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		<title>Tales from the Limitless Abyss: House Cats and Hydrothermal Vents</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Thaler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A fun new project from me and Andrew Lewin. I have a contract to write a book this year on the many ways that humans use and misuse the deep sea. To help keep me on track and act as my accountability buddy, I&#8217;m checking in with Andrew to share some of the fun little ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/tales-from-the-limitless-abyss-house-cats-and-hydrothermal-vents/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Tales from the Limitless Abyss: House Cats and Hydrothermal Vents"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Here are some ocean conservation technologies that I&#8217;m excited about</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Shiffman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Is there any technology the left is excited about?&#8221; This question was asked on social media this week by a supporter of AI who was frustrated by criticisms of that technology. It&#8217;s led to some interesting discussions on Bluesky, and I wanted to answer it from my perspective as an ocean conservation scientist and policy ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/here-are-some-ocean-conservation-technologies-that-im-excited-about/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Here are some ocean conservation technologies that I&#8217;m excited about"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Talking about deep-sea mining, permitting, and my recent congressional briefing on How to Protect the Ocean.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Thaler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last week, I joined Andrew Lewin on How to Protect the Ocean to talk about my recent congressional briefing, the experience of testifying in front of congress, and the potential consequences of deep-sea mining. A few key points of my testimony, and my response to Congresswoman Dexter, were clipped by Forbes. I think they&#8217;re worth ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/talking-about-deep-sea-mining-permitting-and-my-recent-congressional-briefing-on-how-to-protect-the-ocean/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Talking about deep-sea mining, permitting, and my recent congressional briefing on How to Protect the Ocean."</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Walking Backwards Into the Future: Applying Indigenous Knowledge to Deep Sea Mining</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angelo Villagomez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration argues that opening America’s seafloor to deep sea mining is essential for strengthening our economy and securing our energy future. But from a Pacific Islander perspective, this rush to extract metals from the ocean – especially near the Mariana Trench and American Samoa – ignores hard-earned lessons and risks repeating past mistakes. ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/walking-backwards-into-the-future-applying-indigenous-knowledge-to-deep-sea-mining/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Walking Backwards Into the Future: Applying Indigenous Knowledge to Deep Sea Mining"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Smart Buoys, Deep-sea Mining, Marine Careers, and Dungeons &#038; Dragons: 2025 in Ocean Science Podcasts</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Thaler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[2025. Holy Mola was that a long year. I made a concerted effort to appear on more podcasts last year across more topics than I usually do. Excepting the weekly ocean science podcast I&#8217;m a part of, I hit a little more than 1 podcast a month throughout the year. If you need an expert ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/smart-buoys-deep-sea-mining-marine-careers-and-dungeons-dragons-2025-in-ocean-science-podcasts/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Smart Buoys, Deep-sea Mining, Marine Careers, and Dungeons &#38; Dragons: 2025 in Ocean Science Podcasts"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Urgency Does Not Exist: My statement on Deep-sea Mining to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Thaler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week, I was invited to testify in front of Congress on the environmental and social impacts of deep-sea mining for the House Natural Resources Committee hearing Deep Dive: Examining the Regulatory and Statutory Barriers to Deep Sea Mining. In my opening statement, I touched on three critical points: the lack of urgency to access ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/the-urgency-does-not-exist-my-statement-on-deep-sea-mining-to-the-subcommittee-on-energy-and-mineral-resources/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Urgency Does Not Exist: My statement on Deep-sea Mining to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bipartisan Concern Expressed Over Deep Sea Mining at Congressional Hearing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angelo Villagomez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On January 22, 2026 the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing titled “Deep Dive: Examining the Regulatory and Statutory Barriers to Deep Sea Mining.”  The hearing revealed significant bipartisan resistance to deep-sea mining in the US Pacific territories, including a unified position from Republican members Radewagen of American ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/bipartisan-concern-expressed-over-deep-sea-mining-at-congressional-hearing/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Bipartisan Concern Expressed Over Deep Sea Mining at Congressional Hearing"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>I&#8217;m getting married! Want to honor us? Here are some great charities you can donate to.</title>
		<link>https://www.southernfriedscience.com/im-getting-married-want-to-honor-us-here-are-some-great-charities-you-can-donate-to/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Shiffman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some, as they say, personal news: I&#8217;m getting married! I&#8217;d love to use this happy occassion to spread good news around. To that end, if you&#8217;re so inclined to make a donation &#8220;in honor of David and Eileen getting married,&#8221; here is a list of some great charities I love, and some instructions on how ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/im-getting-married-want-to-honor-us-here-are-some-great-charities-you-can-donate-to/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "I&#8217;m getting married! Want to honor us? Here are some great charities you can donate to."</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Here&#8217;s how to help identify Important Shark and Ray Areas in North America!</title>
		<link>https://www.southernfriedscience.com/heres-how-to-help-identify-important-shark-and-ray-areas-in-north-america/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Shiffman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Important Shark and Ray Areas project is coming to North America! Colleagues, if you think your data suggests that you&#8217;ve identified an Important Shark and Ray Area in your study site, here&#8217;s how to submit your data and participate. So what exactly is an Important Shark and Ray Area? In short, an Important Shark ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/heres-how-to-help-identify-important-shark-and-ray-areas-in-north-america/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Here&#8217;s how to help identify Important Shark and Ray Areas in North America!"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>That&#8217;s not a blobfish: Deep Sea Social Media is Flooded by AI Slop</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Thaler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Well, it finally happened. Over the last two week, my usually well-curated feeds of videos from the deep sea have been overrun with AI slop masquerading as authentic images of strange and delightful creatures of the abyss. AI slop is permeating everything, but it&#8217;s particularly noxious when dealing with images from the deep. We generally ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/thats-not-a-blobfish-deep-sea-social-media-is-flooded-by-ai-slop/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "That&#8217;s not a blobfish: Deep Sea Social Media is Flooded by AI Slop"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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