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Sinking squid, salmon-eating seals, and rebounding cod: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, January 18th 2018

January 18, 2018January 19, 2018 David Shiffman

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Follow Dr. Toby Daly-Engel’s shark research lab on twitter!
Cod catch at an all-time low, but a rebound could be near. By Patrick Whittle, for the Associated Press.
Right whale died from fishing gear. From CBC News

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Reducing seabird bycatch, rescuing vaquita, and cod comebacks: Thursday Afternoon Dredging: October 26, 2017

October 26, 2017 David Shiffman

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Watch aquarists at the PPG Aquarium at the Pittsburgh zoo target train a zebra shark so it comes when it’s called
Video by PennLive.com
Follow PNG Sharks and Rays, a twitter account associated with a project studying “one of the last frontiers of marine biodiversity research,” on twitter.
5 things you should know about the Marine Mammal Protection Act. By Katie Hogge, for the Ocean Conservancy blog.
First vaquita “rescued” in effort to save the species. By John Cannon, for MongaBay.

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