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

Posted on June 15, 2017June 11, 2017 By 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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Bony-eared assfish, shark swarms, ocean plastics, and more! The Monday Morning Salvage: May 15, 2017

Posted on May 15, 2017May 14, 2017 By Andrew Thaler
Weekly Salvage

Fog Horn (A Call to Action)

  • This is you last day to submit public comments in defense of the Environmental Protection Agency! The time to save the EPA is now!  If you don’t know quite what to say, I’ve  prepared a script for you.
  • 27 National Monuments are under review by the Department of the Interior. Our Nation Monuments are our National Treasures. Don’t let them be sold to the highest bidder! Submit formal public comments on the DOI Monument Review and make your voice heard.

Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now)

  • This bony-eared assfish, courtesy of Sheldon Comics. Go show the some love on Twitter and Patreon.

  • “You are paddleboarding next to approximately 15 great white sharks… exit the water in a calm manner.” When paddleboarding, this is not what you want to hear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5SPMrmRMjE

  • But, of course: The Viral Video of 15 Sharks Circling Near Surfers in California Shows a Much Bigger Problem.

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