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Madison Earhart, PhD @madisonearhart.bsky.social · 2d

releasing these huuuuge sturgeon and watching them swim away is the best part of my job 🫶🏼

another week in the field complete, and one step closer to finding out what is harming these ancient fish 🧪👩🏻‍🔬🌎🌐🦑

#sturgeonsaturday

Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve spent my life studying fishes, but also, writing songs from time to time. Turns out, those two pursuits aren’t as different as I once thought. My recent post on Tangled Nature is finally ready! I hope y'all enjoy this one👇

tnature.substack.com/p/more-than-...

More Than Words

On music, science, and being your honest self

tnature.substack.com

Liz Renner, Ph.D. @lizrenner.bsky.social · 7d

Here's one of my old poems on migratory waterfowl and situationships from the vault. If it resonates with you, sound off in comments!

"CENTRAL FLYWAY" (2023).

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Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 10d

"If you kill a cockroach you are a hero, if you kill a butterfly you are bad. Morality has aesthetic standards." ~Nietzsche

Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 10d

I didn't realize generative ai was being used for species pages. Not good.

Brooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️‍🌈♾️ @oceanfilly.bsky.social · 11d

#LetsChangeThat mini thread!

Brooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️‍🌈♾️ @oceanfilly.bsky.social · 11d

#LetsChangeThat mini thread!

Center for Watershed Sciences @ucdaviswater.bsky.social · 11d

It’s Elementary My Dear Walleye

By George Whitman, who is dressed as Dr. John Watson this Halloween While this Sherlockian mystery is fictional, it is inspired by a real event in which a Walleye was illegally introduced into Lake Cascade, Idaho. The events described below parallel the actual…

It’s Elementary My Dear Walleye

By George Whitman, who is dressed as Dr. John Watson this Halloween While this Sherlockian mystery is fictional, it is inspired by a real event in which a Walleye was illegally introduced into Lake Cascade, Idaho. The events described below parallel the actual research conducted to uncover its origins. Looking back over the notes of my many adventures with Sherlock Holmes, I cannot but reflect upon the remarkable variety of his methods.

californiawaterblog.com

freshwater fELA 🇨🇦 @not-klaatu.bsky.social · 13d

Another recent pub highlighting the value of long-term research: Declining adult body size and contracted life history in an unexploited boreal Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) population during a period of warming cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/... Kudos to Matt Guzzo for leading this one

Declining adult body size and contracted life history in an unexploited boreal Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) population during a period of warming

Evidence of declines in fish body size with warming in the absence of exploitation are lacking. During a period of regional climate warming (1986-2016), we examined trends in growth, size-structure, a...

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Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 15d

Shrimping boat heading into the Gulf at dusk

Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 18d

I have many fav blogs from my time editing the California Waterblog, but this gem from @jrlund.bsky.social will always be among the elite. Simple, wry and hilarious:

californiawaterblog.com/2022/08/14/t...

The vortex of executive activity

by Jay Lund The graphic below seems to apply to any bureaucracy, with larger bureaucracies showing this tendency more strongly. In this vortex conception of management, one can often make mor…

californiawaterblog.com

Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 19d

Looking for some interesting science or reads on the science/art interface. Anyone have any good recommendations?

Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 21d

I've never once, ever, regretted taking the time out to watch one.

Mike Kaspari @mikekaspari.bsky.social · 22d

Celebrate your sunsets.

Mike Kaspari @mikekaspari.bsky.social · 22d

Celebrate your sunsets.

Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 22d

Peter Moyle and Tom Taylor shining a light on one of the most righteous California native fish - the Sacramento Sucker. Enjoy! 👇👏🐟

Center for Watershed Sciences @ucdaviswater.bsky.social · 22d

Resilient California Fishes: Sacramento Sucker

By Peter Moyle and Tom Taylor ____________________ The fresh waters of California support a diverse native fish fauna, 130 taxa by our count (Leidy and Moyle 2021). At least 56 of these taxa are on trajectories towards extinction 7 are already…

Resilient California Fishes: Sacramento Sucker

By Peter Moyle and Tom Taylor ____________________ The fresh waters of California support a diverse native fish fauna, 130 taxa by our count (Leidy and Moyle 2021). At least 56 of these taxa are on trajectories towards extinction 7 are already extinct; 32 are listed as threatened or endangered by state and federal agencies. Not surprisingly, the declining species attract lots of attention because protecting them affects water use statewide.

californiawaterblog.com

Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 22d

This is a new position for us. The successful candidate would work directly with me on multiple communication goals. Great first job out of college, or for someone more experienced looking to fill in some gaps. If interested in science communication, writing or fisheries, consider applying! ☝️🐟📝

Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 22d

The magnitude, advanced methods and extent of Native American agriculture continues to be vastly underestimated IMHO: scitechdaily.com/archaeologis...

