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Thursday Afternoon Dredging: January 5th, 2017

Posted on January 5, 2017January 9, 2017 By David Shiffman
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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!

 

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