John Brophy
@brophyecology.bsky.social
A professional ecologists by trade with a particular interest in all things aquatic.
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Volume 42 – Brian Nelson, INJ Sectional Editor, Entomology, reviews the species described as new to science in the 100 years of the Irish Naturalists’ Journal . Subscribe: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#INJCentenary #Zoology #Entomology #Science
#INJCentenary #Zoology #Entomology #Science
January 30, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Volume 42 – Brian Nelson, INJ Sectional Editor, Entomology, reviews the species described as new to science in the 100 years of the Irish Naturalists’ Journal . Subscribe: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#INJCentenary #Zoology #Entomology #Science
#INJCentenary #Zoology #Entomology #Science
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Urban trees are ecosystems 🌳🐞
Join researchers, practitioners & students at the #ForestInvertebrates SIG meeting (5 March 2026).
📢 Abstract submissions deadline this Friday - Submit your research today 🔽
🔗https://buff.ly/lRDem3C
Join researchers, practitioners & students at the #ForestInvertebrates SIG meeting (5 March 2026).
📢 Abstract submissions deadline this Friday - Submit your research today 🔽
🔗https://buff.ly/lRDem3C
Forest Invertebrates SIG - Join the Programme
Abstract submissions deadline this Friday - Submit your research today
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January 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Urban trees are ecosystems 🌳🐞
Join researchers, practitioners & students at the #ForestInvertebrates SIG meeting (5 March 2026).
📢 Abstract submissions deadline this Friday - Submit your research today 🔽
🔗https://buff.ly/lRDem3C
Join researchers, practitioners & students at the #ForestInvertebrates SIG meeting (5 March 2026).
📢 Abstract submissions deadline this Friday - Submit your research today 🔽
🔗https://buff.ly/lRDem3C
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@bd-stew.bsky.social Explains the Scale, Causes and Consequences of the 2025 Octopus Bloom
A new report led by the MBA in collaboration with @pml.ac.uk and @plymuni.bsky.social has revealed that a dramatic population bloom of the common octopus off the southwest coast.
youtu.be/h4cf_tgW4QQ?...
A new report led by the MBA in collaboration with @pml.ac.uk and @plymuni.bsky.social has revealed that a dramatic population bloom of the common octopus off the southwest coast.
youtu.be/h4cf_tgW4QQ?...
The 2025 Octopus Bloom | Dr Bryce Stewart Explains the Scale, Causes and Consequences
YouTube video by The Marine Biological Association
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January 27, 2026 at 9:26 AM
@bd-stew.bsky.social Explains the Scale, Causes and Consequences of the 2025 Octopus Bloom
A new report led by the MBA in collaboration with @pml.ac.uk and @plymuni.bsky.social has revealed that a dramatic population bloom of the common octopus off the southwest coast.
youtu.be/h4cf_tgW4QQ?...
A new report led by the MBA in collaboration with @pml.ac.uk and @plymuni.bsky.social has revealed that a dramatic population bloom of the common octopus off the southwest coast.
youtu.be/h4cf_tgW4QQ?...
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The programme for 2026 Coleopterists Day is here...
January 26, 2026 at 2:44 PM
The programme for 2026 Coleopterists Day is here...
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January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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📢 Call for abstracts deadline next week 🌳🐛
Join the #ForestInvertebrates SIG on 5 March 2026 at Hyde Park Learning Centre.
Share your research on urban trees, invertebrates & conservation. Optional field visit on 4 March.
🔗
Join the #ForestInvertebrates SIG on 5 March 2026 at Hyde Park Learning Centre.
Share your research on urban trees, invertebrates & conservation. Optional field visit on 4 March.
🔗
Forest Invertebrates SIG
Call for abstracts deadline next week! Submit your research and join the programme.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
📢 Call for abstracts deadline next week 🌳🐛
Join the #ForestInvertebrates SIG on 5 March 2026 at Hyde Park Learning Centre.
Share your research on urban trees, invertebrates & conservation. Optional field visit on 4 March.
🔗
Join the #ForestInvertebrates SIG on 5 March 2026 at Hyde Park Learning Centre.
Share your research on urban trees, invertebrates & conservation. Optional field visit on 4 March.
🔗
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Our December Data Roundup is here!
👏 Riverfly volunteers submitted 384 surveys across the UK! 🎉
#Riverfly #CitizenScience #Volunteers
👏 Riverfly volunteers submitted 384 surveys across the UK! 🎉
#Riverfly #CitizenScience #Volunteers
January 23, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Our December Data Roundup is here!
👏 Riverfly volunteers submitted 384 surveys across the UK! 🎉
#Riverfly #CitizenScience #Volunteers
👏 Riverfly volunteers submitted 384 surveys across the UK! 🎉
#Riverfly #CitizenScience #Volunteers
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NEW EVENT 💧
Underexplored Freshwater Habitats in Ireland
Dr @hmbarber-james.bsky.social explores overlooked rivers, springs & turloughs using mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies to reveal hidden biodiversity.
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1914939919...
@nbntrust.bsky.social @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social
Underexplored Freshwater Habitats in Ireland
Dr @hmbarber-james.bsky.social explores overlooked rivers, springs & turloughs using mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies to reveal hidden biodiversity.
