The Ocean Brief

Ocean stories and insights covering science, policy, innovation, and the ocean community

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Hack the ocean with Open Sea Lab

Join the The Open Sea Lab 3.0 Hackathon to create and share innovative ideas for the development of useful ocean-related applications.

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Marine invasive species special issue

Discover some of the inspirational people and organisations working to learn more about and mitigate the impact of invasive species in the ocean in this special edition of Eco Magazine.

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80-year old shipwreck is still leaking hazardous pollutants into the sea

Researchers have discovered that an 80 year old historic World War II shipwreck is still influencing the microbiology and geochemistry of the ocean floor where it rests. In Frontiers in Marine Science, they show how the wreck is leaking hazardous pollutants, such as explosives and heavy metals, into the ocean floor sediment of the North Sea, influencing the marine microbiology around it

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