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Sinking squid, salmon-eating seals, and rebounding cod: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, January 18th 2018

Posted on January 18, 2018January 19, 2018 By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet): 

  • Follow Dr. Toby Daly-Engel’s shark research lab on twitter!
  • Cod catch at an all-time low, but a rebound could be near. By Patrick Whittle, for the Associated Press.
  • Right whale died from fishing gear. From CBC News

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

  • World’s biggest wildlife reserve planned for Antarctica. By Matthew Taylor, for the Guardian.
  • Behind the blubber: seals are blamed for salmon declines, but the real story is more complicated. By Larry Pynn, for Hakai Magazine.
  • Belize imposes offshore oil moratorium to protect coral reefs. By John Cannon, for Mongabay.
  • The squid that sink to the bottom when they die. By Veronique Greenwood, for the New York Times.
  • Your bright idea could save the great barrier reef! By Elaina Zachos, for National Geographic.

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