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