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Pirates, conch, and surfing scientists: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, July 19th, 2018

Posted on July 19, 2018 by David Shiffman

Cuttings (short and sweet):

Follow Erin Meyer, the director of conservation programs for the Seattle Aquarium, on twitter!
Piracy Incident Reported in First Half of 2018 at Lowest Level in 10 Years. From GCaptain news alerts.
She said she didn’t know it was illegal to take conchs. She’s heading to jail anyway. By Gwen Filosa, for the Miami Herald.
Canada Post releases new shark stamps! By me, for Gizmodo’s Earther.

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

Surfing For Science: A New Way To Gather Data For Ocean And Coastal Research. By Nathan Rott, for NPR news.
Are the fish in Florida’s polluted waters safe to eat? By Ed Killer, for the Treasure Coast Palm.
What Were Two Humpback Whales Doing with a Dead Gray Whale Calf? By Erica Cirino, for Hakai.
Warm water threatens what should be bumper year for Fraser River sockeye. From CBC news.
Canada’s high Arctic glaciers at risk of disappearing completely. By Ashifa Kassam, for the Guardian.
Taiwan Pushed to Confront Work Abuse in High Seas Fishing Fleet. By Nick Aspinwall, for OceansDeeply.
Bold initiative aims to protect coral reefs in the Dominican Republic. By Greg Asner, for MongaBay
Groupers on the Comeback in the Caymans. By Ben Shouse, for Scientific American.
Seashell Souvenirs Are Killing Protected Marine Life. By Tina Deines, for National Geographic

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Ice-free Arctic and salmon symphonies: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, July 12 2018

Posted on July 12, 2018 by David Shiffman

Cuttings (short and sweet):

Follow environmental social scientist Angela Dean on twitter!
Ice free passage for ships could cause problems for marine mammals. From MongaBay
Bone scraps hint at whale harvest by ancient Romans. From Nature News.
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and and Transportation is holding a hearing entitled “SHARKS!” “We don’t see many in South Dakota” says chair John Thune.

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

Symphony of the salmon: How scientists are learning by putting fish migration to music. By Kevin Davenport, for the Idaho Statesman.
Island of Coral Resilience Shows Hope – and Limits – for Reefs’ Future. By Jessica Leber, for OceansDeeply
Krill fishing firms back Antarctic sanctuary. By Matthew Taylor, for the Guardian.
Fish Fried: What Rio Grande Drought Means for Endangered Silvery Minnows. By Maggie Grimason, for Revelator.
New Surveys Give a Clearer Picture of Recreational Fishing. By Meredith Moore, for the Ocean Conservancy blog.
Rats are wreaking havoc on our coral reefs and reducing fish numbers. By Nick Kilvert, for ABC news.

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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, 2018 by David Shiffman

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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Plastic Free Fish, Chainsaw Lobsters, and Artificial Horseshoe Crab Blood: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, May 17th 2018

Posted on May 17, 2018 by David Shiffman

Cuttings (short and sweet):

Follow the Pacific salmon network on twitter!
Looking for plastic free fish? Here’s one to put on the menu! By Maggie Gillis, for CBC news
Scientists find new deep sea species off Java. BBC slideshow.
Unexpected walruses crowd Alaska beach. By the Associated Press.
The bigger the mother fish, the more babies she has. By Christopher Joyce, for NPR’s All Things Considered. (And see this paper that Andrew and I were involved with that extends this argument to recreational fishing ethics).

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

Inside the biomedical revolution to save horseshoe crabs. By Deborah Cramer, for Audubon magazine.
Arctic sea ice is getting younger. By Chelsea Harvey, for Scientific American
Maine’s lobster boom won’t last, but here’s what fisheries are coming next. By Bill Trotter, for the Bangor Daily News.
Meet the shrimp with superpowers to see colors we can only imagine. By Paul Tullis, for OceansDeeply.
This jellyfish looks like a plastic bag. By Elaina Zachos, for National Geographic.
Toxic plastic pollution is traveling up the food chain. By Erica Cirino, for the Revelator.

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

Posted on May 10, 2018 by David Shiffman

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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Ocean apps and beluga migrations: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, April 19th, 2018

Posted on April 19, 2018 by David Shiffman

Cuttings (short and sweet):

Follow marine scientist and public educator Maeva Gauthier on twitter!
Want to save the ocean? There’s an app for that! By Tim Fitzgerald, for the EDF blog.
Historic deal to curb shipping emissions. By Anna Hirtenstein, for Bloomberg.

