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

Posted on February 25, 2019February 24, 2019 By Andrew Thaler 2 Comments on Live from the International Seabed Authority, sand strikers, strange typhoons, and more! Monday Morning Salvage: February 25, 2019.
Weekly Salvage

Foghorn (A Call to Action!)

  • 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]

Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now)

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

Jetsam (what we’re reading from around the web)

  • The Gulf of Mexico Triangle: Assessing Movements of Large Pelagic Fish Across Multiple National Boundaries.
  • The Marshall Islands Are Disappearing.
  • An Iceberg 30 Times the Size of Manhattan Is About to Break Off Antarctica.
  • This is a very good question. Why’s A Big Red Tanker Drifting Near Boston?
  • Coastal Job: Maritime Funeral Provider. Captain Brad White grants eco-conscious people their final wish: a blue burial.
  • China’s Navy Seeks New Islands to Conquer.
FILE PHOTO: Chinese structures are pictured at the disputed Spratlys in South China Sea April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo
  • Antarctic scientist captures extraordinary footage of Orcas feeding in the Ross Sea.
  • Amid Hunt for Malaysian Plane, Ocean Swims With Missing Vessels.
  • See the Pixelated Desert That Powers Your Phone Battery.

Lagan (what we’re reading from the peer-reviewed literature)

  • Jones and friends (2019) Existing environmental management approaches relevant to deep-sea mining. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2019.01.006.
  • Christiansen and friends (2019) Potential effects of deep seabed mining on pelagic and benthopelagic biota. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2019.02.014.

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

  1. Jeff Maassen says:
    February 25, 2019 at 9:36 am

    My Safari browser doesnt support the streaming media for the ISA conference. called something like tokbox …Is it legit?

  2. Andrew David Thaler says:
    February 26, 2019 at 12:08 pm

    The link provided is legit.

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