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Congrats to Miriam for taking the title of grand storyteller in the Ocean Story Slam! Her story will be a lesson to us all to think about small details while in the field. Also, prize is soon to be in the mail, but let the bragging commence.
“Build a bridge out of ‘er!”
The government of Hawaii has proposed a bill banning the sale of shark fins within their state. It currently has the catchy title of “SB 2169: A bill for an act relating to shark fins”, and you can read it here.
This bill is progressing much faster than my shark conservation friends working in Hawaii suspected. The public comment period closes Monday at 8:00 a.m. Hawaii time! If you have something you’d like to say about this bill, please do it soon.
You do not need to be a Hawaii resident to submit a comment!
Here’s how to submit a comment:
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Charlie and Bluegrass in the snow.
Charlie out in the snow
First they paraded half-naked women around in cities (including Charleston, right across from the building where I teach) holding signs that said “I’d rather be naked than wear fur” (Link NSFW). Then they had the “vegetarians have better sex” commercial that the Super Bowl refused to air (Link also NSFW). Now PETA is at it … Read More “More ineffective advocacy from PETA” »
Charlie hangs out on a serpentinite formation.
Charlie and a Southern Fried Mom in the snow.
Miriam, from over at Deep Sea News was our last submission, in just under the wire CA time.
I recently heard an excellent quote about conservation issues. The source of this quote is, of all people, my new home state’s embattled Governor. Mark Sanford, prior to his “hiking the Appalachian Trail” scandal, was a well-respected small government conservative. During a speech about his views, he stated that “the issue of environmental conservation sits … Read More “A thought provoking quote about conservation” »
