Near the end of last year, the Heritage Foundation unveiled Project 2025, a sweeping, 900-page document that outlines their vision for a second Trump administration. Authored by key leaders of the former administration and Trump’s campaign team, this document lays the groundwork for Trump’s policy agenda, should he defeat Vice President Harris in the 2024 … Read More “How Trump’s Project 2025 would reshape America’s oceans” »
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Foghorn (A Call to Action!) For US Citizens: Call your representatives and demand Impeachment Hearings. Now. It is, in point of fact, the absolute least you can do. Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now) I can’t speak to the practicality of this beyond a few very niche applications, but it is still awesome. Aquanaut, … Read More “Protecting the Iron Snail, more then meets the eye, ROV-bot in disguise, saying farewell to a glacier, and more! Monday Morning Salvage: July 29, 2019.” »
Foghorn (A Call to Action!) Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now) Stories in the Land: Tales of the University of Wisconsin Arboretum. This masters thesis by way of illustrated volume is an absolute masterpiece. What Would Really Happen if Thanos Erased Half of All Life on Earth? It would not be good. Could floating … Read More “Three entries about bitcoin-powered seasteaders that are absolutely full of cringe, plus some stuff that actually matters to the ocean. Monday Morning Salvage: April 22, 2019.” »
Foghorn (A Call to Action!) A literal foghorn. Trump official who said air gun tests don’t hurt whales blasted with air horn.A Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now) This reports on the activities of the WWF is shocking and damning. WWF Funds Guards Who Have Tortured And Killed People. I am always here for … Read More “A literal foghorn foghorn, Apple’s recycling farce, art from the deep sea, and more! Monday Morning Salvage: March 11, 2019.” »
Foghorn (A Call to Action!) Help the Victims of Typhoon Yutu. Ruth Gates dedicated her life to saving the world’s reefs and training the next generation of reef scientists. The Fight for Corals Loses Its Great Champion. Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now) Scientists Have Just Named 17 New Sea Slug Species, and They’re … Read More “Coral reefs lose their champion, which laptop is really the greenest, new sea slugs, and an octopuses garden in the sea. Monday Morning Salvage: November 5, 2018.” »
It’s a special Friday morning edition of Thursday Afternoon Dredging because I was traveling! Cuttings (short and sweet): Follow Nova the White Shark, a great white shark tagged in Canada by OCEARCH, on twitter! The day after Nova was tagged, I spent a day with the OCEARCH team- check out this Facebook live interview. … Read More “Angry Canadian Crabs and Extinct Australian Sea Stars: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, September 27(8)th 2018” »
Foghorn (a call to action) After a decade spent expanding marine protection throughout the US EEZ, the federal government is going to war on healthy oceans: The Trump Administration’s New Attack on Marine Monuments. Want to work for COMPASS in DC? One of the nation’s preeminent science communications institutions is hiring, and trust me, DC … Read More “High octopuses don’t love you back, sextants in space, protect our ocean monuments, and more! Monday Morning Salvage: September 24, 2018” »
Foghorn (A Call to Action!) Sign up for Make for the Planet Borneo and help push forward the next generation of conservation technology! Announcing the Con X Tech Prize for Hacking Extinction! Apply for funding to create a working hardware prototype and win up to $20,000 in awards. Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now) … Read More “Frisky Anglerfish, Persistent Aquatic Living Sensors, Make for the Planet Borneo, Sea Cucumber Mafia, and more! Monday Morning Salvage: March 26, 2018” »