Alex Latzka
@alexlatzka.bsky.social
Fish ↔️ freshwater ↔️ climate ↔️ data ↔️ policy | Also nature, sports, and craft beer | Especially in Wisconsin | Personal views only
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Alex Latzka
@alexlatzka.bsky.social
· Dec 3
I'm Alex. A fisheries management professional in Wisconsin with a bent for science, data, and communication. I coordinate statewide research and monitoring, mostly of inland recreational fisheries. Current projects on walleye, musky, panfish, climate adaptation, habitat. AFS Climate Ambassador.
Fun and wide-ranging conversation about Wisconsin fisheries on WPRs Larry Meiller show today. Hat tip to the more well-spoken colleagues who joined me @maxofthenorth.bsky.social www.wpr.org/shows/larry-...
Fish research and regulations; an app for finding fish safe to eat; and worry for land trusts groups in Wisconsin
A panel of DNR fish biologists join us to answer the question, “How’s the fishing?” Then, we talk to an associate professor of epidemiology about an app tribal members use to find fish safe to eat. Th...
www.wpr.org
May 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Fun and wide-ranging conversation about Wisconsin fisheries on WPRs Larry Meiller show today. Hat tip to the more well-spoken colleagues who joined me @maxofthenorth.bsky.social www.wpr.org/shows/larry-...
Check out our new WI Fishing Finder. Public access, boat ramps, regulations, habitat, stocking histories, consumption advisories and more, all in one map. We can’t find the fish for you, but we can help you decide where to give it a shot dnrmaps.wi.gov/H5/?viewer=WFF
Wisconsin DNR
dnrmaps.wi.gov
April 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Check out our new WI Fishing Finder. Public access, boat ramps, regulations, habitat, stocking histories, consumption advisories and more, all in one map. We can’t find the fish for you, but we can help you decide where to give it a shot dnrmaps.wi.gov/H5/?viewer=WFF
So great listening to my colleague and mentor Paul Cunningham talk about our Brook Trout Reserves project on the Musky Fool podcast reaching a wide audience of anglers youtu.be/Dyf8bAYvOtc?...
April 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
So great listening to my colleague and mentor Paul Cunningham talk about our Brook Trout Reserves project on the Musky Fool podcast reaching a wide audience of anglers youtu.be/Dyf8bAYvOtc?...
Following up on one of my first posts here, here’s a job coordinating fish passage and other conservation projects in our largest Brook Trout Reserve. Like trout, trout streams, or working with partners to pursue conservation projects - consider applying!
wj.wi.gov/17546
wj.wi.gov/17546
April 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Following up on one of my first posts here, here’s a job coordinating fish passage and other conservation projects in our largest Brook Trout Reserve. Like trout, trout streams, or working with partners to pursue conservation projects - consider applying!
wj.wi.gov/17546
wj.wi.gov/17546
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your outie supports research that is finding solutions to environmental challenges
your outie is passionate about understanding and protecting the planet
your outie has an appreciation for geosciences, marine biology and atmospheric science
your outie supports research that is finding solutions to environmental challenges
March 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
your outie is fascinated with the natural world
your outie is passionate about understanding and protecting the planet
your outie has an appreciation for geosciences, marine biology and atmospheric science
your outie supports research that is finding solutions to environmental challenges
your outie is passionate about understanding and protecting the planet
your outie has an appreciation for geosciences, marine biology and atmospheric science
your outie supports research that is finding solutions to environmental challenges
The evolution of conservation laws and fishing regulation pamphlets for the last 100 years
March 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The evolution of conservation laws and fishing regulation pamphlets for the last 100 years
Another really cool one
March 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Another really cool one
Office clean out days - amid the piles of paper, you can find some cool stuff @steve-carpenter.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Office clean out days - amid the piles of paper, you can find some cool stuff @steve-carpenter.bsky.social
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This is absolutely devastating.
"The University of Maine System, which oversees Maine Sea Grant, said it was notified Friday night that NOAA was terminating a four-year agreement for funding, leaving 20 employees and the Sea Grant’s programming in limbo." www.pressherald.com/2025/03/01/m...
"The University of Maine System, which oversees Maine Sea Grant, said it was notified Friday night that NOAA was terminating a four-year agreement for funding, leaving 20 employees and the Sea Grant’s programming in limbo." www.pressherald.com/2025/03/01/m...
