Dear all, My colleagues and me would like to share our two recent publications on the challenges faced by the early-career ocean professionals. While these small studies were not exclusive to marine mammal researchers, they cover this field. We believe that students, early-career professionals, and people responsible for organising work- and study environments will find them of interest. Both publications are available in open access. With kindest regards, Anna Osiecka 1) Results of a survey among ERC ocean professionals, focusing on financial and social issues, as well as workplace abuse: Osiecka, A. N., Wróbel, A., Hendricks, I. W., & Osiecka-Brzeska, K. Being ERC in marince science: results of a survey among early-career marine scientists and conservationists. *Frontiers in Marine Science*, 1542. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.835692/full 2) Review of the ERC job market in ocean research and conservation Osiecka, A. N., Quer, S., Wróbel, A., & Osiecka-Brzeska, K. (2021). Unpaid work in marine science: a snapshot of the early-career job market. *Frontiers in Marine Science*, 1143. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.690163/full