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		<title>The UN Decade of Ocean Science: A failure to launch</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Parsons]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Back in 2017, the United Nations announced something that sounded genuinely exciting: a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030). The idea was to have ten years of coordinated global investment in ocean science to help solve the ocean’s biggest problems, such as climate change, marine biodiversity collapse, pollution and fisheries mismanagement. As well ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/the-un-decade-of-ocean-science-a-failure-to-launch/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The UN Decade of Ocean Science: A failure to launch"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Reflections on science and my role in it, ten years since my Ph.D. defense</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Shiffman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I defended my Ph.D. on April 1, 2016. Ten years later, I&#8217;m not where I thought I&#8217;d be, but I couldn&#8217;t be happier with how things turned out. My original goals If you had asked me on April 1, 2016 what career path I had planned after I finished graduate school, my answer would have ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/reflections-on-science-and-my-role-in-it-ten-years-since-my-ph-d-defense/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Reflections on science and my role in it, ten years since my Ph.D. defense"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Phantom science &#8211; how &#8220;AI slop&#8221; is making environmental policy</title>
		<link>https://www.southernfriedscience.com/phantom-science-ai/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Parsons]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There’s a new specter haunting environmental governance, and it doesn’t rattle ghostly chains, it’s its generating phantom science. Recently, I was reading a government report trying to find scientific justifications for environmental actions when I ran into some citations that looked interesting. So, I tried to look them up. Despite a full, official looking citation ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/phantom-science-ai/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Phantom science &#8211; how &#8220;AI slop&#8221; is making environmental policy"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>We Need a &#8220;Starfleet&#8221; for the Oceans</title>
		<link>https://www.southernfriedscience.com/we-need-a-starfleet-for-the-oceans/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Parsons]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Exploration]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[discovery]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[There’s a particular kind of optimism baked into the Star Trek franchise that feels almost alien in 2026. It’s not the warp drives, transporters or other advanced technology. But rather it’s the idea that a uniformed service could exist primarily for exploration, science, diplomacy, and the collective good. “Starfleet” (the organization in the Star Trek ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/we-need-a-starfleet-for-the-oceans/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "We Need a &#8220;Starfleet&#8221; for the Oceans"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Join Me at Upwell: A Wave of Ocean Justice — Our Fourth Year!</title>
		<link>https://www.southernfriedscience.com/join-me-at-upwell-a-wave-of-ocean-justice-our-fourth-year/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angelo Villagomez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I hope that you will join me at Upwell: A Wave of Ocean Justice this June 2-3 in Washington, DC. Please register today. Due to popular demand, Upwell is moving to a larger venue this year and we are adding a second day. We are holding this year&#8217;s event at the Martin Luther King Jr. ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/join-me-at-upwell-a-wave-of-ocean-justice-our-fourth-year/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Join Me at Upwell: A Wave of Ocean Justice — Our Fourth Year!"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>How close did the world&#8217;s first deep-sea mining come to the dredging the world&#8217;s largest cold-water coral reef?</title>
		<link>https://www.southernfriedscience.com/how-close-did-the-worlds-first-deep-sea-mining-come-to-the-dredging-the-worlds-largest-cold-water-coral-reef/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Thaler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Blake Plateau, off the coast of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, is one of the most remarkable ecosystems in the United States. It is home to the world&#8217;s largest cold water coral reef, a coral complex larger than the state of Vermont, which may be the single largest contiguous ecosystem in the continental US. ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/how-close-did-the-worlds-first-deep-sea-mining-come-to-the-dredging-the-worlds-largest-cold-water-coral-reef/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "How close did the world&#8217;s first deep-sea mining come to the dredging the world&#8217;s largest cold-water coral reef?"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tales from the Limitless Abyss: House Cats and Hydrothermal Vents</title>
		<link>https://www.southernfriedscience.com/tales-from-the-limitless-abyss-house-cats-and-hydrothermal-vents/</link>
		
		<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>
		<link>https://www.southernfriedscience.com/here-are-some-ocean-conservation-technologies-that-im-excited-about/</link>
		
		<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>
		<link>https://www.southernfriedscience.com/talking-about-deep-sea-mining-permitting-and-my-recent-congressional-briefing-on-how-to-protect-the-ocean/</link>
		
		<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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