Southern Fried Science https://www.southernfriedscience.com Over 15 years of ocean science and conservation online Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:27:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.southernfriedscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SlantedGam100x100.png Southern Fried Science https://www.southernfriedscience.com 32 32 11877131 REPORT: Trump rolling back 87% of the nation’s highly protected ocean waters https://www.southernfriedscience.com/report-trump-rolling-back-87-of-the-nations-highly-protected-ocean-waters/ https://www.southernfriedscience.com/report-trump-rolling-back-87-of-the-nations-highly-protected-ocean-waters/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:27:52 +0000 https://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=56991 Read More "REPORT: Trump rolling back 87% of the nation’s highly protected ocean waters" »]]> https://www.southernfriedscience.com/report-trump-rolling-back-87-of-the-nations-highly-protected-ocean-waters/feed/ 0 56991 What sharks would Odysseus have encountered during his journey? https://www.southernfriedscience.com/what-sharks-would-odysseus-have-encountered-during-his-journey/ https://www.southernfriedscience.com/what-sharks-would-odysseus-have-encountered-during-his-journey/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:23:08 +0000 https://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=56896 Read More "What sharks would Odysseus have encountered during his journey?" »]]> https://www.southernfriedscience.com/what-sharks-would-odysseus-have-encountered-during-his-journey/feed/ 0 56896 Sabotaging conservation in the US: this time it’s the next generation of conservation scientists https://www.southernfriedscience.com/sabotaging-conservation-in-the-us-this-time-its-the-next-generation-of-conservation-scientists/ https://www.southernfriedscience.com/sabotaging-conservation-in-the-us-this-time-its-the-next-generation-of-conservation-scientists/#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:00:16 +0000 https://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=56975 Read More "Sabotaging conservation in the US: this time it’s the next generation of conservation scientists" »]]> https://www.southernfriedscience.com/sabotaging-conservation-in-the-us-this-time-its-the-next-generation-of-conservation-scientists/feed/ 0 56975 A continued assault on the Endangered Species Act – this time it’s the “Jobs Act” https://www.southernfriedscience.com/a-continued-assault-on-the-endangered-species-act-this-time-its-the-jobs-act/ https://www.southernfriedscience.com/a-continued-assault-on-the-endangered-species-act-this-time-its-the-jobs-act/#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:55:04 +0000 https://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=56971 Read More "A continued assault on the Endangered Species Act – this time it’s the “Jobs Act”" »]]> https://www.southernfriedscience.com/a-continued-assault-on-the-endangered-species-act-this-time-its-the-jobs-act/feed/ 0 56971 When is a take not a take? 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