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The ocean economy includes all activities that depend on, extract form or use the ocean, from generating energy to transporting goods and people. (Jeff McLain/Unsplash)

April 13, 2025

Humanity depends on the ocean — Here is what we need to prioritize for immediate ocean science research

Brad deYoung, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Kristen St John, James Madison University ; Mona Behl, University of Georgia; Peter Girguis, Harvard University; Richard W Murray, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Stephen Palumbi, Stanford University

Global ocean research needs to shift priorities to ensure the health and well-being of our oceans, and by extension, humanity.

A great butterfly fish enjoys the reef view off Waialae, Hawaii. Steve Palumbi

October 27, 2014

Experts: Great Barrier Reef’s biggest threat today is coal

Iain McCalman, University of Sydney and Stephen Palumbi, Stanford University

Reef historian Iain McCalman, in Sydney, and reef scientist Stephen Palumbi, in California, are monitoring reef degradation from opposite sides of the planet. They compared notes. Iain McCalman: A recent…

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