Ben Walther
@bendw.bsky.social
Fish ecologist. Professor at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. he/him
Do you work on connectivity and management of #estuarine dependent species? Submit to our Special Collection on in the journal Estuaries & Coasts! Open submission with a deadline of June 1, 2026. More information at bit.ly/ESCOconnectivity @cerfscience.bsky.social @estuariescoasts.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Do you work on connectivity and management of #estuarine dependent species? Submit to our Special Collection on in the journal Estuaries & Coasts! Open submission with a deadline of June 1, 2026. More information at bit.ly/ESCOconnectivity @cerfscience.bsky.social @estuariescoasts.bsky.social
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Dewey Mears took this moody, atmospheric photo of Austin's Congress Avenue in 1947. It's almost film-noirish, isn't it? I wonder what it was like to walk down the sidewalk when Austin was a normal, quiet town. 😉
From the Austin History Center, a great place to visit if you're in downtown Austin.
From the Austin History Center, a great place to visit if you're in downtown Austin.
December 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Dewey Mears took this moody, atmospheric photo of Austin's Congress Avenue in 1947. It's almost film-noirish, isn't it? I wonder what it was like to walk down the sidewalk when Austin was a normal, quiet town. 😉
From the Austin History Center, a great place to visit if you're in downtown Austin.
From the Austin History Center, a great place to visit if you're in downtown Austin.
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Climate variations over the last 2000 years provide valuable context and help answer questions about how unusual the recent changes are.
Now with added global sea level rise: climatelabbook.substack.com/p/climate-ch...
Graphics: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
Now with added global sea level rise: climatelabbook.substack.com/p/climate-ch...
Graphics: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Climate variations over the last 2000 years provide valuable context and help answer questions about how unusual the recent changes are.
Now with added global sea level rise: climatelabbook.substack.com/p/climate-ch...
Graphics: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
Now with added global sea level rise: climatelabbook.substack.com/p/climate-ch...
Graphics: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
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October 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Tomorrow morning! Come hear about hypoxia and fishes! Register at bit.ly/4oTTo5V
Register👉 bit.ly/4oTTo5V for #GO2NE webinar 41 on 🌊 #ocean #deoxygenation
23 September 1600 CEST
Speakers:
Yvette Heimbrand
Benjamin Walther
@bendw.bsky.social
Moderator: Karin Limburg
Topics below! 👇
@kisensee.bsky.social @carolineslomp.bsky.social @aoschlies.bsky.social
23 September 1600 CEST
Speakers:
Yvette Heimbrand
Benjamin Walther
@bendw.bsky.social
Moderator: Karin Limburg
Topics below! 👇
@kisensee.bsky.social @carolineslomp.bsky.social @aoschlies.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Tomorrow morning! Come hear about hypoxia and fishes! Register at bit.ly/4oTTo5V
#Eels and isotopes, oh my! New paper out from my lab led by the amazing @mikecurtis.bsky.social! What kind of variation is found in #stableisotopes in American eel in the understudied subtropical part of its range? Find out now! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
September 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
#Eels and isotopes, oh my! New paper out from my lab led by the amazing @mikecurtis.bsky.social! What kind of variation is found in #stableisotopes in American eel in the understudied subtropical part of its range? Find out now! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Are you interested in #hypoxia and #oceans? Come attend this webinar on 23 September! I'll be presenting some work from our #otolith methods to reconstruct hypoxia histories in fish, and talking with some wonderful colleagues about global change! Register at bit.ly/4oTTo5V
Register👉 bit.ly/4oTTo5V for #GO2NE webinar 41 on 🌊 #ocean #deoxygenation
23 September 1600 CEST
Speakers:
Yvette Heimbrand
Benjamin Walther
@bendw.bsky.social
Moderator: Karin Limburg
Topics below! 👇
@kisensee.bsky.social @carolineslomp.bsky.social @aoschlies.bsky.social
23 September 1600 CEST
Speakers:
Yvette Heimbrand
Benjamin Walther
@bendw.bsky.social
Moderator: Karin Limburg
Topics below! 👇
@kisensee.bsky.social @carolineslomp.bsky.social @aoschlies.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Are you interested in #hypoxia and #oceans? Come attend this webinar on 23 September! I'll be presenting some work from our #otolith methods to reconstruct hypoxia histories in fish, and talking with some wonderful colleagues about global change! Register at bit.ly/4oTTo5V
Excited to be a part of this new and fantastic paper!
