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Vanishing Islands, nuclear leaks, oceans of plastic, and one feisty Beluga. Weekly Salvage: November 18, 2019

Posted on November 18, 2019November 17, 2019 By Andrew Thaler
Weekly Salvage

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Coral reefs lose their champion, which laptop is really the greenest, new sea slugs, and an octopuses garden in the sea. Monday Morning Salvage: November 5, 2018.

Posted on November 5, 2018November 4, 2018 By Andrew Thaler
Weekly Salvage

Foghorn (A Call to Action!)

  • Help the Victims of Typhoon Yutu.
  • Ruth Gates dedicated her life to saving the world’s reefs and training the next generation of reef scientists. The Fight for Corals Loses Its Great Champion.

Flotsam (what we’re obsessed with right now)

  • Scientists Have Just Named 17 New Sea Slug Species, and They’re All Fabulous.

The newest members of the nudibranch family. (H. iba comes in 2 color morphs.) Photo: California Academy of Sciences
The newest members of the nudibranch family. (H. iba comes in 2 color morphs.)
Photo: California Academy of Sciences

  • Palau Becomes First Nation to Ban Sunscreens That Harm Corals.
  • The tiny sponge that could help preserve our deep oceans.

A close-up photo of the sponge that is being studied. NHM.
A close-up photo of the sponge that is being studied. NHM.

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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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