Australian Society for Fish Biology
@austsocfishbiol.bsky.social
The Australian Society for Fish Biology promotes research, education and management of fish/fisheries in Australia and provides a forum for information exchange.
📑 #NewStudy by Mosman et al. looks at how seascapes affect where fish live throughout their lives on the Great Barrier Reef.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by Mosman et al. looks at how seascapes affect where fish live throughout their lives on the Great Barrier Reef.
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📑 #NewStudy by Crowe et al. investigates how different ingredients in fish feed affects the livers of kingfish.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by Crowe et al. investigates how different ingredients in fish feed affects the livers of kingfish.
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📑 #NewStudy by Perkins et al. reveals much about a toxic marine microorganism responsible for a serious seafood illness (mostly associated with fish) 🦠☠️🐟
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November 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by Perkins et al. reveals much about a toxic marine microorganism responsible for a serious seafood illness (mostly associated with fish) 🦠☠️🐟
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📑 #NewStudy by Lutz et al. explores a different way to assess the IUCN’s Green Status of Species, a global standard of measurement for species recovery.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by Lutz et al. explores a different way to assess the IUCN’s Green Status of Species, a global standard of measurement for species recovery.
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📑 #NewStudy by Pisaniello et al. looks at the different factors that impact the microbes living in the gut of a common rocky reef fish.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by Pisaniello et al. looks at the different factors that impact the microbes living in the gut of a common rocky reef fish.
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📢 #Tasmania fish catch-up 🐟🥳
Join members and guests of the Australian Society for Fish Biology for an end-of-year social mixer.
📍 In The Hanging Garden
🕔 5pm, Wed 26 Nov
💲 Members free; Non-members $10 (pizza/nibbles contribution)
🔗 RSVP via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australian...
Join members and guests of the Australian Society for Fish Biology for an end-of-year social mixer.
📍 In The Hanging Garden
🕔 5pm, Wed 26 Nov
💲 Members free; Non-members $10 (pizza/nibbles contribution)
🔗 RSVP via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australian...
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
📢 #Tasmania fish catch-up 🐟🥳
Join members and guests of the Australian Society for Fish Biology for an end-of-year social mixer.
📍 In The Hanging Garden
🕔 5pm, Wed 26 Nov
💲 Members free; Non-members $10 (pizza/nibbles contribution)
🔗 RSVP via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australian...
Join members and guests of the Australian Society for Fish Biology for an end-of-year social mixer.
📍 In The Hanging Garden
🕔 5pm, Wed 26 Nov
💲 Members free; Non-members $10 (pizza/nibbles contribution)
🔗 RSVP via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australian...
Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Eastern Blue Groper (Achoerodus viridis) 🐟
👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.1071/MF24...
🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.1071/MF24...
🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
November 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Eastern Blue Groper (Achoerodus viridis) 🐟
👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.1071/MF24...
🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.1071/MF24...
🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
📑 #NewReview by Lim & Tweedley uses data from south-western Australian estuaries to look at the formation of barriers driven by declining rainfall – an important consideration across regions with a Mediterranean climate as our planet warms.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewReview by Lim & Tweedley uses data from south-western Australian estuaries to look at the formation of barriers driven by declining rainfall – an important consideration across regions with a Mediterranean climate as our planet warms.
👀 doi.org/10.3390/jmse...
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📑 #NewStudy by Pepperell et al. uses personal daily fishing records dating back to 1970, together with newer records from the late 1990s, to chart the decline and recovery of an iconic marlin fishery.
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November 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by Pepperell et al. uses personal daily fishing records dating back to 1970, together with newer records from the late 1990s, to chart the decline and recovery of an iconic marlin fishery.
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We're getting in the spirit of Halloween by celebrating some Aussie fish with spooky names 👻 🦈
How many can you drop into conversation at a Halloween party? 🎃 Bonus points for going dressed as one 👹 🐟
#Halloween #Australia #fish #science
How many can you drop into conversation at a Halloween party? 🎃 Bonus points for going dressed as one 👹 🐟
#Halloween #Australia #fish #science
October 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
We're getting in the spirit of Halloween by celebrating some Aussie fish with spooky names 👻 🦈
How many can you drop into conversation at a Halloween party? 🎃 Bonus points for going dressed as one 👹 🐟
#Halloween #Australia #fish #science
How many can you drop into conversation at a Halloween party? 🎃 Bonus points for going dressed as one 👹 🐟
#Halloween #Australia #fish #science
📑 #NewStudy by Braccini et al. found that a rigorous fisheries management regime has ensured the sustainability of shark and rays numbers in Western Australia.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by Braccini et al. found that a rigorous fisheries management regime has ensured the sustainability of shark and rays numbers in Western Australia.
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Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) ⚔️🐟
👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
October 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) ⚔️🐟
👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
📑 #NewStudy by Perna et al. look at the relationship in tropical northern Australian rivers between river discharge and the variety of freshwater fish at different trophic levels.
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October 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by Perna et al. look at the relationship in tropical northern Australian rivers between river discharge and the variety of freshwater fish at different trophic levels.
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📑 #NewStudy by McKenna et al. undertakes a collaborative Indonesian-Australian study into the drivers of illegal transboundary fishing in northern Australia.
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October 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by McKenna et al. undertakes a collaborative Indonesian-Australian study into the drivers of illegal transboundary fishing in northern Australia.
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📑 #NewStudy by Smith et al. conducted a survey of Australia’s game fishers to discover their attitudes to citizen science.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by Smith et al. conducted a survey of Australia’s game fishers to discover their attitudes to citizen science.
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#ASFB2025 was all about making connections, and one of the best was with Micah Borok from Team Takam.
