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Oil spill impacts, Great Barrier Reef recovery, and the mystery of the Hunley: Thursday Afternoon Dredging: August 31, 2017

Posted on August 31, 2017 By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet): 

  • Watch these bull sharks in Beqa Lagoon, Fiji, in this video by Beqa Lagoon Resort.

    Bull sharks in Fiji
  • Follow marine social scientist Amy Diedrich on twitter!
  • The impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Gulf of Mexico shorelines. An introduction to a special issue of research, from the NOAA Response and Restoration blog.

 

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

  • New crab with star-shaped growths discovered in Taiwan. By Sheyra Dasgupta, for MongaBay
  • Scientists solve the mystery of a US Civil War Submarine. By Ben Upton, for Nature.
  • Plan to improve water quality on the Great Barrier Reef ignores scientific advice. By Michael Slezak, for the Guardian.

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