The Ocean Brief
Short ocean stories and insights covering science, policy, innovation, and the ocean community
Whose eating all the Menhaden? Probably not spiny dogfish...
Spiny dogfish have been blamed for the disappearance of menhaden - but that blame is unwaranted.
Where the young turtles swim
Scientists find young loggerhead turtles make surprising journeys
Citizen Science shows promise for shark monitoring
Citizen scientists are helping to monitor sharks, providing vital information that can help us take better care of them.
Whale population shows signs of recovery... just in time for a new port development
A port development proposal in British Columbia, Canada was being held back by the status of whales... until now.
Not all fisheries are created equal
Not all fisheries are created equal - and not all fisheries are as poorly managed as others. But does fishery management mean that a fishery can achieve that hallowed if rather vague ‘sustainability’ goal?
Marine conservation and the human equation
Nathan Bennett has been actively researching the links between the environment and human societies for many years.
What the oceans do for us: Powering our needs in the future
Can tidal power provide us with a sustainable source of renewable energy?
I’m sure there used to be people living there
Sea level rise is fast becoming a challenging issue for coastal communities world-wide