The Ocean Brief
Short ocean stories and insights covering science, policy, innovation, and the ocean community
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.
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?