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Reducing seabird bycatch, rescuing vaquita, and cod comebacks: Thursday Afternoon Dredging: October 26, 2017

Posted on October 26, 2017 By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet): 

  • Watch aquarists at the PPG Aquarium at the Pittsburgh zoo target train a zebra shark so it comes when it’s called

    Video by PennLive.com
  • Follow PNG Sharks and Rays, a twitter account associated with a project studying “one of the last frontiers of marine biodiversity research,” on twitter.
  • 5 things you should know about the Marine Mammal Protection Act. By Katie Hogge, for the Ocean Conservancy blog.
  • First vaquita “rescued” in effort to save the species. By John Cannon, for MongaBay.

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

  • With cod making a comeback, Newfoundland looks to Iceland for the best ways to catch it. By Jane Adey, for CBC news.
  • Fishermen try to outsmart bait-stealing seabirds to save them. By Tom Banse, for the Northwest News Network.
  • Ocean acidification poses a deadly threat to marine life. By Fiona Harvey, for the Guardian.

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