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#Sharpiegate, mining the deep sea, electric eels, oil, and more! Weekly Salvage: September 16, 2019

Posted on September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 By Andrew Thaler
Weekly Salvage

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#JacquesWeek, Lionfish tax, coral that glows, accelerating climate change, and more! Monday Morning Salvage: July 10, 2017

Posted on July 10, 2017July 12, 2017 By Andrew Thaler
Weekly Salvage

Fog Horn (A Call to Action)

  • Protect the Outer Continental Shelf! Last week, the president announced a plan to open up significant portions of the outer continental shelf for oil and gas exploration. Call you representative! The public comment period opens today and runs through August 17. We’ll have a template script prepped for your use this week.
  • Today is the day to submit public comments to defend America’s National Monuments! More than 1 million comments have been submitted so far, and from my cursory survey, almost all of them are in favor of protecting these gems of American history and nature. Submit formal public comments on the DOI Monument Review and make your voice heard.

Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now)

  • #JacquesWeek! It’s coming! Only two weeks to go!

  • Tangier Island. I’m still thinking a lot about the Island out of Time.

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Cuttlefish camouflage, climate change, ShellBorgs, and more! Monday Morning Salvage: June 19, 2017.

Posted on June 19, 2017 By Andrew Thaler
Weekly Salvage

Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now)

  • This cuttlefish:

  • Thanks to Nik Hubbard for bringing it to our attention.

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Half-safe, climate change, deep-sea mining’s last frontier, and more! Monday Morning Salvage: Junes 12, 2017.

Posted on June 12, 2017June 12, 2017 By Andrew Thaler
Weekly Salvage

Fog Horn (A Call to Action)

  • 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)

  • Sand. Over the weekend I asked Twitter if they were into sand, and Twitter said yes. So now I’m trapped in an endless cycle of ‘likes’ and facts about sand. it’s a sandstorm!

Jetsam (what we’re enjoying from around the web)

  • Tangier Island. It’s disappearing, due to a combination of erosion and sea level rise, and when it goes,Virginia’s last offshore fishing community vanishes, too. We’re visiting Tangier next week, so now is a great time to read up on the challenges facing the island.

The view from Long Bridge Road on Tangier Island. Credit Andrew Moore for The New York Times

  • Autonomous Cargo Ships Extend Miner’s Technology Drive to Seas.
  • Beasts from the sea dominated the monster flick of the 60s and 70s. Hakai is on the hunt for these leading monsters.
  • I’m sure this is fine. Trump Said to Mull Combining Agencies Separated After Gulf Oil Spill.
  • Donald Trump vs. the Tide of History on Climate Change. A great piece by my old college roommate. Hi Victor!
  • In 1950, an Australian adventurer set out to sail and drive around the world in an old amphibious jeep. It did not go entirely to plan.
  • The world’s smallest porpoise has caused a big battle in Baja California.
  • Paleoshorelines: Time capsules of the ocean’s ancient shorelines from our friends at oceanbites.
  • This week in deep-sea mining: Huge rare metal reserve found on seabed 350 km off Japan.
  • The protests against deep-sea mining are also ramping up. This video, which is perhaps the best I’ve seen capturing local concerns about near-shore hydrothermal vent mines, was featured at the UN Ocean Summit.
  • Japan’s famous fish market, where the world’s most expensive tuna are sold, is closing down to relocate from it’s historic home: Visit Tsukiji, a ‘Great Wonder of the World,’ While You Still Can.

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