Cuttings (short and sweet):

• Here’s NOAA Okeanos video of a “ghost shark” from 2013.

• Follow Dr. Brooke Flammang, a functional ecologist who works with sharks, robots, and lasers, on twitter!
• Here are the 9 species named after President Obama, a new record. By Jessica Boddy, for Science

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

• A review of the year 2016 in science communication hashtags. By Asia Murphy.
• 9 fisheries scientists discussing marine protected areas. From the CFood blog.
• Which animals are we in danger of losing forever in 2017? By Joe Shute for the Telegraph

Share your own cuttings and spoils in the comments!