The Ocean Brief
Ocean stories and insights covering science, policy, innovation, and the ocean community
Climate change predicted to reduce kelp forests’ capacity to trap and store carbon
A new study suggests faster decomposition in warmer waters could reduce kelp contributions to deep sea carbon stores.
Being an early career researcher in marine science
Help A Research Out users Anna Osiecka, Katarzyna Brzeska, and Aleksandra Wróbel share the result of their survey of early career marine scientists and conservationists' experiences. Their work highlights some of the barriers to equity and work ethic issues that are still to be addressed.
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.
Madagascar Whale Shark Project unveils new project to empower conservationists to protect the ocean
The Madagascar Whale Shark Project is announcing a new way for ocean-lovers to support its efforts to protect endangered whale sharks. The project has launched a donation-based Patreon page to enable followers to support its vital work through a monthly subscription while benefitting from brilliant insights and exclusive content at the same time.
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?
Science Shorts: Ocean and Marine Stewardship in Africa: The Marine Stewardship Council Certification in Namibia and The Gambia
Dr. Victoria Ndinelago Erasmus discusses his new paper examining the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification scheme in the African continent through the lens of the Namibian hake trawl and longline fishery and the Gambian sole bottom set gillnet fishery.
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.