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

Posted on July 12, 2018 By David Shiffman
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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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