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Ancient fish farming and popular invasive species: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, October 18th 2018

Posted on October 18, 2018 By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet): Follow everyone in this amazing thread of twitter wildlife biologists started by David Steen. Ancient Egyptians farmed fish thousands of years ago. By the New Arab. This is a neat story about a new archaeological study, which tells us about ancient humans’ relationship with the sea. Fun fish festivals around the … Read More “Ancient fish farming and popular invasive species: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, October 18th 2018” »

Thursday Afternoon Dredging: March 9th, 2017

Posted on March 9, 2017March 9, 2017 By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet):

Logo by Ethan Kocak
  • Watch this whale shark suck fish out of a net in Indonesia, video from Conservation International 
  • Follow #2017MMM, March Mammal Madness, and read my story about it from American Scientist.
  • The fish that hunts with flashlights embedded in its face. By Jason Bittel, for Hakai Magazine.

Read More “Thursday Afternoon Dredging: March 9th, 2017” »

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