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🗓️ 10 September 2024
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0:00.0 | Invasive species are thriving in the heart of Manhattan. |
0:07.0 | So now we have this sort of mix of species that, you know, from all over the world that are coming together and I guess you know much like humans are sharing their |
0:15.7 | culinary culture and exchanging foods. It's Tuesday September 10th and of course it's |
0:21.6 | also Science Friday. |
0:23.0 | I'm Cyfry producer Kathleen Davis. |
0:25.0 | In 2011, researchers doing an ant census in New York City |
0:30.0 | found something interesting, |
0:32.0 | a species that was new to the country, and they found it in an unexpected place in flower beds and in sidewalk cracks in Times Square and on Broadway. We're now learning more about what this species is and how it interacts with other urban insects. |
0:49.0 | But first, we're bringing you a story about conservation-oriented shark fishing. |
0:54.4 | Here's guest host Sophie Bushwick. |
0:56.4 | Sharks face a lot of challenges in our modern world. |
1:00.6 | There's climate change, of course, and then there's overfishing. |
1:04.0 | Unless you live on a coast, it might surprise you to learn that shark fishing is alive and well. |
1:10.0 | But it's not always a bad thing. |
1:12.0 | An increasing number of shark fishermen are chasing sharks with the goal of conservation. |
1:18.0 | My next guest tagged along with a conservation-oriented shark fishermen in New Jersey. |
1:22.0 | He joins me now to talk about it. and Welcome back to Science Friday. Thank you very much for having me on. |
1:34.0 | Alan, you got to go on a trip chasing sharks at the Jersey Shore. |
1:38.0 | Tell me about that experience. |
1:39.0 | What was it like? |
1:40.0 | So one shark fisherman told me beforehand, and I think it captures it perfectly, is that for a long time nothing happens, and then everything happens at once in the space of a few minutes. |
1:51.4 | So we waited for everyone to clear the beach first so there was no one in the water, no one on the boat, so no humans in the water. And then there was a lot of setup because they need to have a really sturdy fishing rods that can handle a sharp because sharks can weigh hundreds of pounds. |
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