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		<title>Refuge – I think this word does not mean what you think it means</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Gaster]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Trump Administration opens up the national “refuge” system for hunting On August 13, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced what it called the largest expansion of hunting and sport-fishing opportunities in the agency&#8217;s history. The headline states: 1,488 new hunting and fishing opportunities, spread across 111 national wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries in ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/refuge-i-think-this-word-does-not-mean-what-you-think-it-means/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Refuge – I think this word does not mean what you think it means"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Trump Administration’s latest attack on the Endangered Species Act</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Gaster]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are three ways to destroy an environmental law. You can repeal it. You can withhold funds to enact or enforce the law. Or you can keep the law on the books, but rewrite the machinery that makes it work (i.e., you can sabotage it). Over the course of two weeks, the U.S. Fish and ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/the-trump-administrations-latest-attack-on-the-endangered-species-act/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Trump Administration’s latest attack on the Endangered Species Act"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>How to help protect the deep sea in the Marianas and American Samoa today</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angelo Villagomez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deep sea mining lease sales are scheduled to take place in American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands in November and December, respectively.&#160; The Trump administration has advanced a rushed and secretive process in both U.S. territories with limited public participation. Thankfully the United States is still a democracy and the First Amendment guarantees us ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/how-to-help-protect-the-deep-sea-in-the-marianas-and-american-samoa-today/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "How to help protect the deep sea in the Marianas and American Samoa today"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Want to wish someone happy birthday with shark facts? I&#8217;m now on Cameo!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Shiffman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Want a fun and unique birthday gift+ for the shark nerd in your life? I&#8217;m now on Cameo, the app that lets you get a personalized video message from celebrities*. You can now hire me through Cameo to deliver a personalized birthday message, including a fun fact about sharks! Here&#8217;s how it works, for those ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/want-to-wish-someone-happy-birthday-with-shark-facts-im-now-on-cameo/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Want to wish someone happy birthday with shark facts? I&#8217;m now on Cameo!"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trump Administration Advances Mariana Trench Offshore Mineral Leasing Process</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angelo Villagomez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ignored the voices of 60,000 public comments and issued a proposed leasing notice for the seabed surrounding the Mariana Trench. This is a key step in selling off 69 million acres of the American seafloor to the mining industry, an area about the size of Nevada. A new ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/trump-administration-advances-mariana-trench-offshore-mineral-leasing-process/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Trump Administration Advances Mariana Trench Offshore Mineral Leasing Process"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The locksmith and the conservation scientist</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Shiffman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Why well-intentioned but uninformed guessing cannot and will not solve conservation problems, and what we should do instead. Picture this scene: you’re walking down the street, and you see your neighbor pacing back and forth nervously near the door to his house. He’s locked himself out of his house, accidentally leaving his keys inside. A ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/the-locksmith-and-the-conservation-scientist/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The locksmith and the conservation scientist"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Endangered species in limbo</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Gaster]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you spend any time scrolling through the Federal Register (and let’s be honest, that’s just one of the cool, hip, and happening ways we pass the time here at Southern Fried Science), you will notice an alarming trend. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is widely considered the gold standard of conservation law and it ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/endangered-species-in-limbo/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Endangered species in limbo"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ten very bad, no good things the latest Trump Administration has done to the oceans</title>
		<link>https://www.southernfriedscience.com/ten-very-bad-no-good-things-the-latest-trump-administration-has-done-to-the-oceans/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Gaster]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The last 18 months have been an absolute nightmare for U.S. ocean and conservation policy. But here are the top ten worst things (in no particular order) this administration has done to marine conservation. 1. Opening Papahānaumokuākea to fishing In June 2026, a sweeping executive proclamation tore down commercial fishing bans in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/ten-very-bad-no-good-things-the-latest-trump-administration-has-done-to-the-oceans/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Ten very bad, no good things the latest Trump Administration has done to the oceans"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Emergency room conservation: why waiting for the Endangered Species Act to save a species is a fiscal disaster</title>
		<link>https://www.southernfriedscience.com/emergency-room-conservation-why-waiting-for-the-endangered-species-act-to-save-a-species-is-a-fiscal-disaster/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Gaster]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Let’s talk about a pervasive zombie idea (a disproven idea that refuses to die) that continues to shamble through the halls of resource management. This is the belief that we shouldn&#8217;t spend money on conservation until a species is officially, legally designated as Threatened or Endangered. The logic behind this delay usually wears a suit ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/emergency-room-conservation-why-waiting-for-the-endangered-species-act-to-save-a-species-is-a-fiscal-disaster/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Emergency room conservation: why waiting for the Endangered Species Act to save a species is a fiscal disaster"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Is Academic Publishing is breaking conservation science?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Parsons]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Let’s be honest: if you are working in conservation, you have probably stared down a peer-review nightmare that made you want to throw your laptop into ocean. We’ve all been told the same myth since undergrad: do the science; write the paper; pass the peer-review gauntlet; and magically you’ve saved the planet. The peer-reviewed paper ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/is-academic-publishing-is-breaking-conservation-science/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Is Academic Publishing is breaking conservation science?"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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