Lost shipwrecks, weaponized hagfish, plastivorous worms, deep-sea mining, and more! Monday Morning Salvage: August 20, 2018.

Foghorn (A Call to Action!)

Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now)

Dr. Amon shows off a deep-sea dropcam. Courtesy OpenExplorer.

Dr. Amon shows off a deep-sea dropcam. Courtesy OpenExplorer.

Members of the expedition take time to examine a Japanese mini submarine that remains in the historic sub pens on Kiska Island. Image courtesy of Kiska: Alaska's Underwater Battlefield expedition.

Members of the expedition take time to examine a Japanese mini submarine that remains in the historic sub pens on Kiska Island. Image courtesy of Kiska: Alaska’s Underwater Battlefield expedition.

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

Underwater welding uses electric diodes to melt and work with metal. (Ven-Tech Subsea Inspections)

Underwater welding uses electric diodes to melt and work with metal. (Ven-Tech Subsea Inspections)

Blue-green algae in a canal in Wellington, Florida. Allen Eyestone TNS

Blue-green algae in a canal in Wellington, Florida. Allen Eyestone TNS

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

It’s all kinds of deep-sea mining studies today!

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