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.
Please add your own cuttings and spoils in the comments!
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