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The real deep reefs of South Carolina, dolphin chatter, autonomous starfish killing robots, an exciting submarine discovery, and more! Monday Morning Salvage: September 3, 2018

September 3, 2018 Andrew Thaler

Weekly Salvage

Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now)

Robots versus Aliens is my favorite genre of conservation technology. Sea-Star Murdering Robots Are Deployed in the Great Barrier Reef.

Fish Bombardment is my other. Video: Utah Officials Restock Remote Lakes by Plane.

The Gam (conversations from the ocean-podcasting world)

Speak Up for the Blue with two great recent episodes.

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

January 18, 2018January 19, 2018 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

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Wrasse control, oyster farming, and the economic benefits of saving whales. Thursday Afternoon Dredging: June 15th, 2017

June 15, 2017June 11, 2017 David Shiffman

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Cuttings (short and sweet):

Watch this horn shark hatch in this video from the Monterey Bay Aquarium!
Video from Monterey Bay Aquarium
Follow environmental lawyer Linda Nowlan on twitter!
Salmon farmers use wrasse to combat sea lice, threatening wrasse stocks. By Robin McKie, for the Guardian

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Thursday Afternoon Dredging: December 1, 2016

December 1, 2016December 1, 2016 David Shiffman

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Cuttings (short and sweet):

How a sawfish uses its saw, from this paper by Wueringer and friends.

How a sawfish uses its saw, from Wueringer and friends (2012), the function of the sawfish saw, Current Biology

Follow Kim Bassos-Hull @MsHullRay , a spotted eagle ray researcher at Mote Marine Laboratory, on twitter! Follow her for news (and awesome pictures) of her spotted study subjects.
A call for more scientists and engineers to run for public office (by Sheril Kirshenbaum). Would you consider running for public office?

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