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		<title>My Journey Into Researching Historical Erasure on Public Lands</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angelo Villagomez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Most people know me for my work on ocean conservation, Indigenous-led stewardship, and marine protected areas. Over the past year, however, I have found myself increasingly drawn into a different but deeply connected area of research: how public lands tell America&#8217;s story, and what happens when that story is deliberately altered or erased. This work ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/my-journey-into-researching-historical-erasure-on-public-lands/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "My Journey Into Researching Historical Erasure on Public Lands"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The “Conservation Paywall”: why saving the planet has become a luxury sport</title>
		<link>https://www.southernfriedscience.com/the-conservation-paywall-why-saving-the-planet-has-become-a-luxury-sport/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Parsons]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Let’s be honest. Most of us got into conservation science because we wanted to save something. We envisioned conducting science that would be serving as a shield, protecting a fragile ecosystem or an endangered species from the relentless march of human expansion. We expected long hours, muddy boots, and a few mosquito bites. What we ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/the-conservation-paywall-why-saving-the-planet-has-become-a-luxury-sport/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The “Conservation Paywall”: why saving the planet has become a luxury sport"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Save the seals.  Congress is trying to shoot its way to salmon recovery</title>
		<link>https://www.southernfriedscience.com/save-the-seals-congress-is-trying-to-shoot-its-way-to-salmon-recovery/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Southern Fried Science]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s not mince words: current federal ocean conservation policy is a cocktail of chaos and disaster, with a generous sprinkle of incompetence. Following a brutal stretch of legislative and regulatory rollbacks (including the completely indefensible bureaucratic magic trick of removing habitat destruction from the Endangered Species Act&#8217;s definition of &#8220;harm&#8221;) Capitol Hill decided to double ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/save-the-seals-congress-is-trying-to-shoot-its-way-to-salmon-recovery/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Save the seals.  Congress is trying to shoot its way to salmon recovery"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>First, do no harm.  </title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Southern Fried Science]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:26:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[How the Trump Administration has yet again hobbled the Endangered Species Act. The Trump administration has officially finalized a rule stripping habitat destruction from the definition of &#8220;harm&#8221; under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In a joint announcement by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce, officials rolled back a 40-year conservation ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/first-do-no-harm/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "First, do no harm.  "</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>For when the madness ends: a 5-point plan for getting conservation back on track in the US</title>
		<link>https://www.southernfriedscience.com/for-when-the-madness-ends-a-5-point-plan-for-getting-conservation-back-on-track-in-the-us/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Southern Fried Science]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Let’s not mince words: the last eighteen months have been an absolute nightmare for federal ocean and conservation policy. Landmark environmental protections have been rolled back or severely hobbled, while agency budgets were slashed more than Janet Leigh when Norman Bates was in a particularly stabby mood. But looking towards the 2026 midterm elections, the ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/for-when-the-madness-ends-a-5-point-plan-for-getting-conservation-back-on-track-in-the-us/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "For when the madness ends: a 5-point plan for getting conservation back on track in the US"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What goes up must come down: the toxic hangover from the Freedom 250 fireworks</title>
		<link>https://www.southernfriedscience.com/what-goes-up-must-come-down-the-toxic-hangover-from-the-freedom-250-fireworks/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Parsons]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The “Freedom 250” activities in Washington DC have been controversial for a number of reasons, but after the fireworks display in the early hours of July 5th, the environmental and health impacts of this event became a concern. In the aftermath of the fireworks display on the National Mall, Washington D.C.’s Air Quality Index went ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/what-goes-up-must-come-down-the-toxic-hangover-from-the-freedom-250-fireworks/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "What goes up must come down: the toxic hangover from the Freedom 250 fireworks"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Some upcoming public talks on shark science and conservation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Shiffman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I will be giving some public talks on shark science and conservation this summer. Here&#8217;s how to find me! Tuesday, July 7th, Silver Spring, Maryland (Wheaton Library, 5:30 P.M.) This talk is kid friendly, and is an overview of shark science and conservation, as well as my own story. There will be plenty of time ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/some-upcoming-public-talks-on-shark-science-and-conservation/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Some upcoming public talks on shark science and conservation"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Rice’s whale and the curious case of the disappearing species.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Southern Fried Science]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Another example of the Trump Administration ignoring science There are many ways to make an endangered species less inconvenient. You can weaken regulations. You can exempt industries from environmental review. You can convene the Endangered Species Committee—the infamous &#8220;God Squad&#8221;—to override protections. Or, apparently, you can simply question whether the species exists at all. The ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/rices-whale-and-the-curious-case-of-the-disappearing-species/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Rice’s whale and the curious case of the disappearing species."</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Undermining the Law of the Sea. Some additional thoughts following my OpEd in the Hill.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Thaler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last week, I published an OpEd at The Hill arguing that the Trump Administration has fundamentally altered the United States&#8217; relationship to the international maritime community and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. It&#8217;s tough to capture everything I wanted to say in a few brief paragraphs. Here are some of my ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/undermining-the-law-of-the-sea-some-additional-thoughts-following-my-oped-in-the-hill/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Undermining the Law of the Sea. Some additional thoughts following my OpEd in the Hill."</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The next OpenCTD is here!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Thaler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thirteen years ago, Kersey, Russell, and I set out on a quixotic quest to create a low-cost, open-source CTD for marine scientist and ocean knowledge seekers. The premise was simple: if the Ocean Belongs to Everyone, then the tools to study the ocean should be available to anyone. The OpenCTD was born. A CTD measures ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/the-next-openctd-is-here/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The next OpenCTD is here!"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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