Archaeologists Uncover Massive 1000-Year-Old Native American Farms That Defy the Limits of Agriculture

Hidden beneath Michigan’s forests, researchers have uncovered vast ancient farmlands built by ancestral Menominee communities, revealing a complex agricultural system. Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, with...

scitechdaily.com

Center for Watershed Sciences @ucdaviswater.bsky.social · 22d

Resilient California Fishes: Sacramento Sucker

By Peter Moyle and Tom Taylor ____________________ The fresh waters of California support a diverse native fish fauna, 130 taxa by our count (Leidy and Moyle 2021). At least 56 of these taxa are on trajectories towards extinction 7 are already…

Resilient California Fishes: Sacramento Sucker

By Peter Moyle and Tom Taylor ____________________ The fresh waters of California support a diverse native fish fauna, 130 taxa by our count (Leidy and Moyle 2021). At least 56 of these taxa are on trajectories towards extinction 7 are already extinct; 32 are listed as threatened or endangered by state and federal agencies. Not surprisingly, the declining species attract lots of attention because protecting them affects water use statewide.

californiawaterblog.com

Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 25d

I'm looking for someone to help the School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences at Auburn University part time with our communications work. Come join us!

War Eagle! #SciCom #FishSci #Fisheries #Jobs

www.auemployment.com/postings/56445

TES Communications & Marketing Specialist

The College of Agriculture’s School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Science is looking for a TES Communications & Marketing Specialist to create and manage communication, marketing and promotio...

www.auemployment.com

Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 25d

Touché, neighbor.

Photo of Philadelphia row home with front porch

Zoomed in photo of Halloween skeleton sitting on roof of front porch wearing a Phillies World Series t-shirt

Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 26d

"Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” ~Margaret Mead

Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · 29d

Cornell bird personality quiz: my result

Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · Oct 11

"Like building a stellar physical record collection, the surest way to craft a life that matters is to fill your mind with ideas that refuse to die."
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In defense of ideas with a long half life

Feed your brain what matters

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MBARI @mbarinews.bsky.social · Oct 7

This whiptail gulper eel (Saccopharynx lavenbergi) was spotted 880 meters deep in Monterey Canyon back in 1993—one of only 18 sightings in nearly 40 years! 📹️😍 With its massive mouth and glowing tail, this deep-sea icon even inspired MBARI’s logo. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nwD...

Throwback to one of our earliest encounters with a deep-sea gulper eel

YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)

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Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · Oct 5

Check out this northern pike...

Center for Watershed Sciences @ucdaviswater.bsky.social · Oct 5

California: A Salmon Society?

By Carson Jeffres Consider for a moment the identity of the Pacific Northwest as a Salmon Society. When you fly into an airport in the Pacific Northwest, salmon are on the floors and walls as art. This art is an expression of societal values in which salmon are…

California: A Salmon Society?

By Carson Jeffres Consider for a moment the identity of the Pacific Northwest as a Salmon Society. When you fly into an airport in the Pacific Northwest, salmon are on the floors and walls as art. This art is an expression of societal values in which salmon are important. In contrast, when you fly into Sacramento you see art of a river, birds, agriculture, but the salmon are missing.

californiawaterblog.com

River Otter Ecology Project @riverotterecology.bsky.social · Oct 4

Jack Scheinman, who took that photo, reported the sighting through our Otter Spotter web portal back in 2022.

Here are a couple of other photos he submitted along with his sighting report.

River otter with a leopard shark in its mouth.

Andrew Rypel @andrewrypel.bsky.social · Oct 3

"What makes us so strongly desire to lay claim over nature? Economics is part of the answer. Ecosystems are valuable, and we use them to make money - lots of it"

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Walling Off Nature

Exploring the consequences of our urge to claim ecosystems

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Yale Environment 360 @yalee360.bsky.social · Oct 2

In her last interview before she died, Jane Goodall issued an urgent call to safeguard the Earth, warning that "humans are not exempt from extinction.”

In Her Final Interview, Jane Goodall Issues Urgent Call to Protect the Planet

e360.yale.edu

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