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Thursday Afternoon Dredging: May 4th, 2017

Posted on May 4, 2017 By David Shiffman
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After a month hiatus for packing, moving, and unpacking, we’re back!

Logo by Ethan Kocak

Cuttings (short and sweet):

  • Watch a dogfish swim around British Columbia, video by GEERG.
Video by GEERG
  • Follow Dr. Andrea Kroetz, a postdoc studying sawfish, on twitter!
  • What to look for in canned tuna, a new update from Seafood Watch.
  • 13 facts about mola mola, the ocean sunfish. By Richard Smith, for Sport Diver.

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10 fish weirder than the fish in the 10 weirdest fish in the world list

Posted on December 18, 2013December 19, 2013 By Guest Writer 8 Comments on 10 fish weirder than the fish in the 10 weirdest fish in the world list
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KeartesSarah Keartes  is a science blogger studying marine biology and journalism at the University of Oregon. A self-proclaimed Attenborough wannabe, and all-around shark junkie, she is dedicated to exploring new tools to promote ocean outreach through science communication.

Second string. Almost famous. Runner up. We’ve all been there—bowed out gracefully and stuffed down the BAMF within. I’m talking the missed, the forgotten, the less-than-top dogs (or in this case, fish). Such was the fate of these ten water-dwellers, left looking up at the podium of last month’s “Top Ten Weirdest Fish in the World” list.

Just keep swimming my finned-friends, I’ve got you covered. They may not be the blobbiest, the toothiest, or the most menacing—but for these creatures, weird comes naturally. In their honor, it’s time for round two: the top ten weirder than the weirdest fish in the world list.

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