Reforming “17th Century Ideas of Marine Exploitation”
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By , on June 29th, 2011 One comment   Conservation & Environment, Fishing, Scientist!   , ,  

Recently discovered a fabulous new marine tweep, the British Oceanographic Data Centre {follow @BODC on twitter} (a national facility for preserving and distributing oceanographic and marine data), who has been tweeting some interesting links from the other side of the pond. They brought to my attention this morning a new article by marine biologist Jason . . . → Read More: Reforming “17th Century Ideas of Marine Exploitation”

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What Makes a Good Shanty?
What Makes a Good Shanty? avatar

By , on June 22nd, 2011 Leave a comment   Music   , ,  

I’ve always chalked it up to a lifetime of experience battling the confines of the sea and the ports, plenty of grog and good company. But the Guardian’s Laura Barton traveled to the Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival to find out for herself. The result? A nice perspective of the shanty and the festival worth . . . → Read More: What Makes a Good Shanty?

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