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		<title>5 things I learned helping to reassess the global conservation status of every species of tuna and billfish</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Shiffman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[One of my first part-time positions as an ocean conservation policy consultant was working for the IUCN Species Survival Commission&#8217;s Tuna and Billfish Specialist Group. Our task was to update the IUCN Red List conservation assessments for all the different species of tuna and billfish on Earth. This job, a perfect introduction to working at ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/5-things-i-learned-helping-to-reassess-the-global-conservation-status-of-every-species-of-tuna-and-billfish/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "5 things I learned helping to reassess the global conservation status of every species of tuna and billfish"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Why the new Trump order to shoot wolves is both illegal and a dreadful precedent for endangered species</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Gaster]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On September 4, Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting the Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections of gray wolves and Mexican gray wolves. In the Oval Office he stated to an Arizona rancher that &#8220;you can shoot them as of today.&#8221; Video of this statement has now gone viral, with massive amounts of social media ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/why-the-new-trump-order-to-shoot-wolves-is-both-illegal-and-a-dreadful-precedent-for-endangered-species/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Why the new Trump order to shoot wolves is both illegal and a dreadful precedent for endangered species"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Key takeaways from my Convention on Migratory Species report on fish aggregating devices in the Mediterranean Sea</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Shiffman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Environment Programme hired me to produce a Convengtion on Migratory Species report on the environmental impacts associated with fish aggregating devices and how to mitigate those impacts. Here are some key takeaways. FADs very widely in design, and different designs have different environmental impacts. Because open-ocean fish tend to associate with any ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/key-takeaways-from-my-convention-on-migratory-species-report-on-fish-aggregating-devices-in-the-mediterranean-sea/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Key takeaways from my Convention on Migratory Species report on fish aggregating devices in the Mediterranean Sea"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Aliens, Ridley Scott, and bad science</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Parsons]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am a huge fan of the Alien franchise…mostly. Alien and Aliens were ground-breaking movies and instant classics. Alien 3 had good parts (mostly the great British actors shining up a quickly knocked out script). Alien Resurrection was … not great.&#160; Alien: Romulus was pretty good, despite a dodgy CGI android and a practical effect ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/aliens-ridley-scott-and-bad-science/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Aliens, Ridley Scott, and bad science"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sharks, science, and summer camp: Jeff Carrier&#8217;s underappreciated Seacamp legacy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Shiffman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Academic life]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This summer, the American Elasmobranch Society held a memorial symposium for beloved scientist Dr. Jeff Carrier, and I was asked to speak about Jeff&#8217;s work at Seacamp. By request, here&#8217;s the text of my remarks, along with some photos. Many AES members worked with Jeff Carrier for longer than I did. But I bet that ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/sharks-science-and-summer-camp-jeff-carriers-underappreciated-seacamp-legacy/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Sharks, science, and summer camp: Jeff Carrier&#8217;s underappreciated Seacamp legacy"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Have we found the city of Atlantis?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Parsons]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet (retired) made an exciting announcement recently on the American Alchemy podcast. Gallaudet has significant credentials: he served as the Navy&#8217;s oceanographer and later headed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). He said that he is working with a team of “very esteemed archaeologists and geologists” and they believe that they ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/have-we-found-the-city-of-atlantis/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Have we found the city of Atlantis?"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Jabberwocks and Snallygasters: teaching environmental education with monsters, mayhem, and dice.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Thaler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Did you see the Snallygaster? It was there, clear as day, rooting through the trash at Foxy&#8217;s Harbor Grille, its tentacles probing for scraps of fish and week-old oysters. More than a few people heard its horrifying caw as it took the the sky. Thus begins the Curse of the Snallygaster. The Snallygaster is an ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/jabberwocks-and-snallygasters-teaching-environmental-education-with-monsters-mayhem-and-dice/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Jabberwocks and Snallygasters: teaching environmental education with monsters, mayhem, and dice."</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Toxic workplaces: the “tall poppy” problem in conservation and academia</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Parsons]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Are you in conservation or academia and have noticed these things happening? Somehow, those concerns never seem to involve the actual quality of their work. Welcome to the wonderful world of “Tall Poppy Syndrome”, where the flower that stands out above the others must be cut down. It is the peculiar phenomenon in which someone ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/toxic-workplaces-the-tall-poppy-problem-in-conservation-and-academia/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Toxic workplaces: the “tall poppy” problem in conservation and academia"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The conservation impacts of recreational fishing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Shiffman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fishing for fun, even &#8220;catch and release&#8221; fishing, can sometimes have a significant impact on fish species of conservation concern. When most environmentalists think about the impacts of fishing, they&#8217;re thinking about large-scale industrial commercial fisheries. These impacts are serious and absolutely deserve our attention, and indeed how to mitigate those impacts is the subject ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/the-conservation-impacts-of-recreational-fishing/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The conservation impacts of recreational fishing"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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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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