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Obama’s ocean monuments, deep diving seals, and sustainable US fisheries: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, May 24th, 2018

Posted on May 24, 2018May 24, 2018 By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet): 

  • Follow Canadian ocean science communicator Kayla Glynn on twitter.
  • NOAA’s status of stocks. By Steve Midway, for the Fisheries Blog.
  • Antarctic seals recruited to measure the effects of climate change. By Alex Fox, for Nature News.
  • 15,000 lionfish removed from Florida waters. By Ed Killer, for the Treasure Coast Palm.
  • Plastic bag swallowing sperm whales are victims of our progress. By Phillip Hoare, for the Guardian.
  • Ban on sunscreen chemicals proposed to protect coral reefs. By David Fleshler, for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

  • The high-stakes battle over President Obama’s ocean monuments. By Alastair Bland, for OceansDeeply.
  • A seachange in fisheries is needed to protect marine mammals. From WWF Environmental News.
  • Porpoises flee from noise pollution. By Amorina Kingdon, for Hakai.
  • For Army divers, excavating underwater tombs is a solemn, honorable duty. By Sean Kimmons, for the US Army news service.

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