Category Archives: wtf

Linkodon typus

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Chuck

Gather ’round kids.  It’s time for another rundown of interesting, funny, and downright bizarre events happening in the world’s oceans. Yet another blog has joined The Network.  Please welcome People, Policy, Planet and make sure to leave a comment or … Continue reading →

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Yikes

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Chuck

This is more of an academic post than a shark-related post.  This article has been making the science blog rounds today for good reason: if true, it has far-reaching (but distressingly unsurprising) implications not just for education but society in … Continue reading →

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Prionace glinka

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Chuck

Because sometimes it’s more efficient to post up a bunch of links than write a full post. Chronicles of Zostera has officially been assimilated into the Southern Fried Science Network.  John’s been pumping out quality posts on scallops, seagrass, and … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean Tuna Fisheries: a Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Chuck

A series of articles started over at the Center for Public Integrity are shedding light on just how chaotic and lawless the bluefin tuna fishery in the Mediterranean Sea has become.  Though nominally managed through the International Commission for the … Continue reading →

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Here Comes Earl

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Chuck

It’s looking like Earl might hit the east coast harder than any storm since Hurricane Bob (which I watched as a child way back in ’91 as it destroyed half the trees in my yard in Rhode Island).  Evacuations have … Continue reading →

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Angry Post

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Chuck

You may have noticed that I haven’t been saying much about the white elephant (or big black blob) in the ocean.  This is for two reasons: first, I try to stick to my main subjects here, which are dogfish, shark … Continue reading →

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Dogfish Where They’re Really Not Supposed to Be

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Chuck

Earlier I posted about spiny dogfish sticking around in parts of North Carolina when the conventional wisdom says they should be heading north (and I’m still looking for more dogfish stories from the Beaufort/Morhead City area).  Well, it seems now … Continue reading →

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Ew, Just Ew

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Chuck

As a budding marine scientist, I’ve had to see fish dismember themselves in fishing gear, dissect things that look like they crawled out of the Star Wars cantina, dispose of rapidly-thawing specimens dated from 2003 (while the wind was blowing … Continue reading →

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CITES Results

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Chuck

The Southern Fried Scientist sums it up rather nicely. No protection for anything at CITES. Thanks for comin’ out.

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Ocean Conservation Smackdown at CITES

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Chuck

The Tidewater meeting went well and I’ll have a recap of that soon, but I decided the results of the latest CITES (U.N. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) vote should be commented on first.  Read on to see … Continue reading →

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