Maine Sea Grant funding terminated as Trump administration makes cuts to NOAA
The move to discontinue the $4.5 million grant program leaves 20 employees and the Sea Grant’s programming in limbo.
www.pressherald.com
March 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This is absolutely devastating.
"The University of Maine System, which oversees Maine Sea Grant, said it was notified Friday night that NOAA was terminating a four-year agreement for funding, leaving 20 employees and the Sea Grant’s programming in limbo." www.pressherald.com/2025/03/01/m...
"The University of Maine System, which oversees Maine Sea Grant, said it was notified Friday night that NOAA was terminating a four-year agreement for funding, leaving 20 employees and the Sea Grant’s programming in limbo." www.pressherald.com/2025/03/01/m...
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Job: Come work with me! Please repost!
We're seeking a faculty colleague whose research, teaching, and outreach focuses on water quality and freshwater ecosystems in the context of climate change. Review of applications will begin April 15, 2025.
careers.msu.edu/jobs/assista...
We're seeking a faculty colleague whose research, teaching, and outreach focuses on water quality and freshwater ecosystems in the context of climate change. Review of applications will begin April 15, 2025.
careers.msu.edu/jobs/assista...
February 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Job: Come work with me! Please repost!
We're seeking a faculty colleague whose research, teaching, and outreach focuses on water quality and freshwater ecosystems in the context of climate change. Review of applications will begin April 15, 2025.
careers.msu.edu/jobs/assista...
We're seeking a faculty colleague whose research, teaching, and outreach focuses on water quality and freshwater ecosystems in the context of climate change. Review of applications will begin April 15, 2025.
careers.msu.edu/jobs/assista...
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AWRI is #hiring for multiple roles in #Muskegon! Read more about our research scientist, data scientist, and science instructor job openings at jobs.gvsu.edu. Visit gvsu.edu/wri for more info about the lead captain opening.
February 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
AWRI is #hiring for multiple roles in #Muskegon! Read more about our research scientist, data scientist, and science instructor job openings at jobs.gvsu.edu. Visit gvsu.edu/wri for more info about the lead captain opening.
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Please repost this government led survey to get this into every fired government employees hands! 🧪 democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
Were you fired by President Trump? | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
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February 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Please repost this government led survey to get this into every fired government employees hands! 🧪 democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
I help manage and study fisheries in Wisconsin, with the goal of making fishing better. It would be impossible without federal colleagues, partnerships, programs, funding, and regulations. Here’s a small sampling of what they do. Let’s not discard every cog and wheel without understanding their role
February 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I help manage and study fisheries in Wisconsin, with the goal of making fishing better. It would be impossible without federal colleagues, partnerships, programs, funding, and regulations. Here’s a small sampling of what they do. Let’s not discard every cog and wheel without understanding their role
Postdoc opportunity @uwmadison.bsky.social evaluating aquatic plant treatment effects. Lots of data to use and network of great collaborators across the upper Midwest. limnology.wisc.edu/employment/
February 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Postdoc opportunity @uwmadison.bsky.social evaluating aquatic plant treatment effects. Lots of data to use and network of great collaborators across the upper Midwest. limnology.wisc.edu/employment/
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Would love to see some “big names” in fishing/outdoor media do the same. Scientists certainly have a role in this, but skeptical users of the resource are more likely to be convinced by a fishing guide or tv host explaining how this will affect their ability to fish/hunt/hike/camp/etc. 🐟🐠🎣 #SciComm
A proposal:
Academic researchers and folks in similar positions, consider writing an op-Ed, or at least a letter to the editor, in your local paper about what these horrific decisions will do to jobs and services *in your local community*.
I train scientists to write op-Ed’s and I can help.
Academic researchers and folks in similar positions, consider writing an op-Ed, or at least a letter to the editor, in your local paper about what these horrific decisions will do to jobs and services *in your local community*.
I train scientists to write op-Ed’s and I can help.
for pity’s sake, I am BEGGING university leaders to stop framing this issue in terms of what this will cost the university. people dont care!
EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WILL COST THE PUBLIC: closed hospitals and clinics, skipped treatments, loss of access to experimental drugs, unemployment, recession
EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WILL COST THE PUBLIC: closed hospitals and clinics, skipped treatments, loss of access to experimental drugs, unemployment, recession
February 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Would love to see some “big names” in fishing/outdoor media do the same. Scientists certainly have a role in this, but skeptical users of the resource are more likely to be convinced by a fishing guide or tv host explaining how this will affect their ability to fish/hunt/hike/camp/etc. 🐟🐠🎣 #SciComm
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Pete Buttigieg is for the fish 🐟
All Pete Buttigieg wants to talk about is fish-friendly culverts. #roadecology 🥹
www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
www.usatoday.com/story/travel...
December 16, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Pete Buttigieg is for the fish 🐟
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Today's #25DaysOfFishmas is the Bluegill. A popular sportfish that makes a tasty meal!
Bluegill and other Lepomis species will likely be one of the winners in a warmer Wisconsin future.
Bluegill and other Lepomis species will likely be one of the winners in a warmer Wisconsin future.
December 12, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Today's #25DaysOfFishmas is the Bluegill. A popular sportfish that makes a tasty meal!
Bluegill and other Lepomis species will likely be one of the winners in a warmer Wisconsin future.
Bluegill and other Lepomis species will likely be one of the winners in a warmer Wisconsin future.
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Check out this recent synthesis of NTL-LTER research on invasive species led by NTL PI Jake Vander Zanden. The paper highlights how long-term research on a freshwater landscape can advance our understanding of biological invasions
doi.org/10.1093/bios...
doi.org/10.1093/bios...
Nine Lessons about Aquatic Invasive Species from the North Temperate Lakes Long-Term Ecological Research (NTL-LTER) Program
Abstract. Freshwater ecosystems can serve as model systems that reveal insights into biological invasions. In this article, we summarize nine lessons about
doi.org
December 2, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Check out this recent synthesis of NTL-LTER research on invasive species led by NTL PI Jake Vander Zanden. The paper highlights how long-term research on a freshwater landscape can advance our understanding of biological invasions
doi.org/10.1093/bios...
doi.org/10.1093/bios...
Still incredibly relevant today. Definitely worth the read
Reminds me of an @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social article that @jeffkopaska.bsky.social shared recently. If you work with anglers (or if you are one yourself!), it’s definitely worth a read! #TeamFish #SciComm 🐟🐠🎣
Stange 1981-An open letter to anglers and fisheries professionals
doi.org/10.1577/1548...
Stange 1981-An open letter to anglers and fisheries professionals
doi.org/10.1577/1548...
December 10, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Still incredibly relevant today. Definitely worth the read
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The Dept of Natural Resources and the Environment at Cornell University is hiring a new faculty in #Aquatic #Ecology and #Fisheries #Science. More info here:
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29092
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29092
Cornell University, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment
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December 9, 2024 at 7:47 PM
The Dept of Natural Resources and the Environment at Cornell University is hiring a new faculty in #Aquatic #Ecology and #Fisheries #Science. More info here:
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29092
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29092
Check out Wisconsin's Brook Trout Reserves - strongholds where cold-dependent brook trout can thrive in a warmer climate, as long as we do our part. View on desktop for visuals. Credit to colleagues for leading, and
@amfisheriessoc.bsky.social for comms training storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/1d5d...
@amfisheriessoc.bsky.social for comms training storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/1d5d...
December 3, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Check out Wisconsin's Brook Trout Reserves - strongholds where cold-dependent brook trout can thrive in a warmer climate, as long as we do our part. View on desktop for visuals. Credit to colleagues for leading, and
@amfisheriessoc.bsky.social for comms training storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/1d5d...
@amfisheriessoc.bsky.social for comms training storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/1d5d...
I'm Alex. A fisheries management professional in Wisconsin with a bent for science, data, and communication. I coordinate statewide research and monitoring, mostly of inland recreational fisheries. Current projects on walleye, musky, panfish, climate adaptation, habitat. AFS Climate Ambassador.
December 3, 2024 at 2:10 PM
I'm Alex. A fisheries management professional in Wisconsin with a bent for science, data, and communication. I coordinate statewide research and monitoring, mostly of inland recreational fisheries. Current projects on walleye, musky, panfish, climate adaptation, habitat. AFS Climate Ambassador.
Migration from that other platform completed. Now to find some fishy friends...
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December 3, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Migration from that other platform completed. Now to find some fishy friends...