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Thursday Afternoon Dredging: March 9th, 2017

Posted on March 9, 2017March 9, 2017 By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet):

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  • Watch this whale shark suck fish out of a net in Indonesia, video from Conservation International 
  • Follow #2017MMM, March Mammal Madness, and read my story about it from American Scientist.
  • The fish that hunts with flashlights embedded in its face. By Jason Bittel, for Hakai Magazine.

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

  • Leonardo DiCaprio wants people to eat more farmed fish. By Gwynn Guilford, for Quartz.
  • What happens when the research underpinning conservation is wrong? By Lauren Smith, for the Guardian
  • Invasive fish can live in highly polluted habitats. By Amara McClaughlin, for CBC.

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