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Giant penguin colonies and tiny squid: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, March 8th, 2018

Posted on March 8, 2018 By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet): 

  • Follow Travis Tai, a graduate student studying climate change and fisheries, on twitter!
  • Thumbnail-sized pygmy squid discovered in Australia. By Shreya Dasgupta, for MongaBay.
  • This octopus is 40,000 times heavier than its mate. By Liz Langley, for National Geographic.
  • Seal poo reveals plastic’s path in the sea. Nature research highlights.
  • Grass is back in the Chesapeake, and crabs will follow. By Dan Charles, for NPR.
  • Be sure to fill out your Mammal March Madness brackets, now featuring a Cookiecutter Shark! (Don’t know what March Mammal Madness is? Check out my 2017 article about it)

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

  • Mega-colony of 1.5 million penguins discovered. By Damian Carrington, for the Guardian.
  • Supplemental nutritional assistance for whales. By John Strang, for Hakai.
  • Is ocean acidification a chance for bipartisan cooperation in Congress? By Ian Evans, for Oceans Deeply.
  • The fish that makes other fish smarter. By Ed Yong, for the Atlantic.

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