Thursday Afternoon Dredging: February 16th, 2017

Cuttings (short and sweet): Watch cownose rays migrate past Destin, Florida, filmed by a parasailer Follow Abby Lawson, a Ph.D. candidate researching alligators, on twitter! Debunking myths about ocean garbage patches. From the NOAA restoration blog What does BREXIT mean for UK fishing rights? By Daniel Boffey, for the Guardian