The Ocean Brief
Ocean stories and insights covering science, policy, innovation, and the ocean community
Canada's Forest Trust is planting a long-term ESG strategy
Canada’s Forest Trust wasn’t to grow forests that will never be clear cut. Their aim - store carbon, support wildlife, and partner with First Nations for an equitable and green economy.
Science Shorts: Power, knowledge and the transformative potential of marine community science
Dr. Ben McAteer discusses his new paper which presents a critical discussion on the potential of community science to function as a means of transforming marine management challenges.
A glimmer of hope from the IPCC
The climate crisis is here, but it’s not too late to stave off the worst impacts. Not convinced? Let’s look at some of the small—and yes, imperfect—steps we’ve taken so far.
Arctic wave and sea ice research-one ping at a time
The Arctic is changing. Discover how one researcher and their team are using ADCPs to discover just how.
Crypto Coral Tribe - Leveraging the power of NFTs to protect the natural world
Harnessing 9000 uniquely-created NTFs, Crypto Coral Tribe seek to plant 3,000 corals worldwide through their network of marine conservation partners. These includes Coral Guardian, Coral Triangle Center and Turks & Caicos Reef Fund.
The twelve days of #Fishmass: Fishy discoveries from 2021
From slickheads, to garfish, to sharks, to fossils, here are just twelve marine fish species discovered by science in 2021
Blue-Cloud Hackathon: Marine data scientists & researchers wanted to decode the Ocean!
Are you ready to decode the ocean? Blue-Cloud project is looking for marine data scientists & researchers, ICT experts, innovators, students to help solve key ocean challenges.
Advances in genome sequencing could advance aquaculture
What is genome sequencing and what, if anything, does it mean for aquaculture?
Sea Shorts: Wonderful wolffish and their amazing adaptations
They may not be pretty but wolffish they have some amazing abilities - like living in places where water temperatures drop to below freezing!