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

How culture guides belugas arctic odyssey. By Joshua Rapp Learn, for Smithsonian Magazine.
Shell game: saving Florida’s oysters may destroy local culture. By Laura Reiley, for the Tampa Bay Times.
Plastic is literally everywhere: the epidemic attacking Australia’s oceans. By Graham Readfearn, for the Guardian.
Budding barnacle bonanza. By Heather Wiedenhoft, for Hakai.
The shellfish gene. By Ed Yong, for the Atlantic.
Why this insurer wants to put the spotlight on growing “ocean risk.” By Jessica Leber, for OceansDeeply.
How deep sea fish got to be so exceptionally black. By Elizabeth Ann Brown, for National Geographic.

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Sea monsters and saving kelp: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, April 12, 2018

Posted on April 12, 2018 by David Shiffman

Cuttings (short and sweet):

Follow graduate student Justine Hudson, who studies arctic marine mammals, on twitter.
Prehistoric “sea monster” could be largest that ever lived. By John Pickrell, for National Geographic.
Right whales think before they speak. By Jason Goldman, for Scientific American.
UK could create 5,000 jobs by improving seafood sustainability. By Fiona Harvey, for the Guardian.

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

California mobilizes to save kelp, but will it be in vain? From OceansDeeply
How getting fishing right can protect other threatened marine species. By Doug Rader, for the EDF blog.
Marine noise is disturbing fish, physically and mentally. By Richard Kemeney, for Hakai.
How to help penguins. By David Oehler, for MongaBay.

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Invisible squid and fish with glowing eye spikes: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, April 5th, 2018

Posted on April 5, 2018 by David Shiffman

Cuttings (short and sweet):

Follow Louise Chavarie, an Arctic aquatic ecologist, on twitter!
A squid-skin inspired invisibility cloak. From Nature News research updates.
Underwater noise pollution disturbs fish, too. From CBC News.
NOAA publishes list of global fisheries and their risks to marine mammals. By John Cannon, for MongaBay
Antarctic ice melting faster than thought. By Jonathan Watts, for the Guardian.

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

Why did this fish evolve a glowing eye spike? By Troy Farah, for Smithsonian Magazine.
Spying on whales to save them. By Marguerite Holloway, for the New Yorker.
Why red coral lives 500 years. By Liz Langley, for National Geographic
Rising CO2 levels could be messing with squid. By Maddie Stone, for Earther.

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Giant whales and collapsing cod stocks: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, March 29th, 2018

Posted on March 29, 2018 by David Shiffman

Cuttings (short and sweet):

Follow shark and ray biologist Jeremy Vaudo on twitter!
Science may have a reason why whales get so big. By Carrie Arnold, for National Geographic.
Paleo profile: The fish from China. By Brian Switek, for Scientific American.
Mass stranding in Australia claims 130 whales. Video, for the Guardian.

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

Newfoundland cod stocks suffer serious and surprising decline. By Jessica Leder, for the Globe and Mail.
Under the sea: life is the bubbles in newly discovered deep reef zone. By Basten Gokkon, for MongaBay
Scientists just fast-forwarded ocean acidification on a coral reef. By Maddie Stone, for Earther.
Can Aquaculture solve the fishing crisis in the South China Sea? By Zhang Hongzhou, for the Diplomat.
To save whales, Maine’s lobster fishery must change. By Fred Bever, for NPR.
Ocean scientists forecast huge plankton blooms in the Arabian sea. By Jeff Tollefson, for Nature News.
Fish crossing genetic borders as oceans warm. By Matthew Berger, for OceansDeeply.

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Migrating mullet and expanding garbage patches: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, March 22, 2018

Posted on March 22, 2018 by David Shiffman

Cuttings (short and sweet):

Follow science illustrator Bethann Garramon Merkle on twitter!
Great Pacific Garbage Patch is sprawling with more debris than thought. By Oliver Milman, for the Guardian.
In Bali fish die-off, a human hand is suspected. By Luh De Suriyana, for MongaBay.

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

Mullet Mania. By Michael Patrick O’Neill, for Hakai
Commercial fisheries of the Great Lakes. By Steve Midway, for the Fisheries Blog.
Exploring the mysteries of Cuba’s coral reefs. By Brynn Nelson, for Science News for Students
Antarctica’s krill fishery threatens whales and penguins. By Erica Cirino, for Oceans Deeply
Decline in hunters threatens how US pays for conservation. From NPR’s All Things Considered.

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