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Thursday Afternoon Dredging: February 16th, 2017

Posted on February 16, 2017February 16, 2017 By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet):

Logo by Ethan Kocak
  • 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

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

  • Sea Turtles Are in Much Worse Shape Than Previously Thought. By Ed Yong, for the Atlantic
  • Learning to Instagram your science: tips from the #SciFund Challenge course. By Paige Jarreau, for her blog From the Lab Bench.
  • Underappreciated and in trouble: Can we stave salt marshes’ decline? By Weston Williams, for the Christian Science Monitor.

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