New #OA systematic review of the current state of marine
functional connectivity research in @meps-ir.bsky.social. This #SEA-UNICORN output uses an 'umbrella review' approach to summarise this growing field and includes a bibliometic analysis of 'who' is doing what. 1/2.. 🦞🐟🌊 doi.org/10.3354/meps...
functional connectivity research in @meps-ir.bsky.social. This #SEA-UNICORN output uses an 'umbrella review' approach to summarise this growing field and includes a bibliometic analysis of 'who' is doing what. 1/2.. 🦞🐟🌊 doi.org/10.3354/meps...
A systematic review of the current state of marine functional connectivity research
Marine functional connectivity underpins biodiversity and ecosystem functions, ensuring resilience in marine and land-sea interface ecosystems. Research on this topic has advanced rapidly in...
doi.org
August 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Excited to be a part of this new and fantastic paper!
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Larry Richardson appeared to be an early-career mathematician with potential, racking up more than 130 citations in 4 years.
It would all be rather remarkable—if the studies weren’t complete gibberish. And if Larry wasn’t a cat. #InternationalCatDay scim.ag/4lg3wTp
It would all be rather remarkable—if the studies weren’t complete gibberish. And if Larry wasn’t a cat. #InternationalCatDay scim.ag/4lg3wTp
How easy is it to fudge your scientific rank? Meet Larry, the world’s most cited cat
“Exercise in absurdity” reveals flaws in Google Scholar’s productivity metrics
scim.ag
August 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Larry Richardson appeared to be an early-career mathematician with potential, racking up more than 130 citations in 4 years.
It would all be rather remarkable—if the studies weren’t complete gibberish. And if Larry wasn’t a cat. #InternationalCatDay scim.ag/4lg3wTp
It would all be rather remarkable—if the studies weren’t complete gibberish. And if Larry wasn’t a cat. #InternationalCatDay scim.ag/4lg3wTp
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Fun news: I'm hiring a postdoc in ichthyology!
Please spread the word #TeamFish, and message me if you have questions.
(Job requisition id is R00107333 if LSU link below takes you elsewhere.)
lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/de...
Please spread the word #TeamFish, and message me if you have questions.
(Job requisition id is R00107333 if LSU link below takes you elsewhere.)
lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/de...
Postdoctoral Researcher
All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...
lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Fun news: I'm hiring a postdoc in ichthyology!
Please spread the word #TeamFish, and message me if you have questions.
(Job requisition id is R00107333 if LSU link below takes you elsewhere.)
lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/de...
Please spread the word #TeamFish, and message me if you have questions.
(Job requisition id is R00107333 if LSU link below takes you elsewhere.)
lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/de...
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I'm pleased to be participating in a @cerfscience.bsky.social webinar on Communicating with Policy Makers on 28 September. Free to CERF members. Check it out.
www.cerf.science/index.php?op...
www.cerf.science/index.php?op...
August 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I'm pleased to be participating in a @cerfscience.bsky.social webinar on Communicating with Policy Makers on 28 September. Free to CERF members. Check it out.
www.cerf.science/index.php?op...
www.cerf.science/index.php?op...
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Atlantic Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) and their beautifully patterned backs.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
August 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Atlantic Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) and their beautifully patterned backs.
County Clare, Ireland.
County Clare, Ireland.
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Meet the CERF 2025–2027 Governing Board Officers! Join us in congratulating CERF’s new President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer 🎉 Learn more about the incoming Board and Affiliate Society Representatives at ow.ly/EjMR50Wublt
July 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Meet the CERF 2025–2027 Governing Board Officers! Join us in congratulating CERF’s new President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer 🎉 Learn more about the incoming Board and Affiliate Society Representatives at ow.ly/EjMR50Wublt
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Meet the 2025–2027 CERF Governing Board Members at Large! Join us in congratulating our new Members at Large and Student Member at Large 🎉Learn more about the incoming Board and Affiliate Society Representatives at ow.ly/bOfc50Wublr
July 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Meet the 2025–2027 CERF Governing Board Members at Large! Join us in congratulating our new Members at Large and Student Member at Large 🎉Learn more about the incoming Board and Affiliate Society Representatives at ow.ly/bOfc50Wublr
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Academia:
"Dear Dr. Gleick, write 10,000 words for us and we won't charge you for it."
