Cuttings (short and sweet):
- Watch this tiger shark take on an albatross on some of my favorite National Geographic natural history footage
- Follow Dr. Maria Jose Juan-Jorda, a postdoctoral researcher studying sustainable shark and tuna fisheries, on twitter!
- To see a coelocanth. By Steve Midway, for the Fisheries Blog.
- Scientific expedition set to explore British Columbia’s glass sponge reefs. By Larry Pynn, for the Vancouver Sun.
Spoils (long reads and deep dives):
- How do you clean an oil spill off a polar bear? By the NOAA Response and Restoration Blog
- Whales die 70% less often if boats go slower. By Nathalie Sturgeon, for CBC news.
- Measuring fish abundance through acoustics. By Danielle Bettermann, for MongaBay
- Fish are mistaking plastic debris for food. By Fiona Harvey, for the Guardian
- Can we feed the world with farmed fish? By Alastair Bland, for NPR.
Share your own cuttings and spoils in the comments!
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