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Sinking squid, salmon-eating seals, and rebounding cod: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, January 18th 2018

Posted on January 18 by David Shiffman

Cuttings (short and sweet):

Follow Dr. Toby Daly-Engel’s shark research lab on twitter!
Cod catch at an all-time low, but a rebound could be near. By Patrick Whittle, for the Associated Press.
Right whale died from fishing gear. From CBC News

Wrasse control, oyster farming, and the economic benefits of saving whales. Thursday Afternoon Dredging: June 15th, 2017

Posted on June 15, 2017 by David Shiffman

Cuttings (short and sweet):

Watch this horn shark hatch in this video from the Monterey Bay Aquarium!
Video from Monterey Bay Aquarium
Follow environmental lawyer Linda Nowlan on twitter!
Salmon farmers use wrasse to combat sea lice, threatening wrasse stocks. By Robin McKie, for the Guardian

Thursday Afternoon Dredging: December 1, 2016

Posted on December 1, 2016 by David Shiffman

Cuttings (short and sweet):

How a sawfish uses its saw, from this paper by Wueringer and friends.

How a sawfish uses its saw, from Wueringer and friends (2012), the function of the sawfish saw, Current Biology

How a sawfish uses its saw, from Wueringer and friends (2012), the function of the sawfish saw, Current Biology

Follow Kim Bassos-Hull @MsHullRay , a spotted eagle ray researcher at Mote Marine Laboratory, on twitter! Follow her for news (and awesome pictures) of her spotted study subjects.
A call for more scientists and engineers to run for public office (by Sheril Kirshenbaum). Would you consider running for public office?