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Pirates, conch, and surfing scientists: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, July 19th, 2018

Posted on July 19, 2018 By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet): 

  • Follow Erin Meyer, the director of conservation programs for the Seattle Aquarium, on twitter!
  • Piracy Incident Reported in First Half of 2018 at Lowest Level in 10 Years. From GCaptain news alerts.
  • She said she didn’t know it was illegal to take conchs. She’s heading to jail anyway. By Gwen Filosa, for the Miami Herald.
  • Canada Post releases new shark stamps! By me, for Gizmodo’s Earther.

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

  • Surfing For Science: A New Way To Gather Data For Ocean And Coastal Research. By Nathan Rott, for NPR news.
  • Are the fish in Florida’s polluted waters safe to eat? By Ed Killer, for the Treasure Coast Palm.
  • What Were Two Humpback Whales Doing with a Dead Gray Whale Calf? By Erica Cirino, for Hakai.
  • Warm water threatens what should be bumper year for Fraser River sockeye. From CBC news.
  • Canada’s high Arctic glaciers at risk of disappearing completely. By Ashifa Kassam, for the Guardian.
  • Taiwan Pushed to Confront Work Abuse in High Seas Fishing Fleet. By Nick Aspinwall, for OceansDeeply.
  • Bold initiative aims to protect coral reefs in the Dominican Republic. By Greg Asner, for MongaBay
  • Groupers on the Comeback in the Caymans.  By Ben Shouse, for Scientific American.
  • Seashell Souvenirs Are Killing Protected Marine Life. By Tina Deines, for National Geographic

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