"Dear Dr. Gleick, write 10,000 words for us and we won't charge you for it."
July 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Academia:
"Dear Dr. Gleick, write 10,000 words for us and we won't charge you for it."
"Dear Dr. Gleick, write 10,000 words for us and we won't charge you for it."
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We will be hosting another student feedback session on Thursday, July 31 at 7pm CT. Students can receive feedback on how to improve their #fishscicomm ahead of their big days at the @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social Annual Meeting in the Lonestar State.
July 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
We will be hosting another student feedback session on Thursday, July 31 at 7pm CT. Students can receive feedback on how to improve their #fishscicomm ahead of their big days at the @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social Annual Meeting in the Lonestar State.
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Kicked off #SharkWeek with a student research panel at the Mary and Jeff Bell Library! Jaz, Katie, and Kyle presented lightning talks on their shark-related work here at the Island University. 🦈 #TAMUCC
July 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Kicked off #SharkWeek with a student research panel at the Mary and Jeff Bell Library! Jaz, Katie, and Kyle presented lightning talks on their shark-related work here at the Island University. 🦈 #TAMUCC
What's marine functional connectivity? And where is the research going next? I'm excited to be a part of this new major review of the field along with some amazing colleagues! Check it out! doi.org/10.3354/meps...
July 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
What's marine functional connectivity? And where is the research going next? I'm excited to be a part of this new major review of the field along with some amazing colleagues! Check it out! doi.org/10.3354/meps...
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What it took to get tenure in the Batman Studies Department in the 1960s, and what it takes to get tenure in Batman Studies today...
July 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
What it took to get tenure in the Batman Studies Department in the 1960s, and what it takes to get tenure in Batman Studies today...
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Some thoughts on the performance of current AI models in a research setting.
open.substack.com/pub/clauswil...
open.substack.com/pub/clauswil...
PhD-level intelligence or the graduate student from hell
AI companies love to tout that their models are approaching—or have reached—PhD-level intelligence. This is blatant nonsensical marketing geared towards an audience that deeply misunderstands what a P...
open.substack.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Some thoughts on the performance of current AI models in a research setting.
open.substack.com/pub/clauswil...
open.substack.com/pub/clauswil...
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Ideal professional headshot
July 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Ideal professional headshot
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A mammoth effort from all involved. Great to see this published. bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
Reviews and syntheses: Review of proxies for low-oxygen paleoceanographic reconstructions
Abstract. A growing body of observations has revealed rapid changes in both the total inventory and the distribution of marine oxygen over the latter half of the 20th century, leading to increased int...
bg.copernicus.org
February 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A mammoth effort from all involved. Great to see this published. bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Loving this paper on recent collaboration between Cefas and partners, including @universityofexeter.bsky.social
...in essence, tagging of a tuna that got eaten by a whale 🍣
Loving this paper on recent collaboration between Cefas and partners, including @universityofexeter.bsky.social
...in essence, tagging of a tuna that got eaten by a whale 🍣
High-resolution biologging of an Atlantic bluefin tuna captured and eaten by a supposed orca - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - High-resolution biologging of an Atlantic bluefin tuna captured and eaten by a supposed orca
www.nature.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Loving this paper on recent collaboration between Cefas and partners, including @universityofexeter.bsky.social
...in essence, tagging of a tuna that got eaten by a whale 🍣
Loving this paper on recent collaboration between Cefas and partners, including @universityofexeter.bsky.social
...in essence, tagging of a tuna that got eaten by a whale 🍣
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shel silverstein on the LLM, 1981
June 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
shel silverstein on the LLM, 1981
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Uncertain United States seafood sustainability in a manufactured crisis
By @dochfroehlich.bsky.social @jagephart.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
By @dochfroehlich.bsky.social @jagephart.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Uncertain United States seafood sustainability in a manufactured crisis
In 2025, the United States (U.S.) administration issued a new Executive Order (EO), Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness, intensifying efforts t…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Uncertain United States seafood sustainability in a manufactured crisis
By @dochfroehlich.bsky.social @jagephart.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
By @dochfroehlich.bsky.social @jagephart.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...