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Sharks to be shot and discarded offshore, drum line tender shows

Sharks to be shot and discarded offshore, drum line tender shows | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
SHARKS bigger than three metres will be "humanely destroyed" with a firearm and discarded offshore, the tender for the State Government's baited drum line strategy reveals.
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Bio Logik: Science Outreach Remixed and Served Fresh. | Deep Sea News

Bio Logik: Science Outreach Remixed and Served Fresh. | Deep Sea News | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
Long has the state of educational funding been dismal. Classrooms suffer. Teachers become bitter. Students are left numb and disinterested. This deficit has
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Customs ship should be sent to disrupt Japanese whaling: Bob Brown

Customs ship should be sent to disrupt Japanese whaling: Bob Brown | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
An Australian government ship should be sent to disrupt Japanese whaling in a similar fashion to the Sea Shepherd, the environment group's local head Bob Brown says.
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Activists reward seal killing informant - 24-Dec-2013 - NZ Law and Order news

Sea Shepherd has paid a reward to an anonymous informant after two men were convicted for clubbing seals to death on the Kaikoura coast.
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Longline fishermen demand end to plan to protect waters around Cocos Island / News Briefs / More news / Costa Rica Newspaper, The Tico Times

Longline fishermen demand end to plan to protect waters around Cocos Island / News Briefs / More news / Costa Rica Newspaper, The Tico Times | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
The Tico Times - Central America's leading English language news source.
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Shark trackers at Albany beaches

Shark trackers at Albany beaches | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
Two Albany beaches have been fitted with satellite-linked monitors to track tagged sharks, as part of the State Government’s Shark Monitoring Network.
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How the Cavefish Lost Its Eyes

How the Cavefish Lost Its Eyes | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
Pictured above is a very peculiar fish that lives in a few North American caves. It looks very much like other fish, except in one respect: it has no eyes.
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Pouring Cheese on Icy Roads In, Where Else, Wisconsin

Pouring Cheese on Icy Roads In, Where Else, Wisconsin | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
Looking for cheaper, environmentally friendly options, Milwaukee has turned to cheese brine — a salty dairy byproduct to mix with road salt.
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Schoolchildren and Musicians Boycott SeaWorld in "Blackfish" Flap

Schoolchildren and Musicians Boycott SeaWorld in "Blackfish" Flap | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
A field trip is called off and acts cancel gigs in growing controversy.
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Deep-Sea Photos: Vampire Squid, Bubblegum Coral Found

Deep-Sea Photos: Vampire Squid, Bubblegum Coral Found | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
A recent deep-sea expedition studied life around a sunken shipping container and an ocean ridge never before seen by humans.
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Cone snails are for life and not just at Christmas

Cone snails are for life and not just at Christmas | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
Those who fly to tropical shores this Christmas in search of sea and sun may be unaware that an exotic shell picked from the beach could potentially bring relief to many thousands of people suffering life-threatening illnesses.
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Walking the walk: What sharks, honeybees and humans have in common

Walking the walk: What sharks, honeybees and humans have in common | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
A mathematical pattern of movement called a Lévy walk describes the foraging behavior of animals from sharks to honey bees, and now for the first time has been shown to describe human hunter-gatherer movement as well.
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Shark Attacks And Economic Growth: A Correlation Theory

Shark Attacks And Economic Growth: A Correlation Theory | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
Studying the connection between economics and "shark-human interactions," one expert saw a pattern.
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Little known fact – Santa is actually a pirate | Deep Sea News

Little known fact – Santa is actually a pirate | Deep Sea News | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
Hargh, Hargh, Hargh, Meeeeerrry Christmas everyone!
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Introducing the elusive 'Christmas fish' - living fossil

Introducing the elusive 'Christmas fish' - living fossil | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
Few animal discoveries of the 20th century created as much of a stir as the coelacanth - a creature which sheds light on how fish made the transition onto land, says PENNY HAWORTH
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Prawn quota cut a ‘disaster’ for North’s fishing fleet

Prawn quota cut a ‘disaster’ for North’s fishing fleet | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
ANIFPO chief executive Alan McCulla accuses Dublin of biasing EU talks against Northern producers
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Great White shark breaches water to catch decoy seal in jaw-dropping feeding frenzy just feet from photographer

Great White shark breaches water to catch decoy seal in jaw-dropping feeding frenzy just feet from photographer | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
Chris McLennan, of New Zealand, saw 28 breaches in one hour during the dramatic action captured at Seal Island, off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa.
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Only 12 left of Irish shark species that’s 4m years old

Only 12 left of Irish shark species that’s 4m years old | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
A species of native shark swimming in Irish waters for the past 4m years is on the verge of extinction.
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More than 100 shark scientists, including me, oppose the cull in Western Australia

More than 100 shark scientists, including me, oppose the cull in Western Australia | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
Following the tragic fatal bite of surfer Chris Boyd, the government of Western Australia has again proposed a misinformed policy that would harm populations of threatened animals without making su...
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Focus on Ocean’s Health as Dolphin Deaths Soar

Focus on Ocean’s Health as Dolphin Deaths Soar | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
The resurgence of a marine mammal virus on the Eastern Seaboard and ‘unusual mortality events’ in the Gulf region have puzzled scientists.
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Best Places for Seafood? Follow a Gannet

Best Places for Seafood? Follow a Gannet | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
Australasian gannets have a way of finding out, at communal bathing sites, where the fish are.
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Japan's Newest Island Triples in Size

Japan's Newest Island Triples in Size | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
The new volcanic island Niijima should last at least several years, scientists say.
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Anti-whalers dismiss 'sham' Australian surveillance

Anti-whalers dismiss 'sham' Australian surveillance | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
Militant anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd on Monday dismissed as a 'sham' Australian government plans to track Japan's annual whale hunt by air instead of by sea, saying it was a toothless and 'cowardly' response.
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The effects of physical sensations on fear behaviors in zebrafish

The effects of physical sensations on fear behaviors in zebrafish | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
In humans, massages are used for stress relief and relaxation.
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How Snowflakes Form: New Video Explains

How Snowflakes Form: New Video Explains | Soggy Science | Scoop.it
Snowflakes may be unique, but they all form the same way, a new video explains. Learn how a bead of ice becomes a thing of delicate beauty.
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