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Thursday Afternoon Dredging: March 30th, 2017

Posted on March 30, 2017March 30, 2017 By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet):

Logo by Ethan Kocak
  • Watch the sharks at Palmyra Atoll, and check out my new article for Hakai Magazine about an important new study of this unexploited population.
  • Follow Erin Dillon, a UC Santa Barbara Ph.D. student, on twitter!
  • Derelict Fishing Gear and the Death of Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs. From the NOAA Response and Restoration blog
  • Growth spurts may determine a lamprey’s sex. By Erin Ross, for Scientific American.

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

  • How the aquarium trade can impact coral reef conservation. By Josh Cahill, for the Fisheries Blog
  • How giant marine reptiles terrorized the ancient seas. By Traci Watson, for Nature.

Share your own cuttings and spoils in the comments!

 

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