Weekly Salvage – Page 3 – Southern Fried Science

Burning driftwood, new protections for Canada’s oceans, dolphin errant, and more! Monday Morning Salvage: May 13, 2019

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Some light, but useful, advice: Don’t Burn Driftwood at the Beach (or Anywhere).

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Good news everybody! Canada bans deep-sea mining, oil and gas drilling in marine protected areas.

The Tough Sell of Turtle-Saving Tech (and check out David’s article from… a very long time ago: Turtle excluder devices: analysis of resistance to a successful conservation policy).

Nicolas Pilcher (left), from Malaysia’s Marine Research Foundation, shows a fisherman how to install a turtle excluder device (TED). Photo courtesy of Marine Research Foundation Asia

The Global Extinction Vortex, rising regulations for deep-sea mining, biodegradable bags that don’t, Scientology’s measles cruise, and more! The Monday Morning Salvage: May 6, 2019.

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 Andrew Thaler

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Now might be a good time to talk about this with, well, everyone. Everything Is Fucked, Major New Extinction Report Finds.

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I missed this the first time around, but it’s still worth a read: Thinking about Climate on a Dark, Dismal Morning.

Hope is the knowledge that we can prevent bad things—but also the realization that we might choose not to.
Thinking about Climate on a Dark, Dismal Morning

100 people are responsible for more than 70% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions since 1988. Names and Locations of the Top 100 People Killing the Planet.
‘Biodegradable’ Bags Can Still Carry Groceries After Three Years in the Ground, Study Finds.

Three years after being in sea water, this bag could still hold some groceries.
Photo: Lloyd Russell (University of Plymouth)

Three entries about bitcoin-powered seasteaders that are absolutely full of cringe, plus some stuff that actually matters to the ocean. Monday Morning Salvage: April 22, 2019.

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 Andrew Thaler

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Stories in the Land: Tales of the University of Wisconsin Arboretum.
- This masters thesis by way of illustrated volume is an absolute masterpiece.
What Would Really Happen if Thanos Erased Half of All Life on Earth? It would not be good.

Could floating cities be the answer to rising sea levels? I mean, no, obviously.

Hagfish nom-nommers, Trample-gramming, boring clams, I’m still in love with these giant isopods, and more! Monday Morning Salvage: April 8, 2019.

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 Andrew Thaler

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Good job, everyone! NOAA Budget Proposal Hits Rough Waters in Congress.
Tool Foundry expands access to science by promoting tools for discovery: Luminary Labs initiative launches four-month accelerator to help inventors bring better scientific tools to more communities

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Cambodia’s endangered river dolphins at highest population in 20 years.

Dick-Shaped, Wood-Munching Clams Are More Diverse Than We Thought, Study Finds.

A wood-boring clam inside a piece of wood
Photo: Jenna Judge

How Miami’s realtors lie to themselves, each other, and you about climate change in America’s largest sinking city: Heaven or High Water: Selling Miami’s last 50 years.
The Video of Giant Isopods Eating an Alligator in the Deep Sea You Must Watch!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54YezX7HeSI

Deep-sea gator bait, a mining company’s continued decline, why are there so many Garfield phones on French beaches, and more! Monday Morning Salvage: April 1, 2019.

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 Andrew Thaler

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Foghorn (A Call to Action!)

Shameless plug for my Patreon! This month, subscribers who sign up for the Ocean Pun Sticker reward will get this glorious squat lobster in high quality vinyl. Suitable for dive gear, laptops, field equipment, or anywhere luxuriously goofy stickers are displayed.

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Gator falls!
- Scientists Dropped Dead Gators to the Seafloor to See What Bites.
- Why A Scientist Dropped Dead Alligators In The Gulf Of Mexico.

Each giant isopod is around the size of a football. LOUISIANA UNIVERSITIES MARINE CONSORTIUM

Researchers beginning to uncover the mystery of hagfish’s zombie hearts.

Blending smartphones for science, understanding the environmental hazards of 3D printing, flooding the midwest, and ocean news, too! Monday Morning Salvage: March 25, 2019

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Andrew Thaler

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Your regular reminder that the currently proposed 2020 US budget is a crime against the American People. Call your representatives, especially if you live in MD, LA, or NC.
- U.S. Interior Official Suggests Trump’s Drilling Proposal Will Include Parts of Atlantic.

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The destruction of Beira is a catastrophe on a nearly unimaginable scale. ‘Almost Everything Is Destroyed’: Cyclone Idai Leaves Mozambique’s Fourth-Largest City in Ruins.
It’s Official, This Is the Oldest Known Mariner’s Astrolabe in the World.

The oldest mariner’s astrolabe ever found, decorated with the Portuguese coat of arms. COURTESY DAVID MEARNS

After Two Decades, a Fishy Genetic Mystery Has Been Solved.
A scientist faced down the ultimate cold case: How did two groups of fish separately evolve genes for making antifreeze?

A literal foghorn foghorn, Apple’s recycling farce, art from the deep sea, and more! Monday Morning Salvage: March 11, 2019.

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 Andrew Thaler

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A literal foghorn. Trump official who said air gun tests don’t hurt whales blasted with air horn.A

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This reports on the activities of the WWF is shocking and damning. WWF Funds Guards Who Have Tortured And Killed People.

I am always here for deep-sea art.

The fate of the deep sea is being decided behind closed doors, plastic in the deepest trench, memories of whales, and more! Monday Morning Salvage: March 4, 2019

March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 Andrew Thaler

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Last week was a huge week for deep-sea mining and there’s still more coming. Catch up on the latest!

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Legendary submarine pilot Erika Bergman, a couple dudes, and a group of scientists make exciting discovery inside Great Blue Hole and What Erika Bergman, Richard Branson, Fabien Cousteau, and Aquatica Submarines Found In Belize’s Great Blue Hole.

The voyage meant scientists could construct a 3D map of the hole. Picture: Thomas Bodhi Wade/Aquatica Submarines

Live from the International Seabed Authority, sand strikers, strange typhoons, and more! Monday Morning Salvage: February 25, 2019.

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We’re live from the 25th General Assembly of the International Seabed Authority. Watch here!
Update your indices. This marine worm is called the Sand Striker.

This is the Sand Striker
[source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/26598370@N00/5205585822]

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This is very much not normal. An Extremely Rare February Typhoon Is Approaching Guam.
US Coast Guard Officer Suspected Of Terror Plot Faces Charges.

Deep-sea gator falls covered in isopods, more struggles for the Ocean Cleanup, a robot lost in the cold (but not the one you’re thinking of), and more! Monday Morning Salvage: February 18, 2019

February 18, 2019February 17, 2019 Andrew Thaler

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What do you do if you find yourself at the helm of a major Louisiana marine science institution? If you’re Dr. Craig McClain, you plant the first experimental Alligator falls in the deep Gulf of Mexico!

Photos courtesy Dr. Craig McClain via Deep Sea News.

On the other hand, if you find yourself at the helm of a US Navy destroyer, you might want to review this incredible and exhaustive accounting of the USS Fitzgerald disaster and how training deficits, exhaustion, and poor decision making compounded to create a deadly situation.