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Thursday Afternoon Dredging: March 30th, 2017

Posted on March 30, 2017March 30, 2017 By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet):

Logo by Ethan Kocak
  • Watch the sharks at Palmyra Atoll, and check out my new article for Hakai Magazine about an important new study of this unexploited population.
  • Follow Erin Dillon, a UC Santa Barbara Ph.D. student, on twitter!
  • Derelict Fishing Gear and the Death of Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs. From the NOAA Response and Restoration blog
  • Growth spurts may determine a lamprey’s sex. By Erin Ross, for Scientific American.

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The incredible biodiversity of Aquaman: the grand finale

Posted on May 12, 2014May 12, 2014 By Andrew Thaler
Popular Culture, Science
Aquaman #31 variant cover. Art by Mike Allred.
Aquaman #31 variant cover. Art by Mike Allred.

We’ve traveled far, this last week. From gentle basking sharks gliding across the surface of the North Sea to titanically tiny worms dwelling in the deep. The variant cover for Aquaman #31 is a fantastically diverse sampling of real ocean organisms, many of them not only profoundly weird but also almost entirely unstudied. Mike Allred’s is a small taste of the unknown still waiting to be explored.

I saved the best for last, including my favorite squid and scale worm. Before we dive into these final identifications, let’s take a moment to review.

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