The Ocean Brief
Short ocean stories and insights covering science, policy, innovation, and the ocean community
India's shrimp aquaculture hit by disease
India's shrimp/prawn aquaculture has been hit hard by disease.
Ecolabels for Farmed Seafood
Ecolabels in aquaculture are on the rise, but do consumers really care?
Oh Canada – what about your ocean?
Scientists call out Canada for undermining it's own ocean protection mandate and putting marine species at risk.
Protecting Kenya’s dolphin habitat
Marine protected areas for dolphins need to focus on their critical habitat if they are to do a good job
Aquaculture can Adapt to Climate Change
Both climate change and ocean acidification are going to present challenges for the aquaculture industry. Avoidance is not an option - adaptation is the only way forward.
The Invisibility of Microplastic Pollution
To tackle plastic pollution, we need to make is visible – and a charismatic problem.
When Ocean Acidification meets Aquaculture
Numerous studies have indicated acidification and in some cases more specifically, saturation state (the amount of carbonate dissolved in seawater relative to the maximum it can hold) will have impacts on marine life, including species used for aquaculture.
How deep is too deep for commercial fishing?
Can deep-sea fishing ever be sustainable? Joanne Clarke, a PhD student at the University of Glasgow and colleagues suggests that there might be a way to make the practice less damaging.
What 415 million year old fossil plankton tells us about heavy metal pollution and extinction
415 million year old malformed fossils give us clues about extinction events in the ocean