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		<title>For when the madness ends: a 5-point plan for getting conservation back on track in the US</title>
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		<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>
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		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[oceanography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oceanography for everyone]]></category>
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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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		<title>Ageism in the conservation job market</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Parsons]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Logan’s Run is a sci-fi movie from the 1970s, in which humans live in domes protected from a ravaged world outside. In these domes they live lives of pleasure and luxury. Until they reach the age of thirty, when they go to the Carousel and “renew” (in truth, they get vaporized). Anyone who tries to escape ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/ageism-in-the-conservation-job-market/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Ageism in the conservation job market"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Screaming into the void &#8211; Why your scientific paper doesn’t matter</title>
		<link>https://www.southernfriedscience.com/screaming-into-the-void-why-your-scientific-paper-doesnt-matter/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Parsons]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:41:12 +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 our data serving as a shield, protecting a fragile ecosystem or an endangered species from the relentless march of human expansion. We write our papers, carefully craft our &#8220;Management Implications&#8221; sections, and wait for the policy world ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/screaming-into-the-void-why-your-scientific-paper-doesnt-matter/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Screaming into the void &#8211; Why your scientific paper doesn’t matter"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The evolution of the International Whaling Commission – from  whaling quotas to whale conservation</title>
		<link>https://www.southernfriedscience.com/the-evolution-of-the-international-whaling-commission-from-whaling-quotas-to-whale-conservation/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Parsons]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[State of the Cetacean environment report]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[For decades, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) was defined by a single, highly polarized debate: the battle between pro-whaling and anti-whaling nations over commercial catch quotas. Today, however, the landscape of the IWC has radically evolved. For the current IWC Commissioners, conservation-related topics (such as sustainable whalewatching, marine pollution, and protected areas) hold an equal, ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/the-evolution-of-the-international-whaling-commission-from-whaling-quotas-to-whale-conservation/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The evolution of the International Whaling Commission – from  whaling quotas to whale conservation"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Isn’t ironic, don’t you think: dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative on World Oceans Day</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Southern Fried Science]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation (NSF) is pulling the plug on the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), systematically dismantling one of the world&#8217;s most advanced deep-sea monitoring networks. This aggressive &#8220;descoping&#8221; plan means hundreds of high-tech instruments are actively being hauled out of the water. The timing of this infrastructure rollback carries a painful, bitter irony. The ... <a href="https://www.southernfriedscience.com/isnt-ironic-dont-you-think-dismantling-the-ocean-observatories-initiative-on-world-oceans-day/" class="more-link">Read More<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Isn’t ironic, don’t you think: dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative on World Oceans Day"</span> &#187;</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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