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Thursday Afternoon Dredging: December 1, 2016

Posted on December 1, 2016December 1, 2016 By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet):

  •  How a sawfish uses its saw, from this paper by Wueringer and friends.
How a sawfish uses its saw, from Wueringer and friends (2012), the function of the sawfish saw, Current Biology
How a sawfish uses its saw, from Wueringer and friends (2012), the function of the sawfish saw, Current Biology
  • Follow Kim Bassos-Hull @MsHullRay , a spotted eagle ray researcher at Mote Marine Laboratory, on twitter! Follow her for news (and awesome pictures) of her spotted study subjects.
  • A call for more scientists and engineers to run for public office (by Sheril Kirshenbaum). Would you consider running for public office?

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

  • Good news: recent ecology hires are gender balanced (by Jeremy Fox)
  • New marine reserve system offers rosy outlook for both the lobster and the lobster fisherman (by Jackson Landers) 
  • America’s fisheries are rebounding, and we can’t turn back now (by Jane Lubchenco)

Feel free to share your own cuttings and spoils in the comments below!

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