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Upside-down fish, shellfish poaching, and the value of whale poop: Thursday Afternoon Dredging: November 16, 2017

Posted on November 16, 2017 By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet): 

  • Watch this tiger shark hunting a hammerhead shark, in amazing National Geographic footage!

    Footage by National Geographic
  • Follow Sarah Popov, a marine spatial ecologist interested in fisheries and conservation, on twitter!
  • Whales in polluted water develop a new feeding strategy. By Jason Goldman, for Scientific American.

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

  • Whale poop is good for sea and sky. By Mary Reid Barrow, for the Virginian Pilot.
  • Why don’t fish swim upside down? By Harrison Tassof, for Hakai.
  • Armed robbers are now targeting these shellfish. By Kimon de Greef, for National Geographic.
  • Plastics found in the stomachs of deep sea creatures. By Matthew Taylor, for the Guardian.

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