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Thursday Afternoon Dredging: March 23, 2017

Posted on March 23, 2017March 23, 2017 By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet):

Logo by Ethan Kocak
  • Watch thousands of blacktip and spinner sharks close to Florida beaches, courtesy FAU Elasmolab.

  • Follow Madeline Cashion, a UBC Marine Conservation Ecology graduate student, on twitter!
  • New research shows that fish may evolve rapidly to take advantage of marine protected areas. By Randy Shore, for the Vancouver Sun.

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

  • UK Haddock has lost its MSC sustainable certification. By Alexandra Topping, for the Guardian.
  • Inside China’s almost-totally legal fisheries in West Africa. By Laura Malonee, for WIRED.

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