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

Posted on August 20, 2018 By Andrew Thaler
Weekly Salvage

Foghorn (A Call to Action!)

  • Did you know that oceanbites also published in Spanish? Go check it out!

Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now)

  • Marine Worms Are Eating Plastic Now. I’m sure this will be fine [Ed: I’m not sure. It won’t be fine.]
  • Are you following Diva Amon’s latest expedition: My Deep Sea, My Backyard in Trinidad and Tobago? Join the adventure!
Dr. Amon shows off a deep-sea dropcam. Courtesy OpenExplorer.
Dr. Amon shows off a deep-sea dropcam. Courtesy OpenExplorer.
  • Researchers just found a WWII shipwreck that was lost for over 75 years off the coast of an Alaskan island.
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)

  • ‘They be pirates’. An old scourge is reappearing in the Caribbean. It’s pirates.
  • The Sizzle: This week in climate change ruining everything.
    • Hot with Chance of Bleaching: Sizing Up an Unprecedented Coral Disaster.
    • Time to put the ocean at the heart of climate talks. Changes to the ocean and cryosphere are key to understanding climate change
  • ‘This industry is not for the weak’: Working underwater as a commercial diver.
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)
  • The Biggest Loser: This week in Trump policies hurting the ocean and the country.
    • Trump’s Giant Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sale Was a Flop.
    • Tariffs Likely to Hurt U.S. More Than Rest of World, Maersk CEO Says.
  • The U.S. Navy Is Creating a Military Slime. Inspired by the hagfish, the synthetic slime can stop enemy boats in the water and become a powerful weapon. Representative from the hagfish lobby could knot be reached for comment.
  • Enjoy your vacation on Playa Guacamole. The algal bloom in Florida right now is unbelievable.
Blue-green algae in a canal in Wellington, Florida. Allen Eyestone TNS
Blue-green algae in a canal in Wellington, Florida. Allen Eyestone TNS
  • Chomp: This week in oceanbites!
    • You are Now Entering the Twilight Zone: Exploring the Unique Realm of Mesophotic Reefs.
    • Intent to Bite: changing attitudes towards sharks.
  • Sustainability by SZA: The Singer-Songwriter Teases an Ocean-Saving Fashion Line.
  • The Shiffman: This week in David in the news.
    • IndieWire’s Shark Expert Takes a Bite out of ‘The Meg’: We’re Gonna Need a Better Movie.
  • A time to kill: When you hunt animals and waterfowl for food, the national debate about guns takes on a very different light. Great deep dive into hunting by Jason Goldman.
  • ZeFrank is back and he’s talking about worms! [Maybe NSFGW]

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

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

  • Smith (2018) Introduction to Deep Sea Mining Activities In The Pacific Region. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2018.07.018.
  • Folkersen and friends (2018) Deep sea mining’s future effects on Fiji’s tourism industry: A contingent behaviour study. DOI:10.1016/j.marpol.2018.08.001.
  • Günay and friends (2018) Geology and Geochemistry of Sediment-Hosted Hanönü Massive Sulfide Deposit (Kastamonu – Turkey). DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2018.08.010.
  • Frost and friends (2018) Redrawing the map of the Pacific. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2016.06.003.
  • Bourrel and friends (2018) The common of heritage of mankind as a means to assess and advance equity in deep sea mining. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2016.07.017.

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