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Seafaring neanderthals and switchblade fish: A mega Thursday Afternoon Dredging, May 10th, 2018

Posted on May 10, 2018May 9, 2018 By David Shiffman
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After two weeks off, we’re back and bigger than ever!

Cuttings (short and sweet): 

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  • Archaeologist makes case for seafaring Neanderthals. By Christopher Ingraham, for Scientific American.
  • Larson Creek trout may have been wiped out. By Randy Shore, for the Vancouver Sun.
  • US Coast Guard steps up efforts to protect right whales. From GCaptain.
  • The US and Britain are teaming up to study a massive glacier in Antarctica. By Laurel Wamsley, for NPR.

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

  • Fish with a switchblade and other animal weapons. By Liz Langley, for National Geographic.
  • Fish and chips shops battered by soaring costs: Brexit threatens Britain’s national dish. By Jamie Doward, for the Guardian.
  • Noisy reefs help fish find their way home. By Sue Palminteri, for MongaBay
  • Something slithery this way comes: the difference between sea snakes and eels. By Emily Brauner, for the Ocean Conservancy blog.
  • Catch and deceased. By Christopher Pollon, for Hakai.
  • Why Atlantic species are invading the Arctic. By Eli Kintisch, for Vox.
  • New Brunswick fishermen not happy with rules to protect whales. By Alexander Quon, for Global News.
  • Chinese fish farm tests the waters with the world’s largest salmon cage. By Frank Tang, for the South China Morning Post.
  • Unique Amazon coral reef at risk from oil drilling. By Amelia Urry, for OceansDeeply.
  • Feds agree to list 75 remaining pink dolphins as endangered. By Ramona Young-Grindle, for Courthouse News
  • How to save the high seas. By Olive Heffernan, for Nature.

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