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Imaginary islands, lobster pain, porgs and puffins: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, January 25th, 2018

Posted on January 25, 2018 by David Shiffman

Cuttings (short and sweet):

Follow Kelsey James, a graduate student studying the age and growth of batoid fishes, on twitter!
Ancient maps show islands that don’t really exist. By Greg Miller, for National Geographic.
Global registry of invasive species is a milestone for conservation. By Jonathan Watts, for the Guardian.
Want to buy a tshirt, mug, or phone case featuring porgs and puffins? Sure you do! Art by Jen Richards.
Art by Jen Richards

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

Mesoamerican reefs get improving bill of health! By John Cannon, for MongaBay.
Legacy pollution: an unfortunate inheritance. By Dana Sackett, for the Fisheries Blog.
Switzerland’s lobster laws are not paragons of science-based policy. By Doctor Zen, for Neurodojo.
Conservation helps Maine lobster, and Maine lobstermen. By Patrick Whittle, for the AP.
How brittlestars “see” without eyes. By Giorgia Guglielmi, for Nature News.

Please add your own cuttings and spoils in the comments!

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Southern Fried Science year-in-review, Palau’s Giant, a new challenge for deep-sea mining, Porgs are Puffins, and more! Monday Morning Salvage: December 25, 2017.

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Andrew David Thaler

Happy Holidays from the Southern Fried Science Team!

Fog Horn (A Call to Action)

The Saipan Blog’s Angelo Villagomez put together a list of extraordinary Indigenous Pacific Conservationists to Follow on Twitter in 2018. Go. Follow them. Learn what’s really happening in Pacific Conservation.

Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now)

Do-it-yourself science is taking off. A growing movement seeks to make the tools of science available to everyone (including you). I love that The Economist now has a “Punk Science” heading.
Palau now requires all tourists to sign an environmental pledge when they enter the country. All flights in now feature this delightful short film.

Arlo Guthrie was right! Cool short video of bipedal “walking” in gastropods. Clamzo boys, Clamzo!