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Save the seals. Congress is trying to shoot its way to salmon recovery

July 22, 2026August 3, 2026 Ali Gaster

Let’s not mince words: current federal ocean conservation policy is a cocktail of chaos and disaster, with a generous sprinkle of incompetence. Following a brutal stretch of legislative and regulatory rollbacks (including the completely indefensible bureaucratic magic trick of removing habitat destruction from the Endangered Species Act’s definition of “harm”) Capitol Hill decided to double … Read More “Save the seals. Congress is trying to shoot its way to salmon recovery” »

Obama’s ocean monuments, deep diving seals, and sustainable US fisheries: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, May 24th, 2018

May 24, 2018May 24, 2018 David Shiffman

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Cuttings (short and sweet): Follow Canadian ocean science communicator Kayla Glynn on twitter. NOAA’s status of stocks. By Steve Midway, for the Fisheries Blog. Antarctic seals recruited to measure the effects of climate change. By Alex Fox, for Nature News. 15,000 lionfish removed from Florida waters. By Ed Killer, for the Treasure Coast Palm. Plastic bag … Read More “Obama’s ocean monuments, deep diving seals, and sustainable US fisheries: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, May 24th, 2018” »

Giant penguin colonies and tiny squid: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, March 8th, 2018

March 8, 2018 David Shiffman

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Cuttings (short and sweet): Follow Travis Tai, a graduate student studying climate change and fisheries, on twitter! Thumbnail-sized pygmy squid discovered in Australia. By Shreya Dasgupta, for MongaBay. This octopus is 40,000 times heavier than its mate. By Liz Langley, for National Geographic. Seal poo reveals plastic’s path in the sea. Nature research highlights. Grass is … Read More “Giant penguin colonies and tiny squid: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, March 8th, 2018” »

Seals in the Thames, killing boto to catch catfish, and animal screams: Thursday Afternoon Dredging: August 3, 2017

August 3, 2017August 4, 2017 David Shiffman

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We’re back after a 3 week conference attendance break!

Cuttings (short and sweet):

Watch this blue-spotted stingray swim around an Oregon aquarium!
Follow Dr. Kyle Newton, shark sensory ecologist, on twitter!
Screams heard round the world: humans can easily recognize alarm calls of other animals. By Karen Hopkin, for Scientific American.
Seals return to the Thames estuary is going swimmingly. By Damian Carrington, for the Guardian.
AUTHOR’S NOTE: One link (to a twitter thread on scientist lab superstitions) has been removed due to some culturally insensitive comments in the thread.