Micah travelled from his remote mountain hometown on the Upper Fly River in #PNG, bringing with him insight and passion for #fish (takam) and #fisheries policy🐟
www.asfb.org.au/asfb-blog/mi...
Micah travelled from his remote mountain hometown on the Upper Fly River in #PNG, bringing with him insight and passion for #fish (takam) and #fisheries policy🐟
www.asfb.org.au/asfb-blog/mi...
October 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
#ASFB2025 was all about making connections, and one of the best was with Micah Borok from Team Takam.
Micah travelled from his remote mountain hometown on the Upper Fly River in #PNG, bringing with him insight and passion for #fish (takam) and #fisheries policy🐟
www.asfb.org.au/asfb-blog/mi...
Micah travelled from his remote mountain hometown on the Upper Fly River in #PNG, bringing with him insight and passion for #fish (takam) and #fisheries policy🐟
www.asfb.org.au/asfb-blog/mi...
Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Eastern Bluespot Goby (Pseudogobius eos) 🐟
👇Latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
🌐 More #fishfacts via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
👇Latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
🌐 More #fishfacts via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
October 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Eastern Bluespot Goby (Pseudogobius eos) 🐟
👇Latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
🌐 More #fishfacts via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
👇Latest #research featuring ASFB members:
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
🌐 More #fishfacts via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
📢 New #masters project: Improving the outcomes of conservation stocking
🐟 Southern Pygmy Perch
🏢 University of Melbourne
🗓️ starting Feb 2026
🚨 Applications close 3 Nov (or until filled)
👀 For more info see ASFB LinkedIn
📨 To apply contact John Morrongiello: morrongiellolab.com/contact-deta...
🐟 Southern Pygmy Perch
🏢 University of Melbourne
🗓️ starting Feb 2026
🚨 Applications close 3 Nov (or until filled)
👀 For more info see ASFB LinkedIn
📨 To apply contact John Morrongiello: morrongiellolab.com/contact-deta...
October 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📢 New #masters project: Improving the outcomes of conservation stocking
🐟 Southern Pygmy Perch
🏢 University of Melbourne
🗓️ starting Feb 2026
🚨 Applications close 3 Nov (or until filled)
👀 For more info see ASFB LinkedIn
📨 To apply contact John Morrongiello: morrongiellolab.com/contact-deta...
🐟 Southern Pygmy Perch
🏢 University of Melbourne
🗓️ starting Feb 2026
🚨 Applications close 3 Nov (or until filled)
👀 For more info see ASFB LinkedIn
📨 To apply contact John Morrongiello: morrongiellolab.com/contact-deta...
CSIRO is #hiring a Collection Manager for the Australian National Fish Collection 🐟
📍 Hobart, #Tasmania
💰 $96,000 - $109,000
🚨Deadline: 31 Oct 2025
👀 jobs.csiro.au/job/Hobart%2...
📍 Hobart, #Tasmania
💰 $96,000 - $109,000
🚨Deadline: 31 Oct 2025
👀 jobs.csiro.au/job/Hobart%2...
October 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
CSIRO is #hiring a Collection Manager for the Australian National Fish Collection 🐟
📍 Hobart, #Tasmania
💰 $96,000 - $109,000
🚨Deadline: 31 Oct 2025
👀 jobs.csiro.au/job/Hobart%2...
📍 Hobart, #Tasmania
💰 $96,000 - $109,000
🚨Deadline: 31 Oct 2025
👀 jobs.csiro.au/job/Hobart%2...
🎉 Happy International Sawfish Day 🪚🦈 Take some time today to find out more about these bizarre, beautiful and endangered fish.
🔗 fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/family/...
🔗 fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/family/...
October 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🎉 Happy International Sawfish Day 🪚🦈 Take some time today to find out more about these bizarre, beautiful and endangered fish.
🔗 fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/family/...
🔗 fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/family/...
📑 #NewReview by Boube et al. dives into the scientific literature around the Great Hammerhead Shark. Our understanding of its migratory behaviour and habitat use is changing.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
📑 #NewReview by Boube et al. dives into the scientific literature around the Great Hammerhead Shark. Our understanding of its migratory behaviour and habitat use is changing.
👀 doi.org/10.1007/s111...
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World Hagfish Day celebrates the fish that makes us ask questions like: What is it? What is it eating? And… Why so much slime?!
Of approximately 80 species of hagfish worldwide, five are known to live in Australian waters.
👀 fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/class/5
Of approximately 80 species of hagfish worldwide, five are known to live in Australian waters.
👀 fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/class/5
October 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
World Hagfish Day celebrates the fish that makes us ask questions like: What is it? What is it eating? And… Why so much slime?!
Of approximately 80 species of hagfish worldwide, five are known to live in Australian waters.
👀 fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/class/5
Of approximately 80 species of hagfish worldwide, five are known to live in Australian waters.
👀 fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/class/5
📑 #NewStudy by Tibby considers data on the prehistoric drying of lakes on K’gari, suggesting even the deeper lakes on the island may be susceptible to a drier climate.
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October 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by Tibby considers data on the prehistoric drying of lakes on K’gari, suggesting even the deeper lakes on the island may be susceptible to a drier climate.
👀 doi.org/10.1002/jqs....
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📑 #NewStudy by Nguyen et al. surveyed the predators of a problematic sea urchin. One fish munched many more urchins than any other species.
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October 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by Nguyen et al. surveyed the predators of a problematic sea urchin. One fish munched many more urchins than any other species.
👀 doi.org/10.3354/meps...
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📑 #NewStudy by Constance et al. uses acoustic telemetry to gain a better understanding of natural mortality in northern Australia’s river sharks.
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October 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
📑 #NewStudy by Constance et al. uses acoustic telemetry to gain a better understanding of natural mortality in northern Australia’s river sharks.
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