of the month: the chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius)
The chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) is one cool ocean critter!
Are we really protecting North Atlantic right whales?
The east coast USA has several measures in place to protect the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) - but just how effective are they?
Deep sea sediments offer plutonium-244 insights
Clues from the ocean reveal heavy element production may not originate from standard supernovae after all.
Cool critter of the month: Slipper Limpet (Crepidula fornicata)
The humble slipper limpet (Crepidula fornicata) is not as dull as you might think
Australia’s protected area network failing threatened marine fishes
Australia’s protected areas are inadequate for protecting one of the world’s most threatened marine fishes – the sawfish
Old fishing line hints at fishing levels inside no-take marine protected areas
Fishermen leave behind clues that tell us about their illegal activity inside marine protected areas
A practical solution to detecting species range changes?
Detecting species range changes in the marine environment is difficult and expensive. For many species, assessment simply has not taken place.
Rivers and streams on the Greenland ice sheet a major contributing factor to global sea level rise
The network of 523 rivers and streams flowing on top of the Greenland ice sheet is draining vast amounts of meltwater through sinkholes.