Andrew is a post-doctoral researcher in North Carolina focused on population and conservation genetics in hydrothermal vent communities.
David is a graduate student in Florida. He studies the ecology and conservation of sharks. 
Amy is a graduate student in North Carolina studying local ecological knowledge within small scale fisheries. 
Chuck is a graduate student in North Carolina focusing on apex predators and how they interact with fisheries. 
Lyndell is a graduate student in North Carolina, studying the feeding ecology of cownose rays. 
Iris is a graduate student in Washington studying habitat use and feeding habits of juvenile Pacific salmon and herring in Puget Sound. 
Michael is a graduate student in Maryland investigating the visual systems of mantis shrimp. |
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Funny post. Thanks for all the retweets on this issue I inadvertently called ugly!
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Thanks! And thanks for drawing attention to this important issue.
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Don’t worry, Ratty! Did you see my tweet last week? #IfMyDreamsComeTrue (a popular hashtag at the time), animals will be conserved based on how endangered or important they are, not how cute.
You have every right to exist and should be conserved.
But yeah, ratfish are ugly as hell. Sorry, dude.
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With those big droopy eyes and that adorable shovel-shaped snout? So cute.
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You rarely hear “adorable” and “shovel shaped” in the same sentence outside of Cleveland…
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