The Ocean Brief
Ocean stories and insights covering science, policy, innovation, and the ocean community
Reflections on UNOC3
In this month’s Ocean Brief, I share my reflections on UNOC and the One Ocean Science Congress - something I've been meaning to do since June.
Data collected by record-breaking rowers shows Great Britain’s warming seas
The data reveals UK coastal seas were on average 0.39 Celsius warmer in 2023 than in 2022.
Keeping boats energy efficient with a good clean
Giving the hull of your boat can help save you fuel - and cut greenhouse gas emissions
Are climate negotiations... colonial?
Juan Auz and Phillip Paiement (Tilburg Law School) argue that "global climate negotiations embody neocolonialism because the Global North introduced insidious temperature targets, enabling silent yet significant devastation in the Global South at and below the 1.5°C threshold."
Being a better friend to wetlands
What better day to start being better friends with wetlands than World Wetlands Day? Here are some ideas to get you started:
Call for your letters to the Sea
Onewater is currently accepting “Letters to the Sea” from this age group. These will be recited at our Somos OceanoS ‘Voices from the Shore' event at the 2024 UN Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona.
How deep sea knowledge can support climate policies
Young Researchers from La Laguna to join Ocean Census expedition in Tenerife, providing data and knowledge that could support climate policies.
Resilient urban economies need resilient oceans
For coastal cities, that framework for building resilient urban economies must also include the ocean.