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1914939919...
@nbntrust.bsky.social @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 3:32 PM
NEW EVENT 💧
Underexplored Freshwater Habitats in Ireland
Dr @hmbarber-james.bsky.social explores overlooked rivers, springs & turloughs using mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies to reveal hidden biodiversity.
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1914939919...
@nbntrust.bsky.social @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social
Underexplored Freshwater Habitats in Ireland
Dr @hmbarber-james.bsky.social explores overlooked rivers, springs & turloughs using mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies to reveal hidden biodiversity.
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1914939919...
@nbntrust.bsky.social @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social
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If you're interested in Trichoptera research, you might enjoy our latest special issue, Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Trichoptera zookeys.pensoft.net/issue/4938/
Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Trichoptera
Since 1974 caddisfly researchers have met every three years to share developments on all aspects of Trichoptera research from faunistics, taxonomy, systematics, evolutionary biology, ecology and biomo...
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January 20, 2026 at 12:43 PM
If you're interested in Trichoptera research, you might enjoy our latest special issue, Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Trichoptera zookeys.pensoft.net/issue/4938/
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PhD position in Freshwater Ecology available at ATU Galway. Assessing the effectiveness of 'break the pathway measures' for mitigating water pollution from agricultural land. Would suit ecology, environmental science or agri background www.atu.ie/research/pos...
Postgraduate Research Vacancies - Atlantic Technological University
Discover the postgraduate research vacancies available at ATU
www.atu.ie
January 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
PhD position in Freshwater Ecology available at ATU Galway. Assessing the effectiveness of 'break the pathway measures' for mitigating water pollution from agricultural land. Would suit ecology, environmental science or agri background www.atu.ie/research/pos...
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📣 The Irish Freshwater Sciences Association (IFSA) Annual Meeting 2026 is open for registration!
🗓 13 March
📍 @dublincityuni.bsky.social St. Patrick’s Campus, Dublin
A day of research & discussion in a friendly forum exploring the latest freshwater science & management 👉 ifsa2026.eventbrite.ie
🗓 13 March
📍 @dublincityuni.bsky.social St. Patrick’s Campus, Dublin
A day of research & discussion in a friendly forum exploring the latest freshwater science & management 👉 ifsa2026.eventbrite.ie
Irish Freshwater Sciences Association - Annual Meeting 2026
Annual Meeting of the Irish Freshwater Sciences Association 2026
IFSA2026.eventbrite.ie
January 22, 2026 at 2:20 PM
📣 The Irish Freshwater Sciences Association (IFSA) Annual Meeting 2026 is open for registration!
🗓 13 March
📍 @dublincityuni.bsky.social St. Patrick’s Campus, Dublin
A day of research & discussion in a friendly forum exploring the latest freshwater science & management 👉 ifsa2026.eventbrite.ie
🗓 13 March
📍 @dublincityuni.bsky.social St. Patrick’s Campus, Dublin
A day of research & discussion in a friendly forum exploring the latest freshwater science & management 👉 ifsa2026.eventbrite.ie
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📣We're recruiting!
The Riverfly Partnership is, hosted by the @freshwaterbio.bsky.social seeking a Senior Development Manager to grow sustainable funding for one of Europe's longest-running citizen science programmes.
Passionate about rivers and community science?
👉 www.fba.org.uk/riverfly-par...
The Riverfly Partnership is, hosted by the @freshwaterbio.bsky.social seeking a Senior Development Manager to grow sustainable funding for one of Europe's longest-running citizen science programmes.
Passionate about rivers and community science?
👉 www.fba.org.uk/riverfly-par...
December 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
📣We're recruiting!
The Riverfly Partnership is, hosted by the @freshwaterbio.bsky.social seeking a Senior Development Manager to grow sustainable funding for one of Europe's longest-running citizen science programmes.
Passionate about rivers and community science?
👉 www.fba.org.uk/riverfly-par...
The Riverfly Partnership is, hosted by the @freshwaterbio.bsky.social seeking a Senior Development Manager to grow sustainable funding for one of Europe's longest-running citizen science programmes.
Passionate about rivers and community science?
👉 www.fba.org.uk/riverfly-par...
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Early Permian fossils of caddisfly larval cases
December 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Early Permian fossils of caddisfly larval cases
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Not long now until our 15th #NewYearPlantHunt!
From 1 - 4 January, let's head out and see how many wild or naturalised plants we can find in bloom.
Resources to help us:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
The data we collect will deepen our understanding of how our plants are responding to a changing climate.
From 1 - 4 January, let's head out and see how many wild or naturalised plants we can find in bloom.
Resources to help us:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
The data we collect will deepen our understanding of how our plants are responding to a changing climate.
December 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Not long now until our 15th #NewYearPlantHunt!
From 1 - 4 January, let's head out and see how many wild or naturalised plants we can find in bloom.
Resources to help us:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
The data we collect will deepen our understanding of how our plants are responding to a changing climate.
From 1 - 4 January, let's head out and see how many wild or naturalised plants we can find in bloom.
Resources to help us:
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
The data we collect will deepen our understanding of how our plants are responding to a changing climate.
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Wed's trip to SW Shrops turned up a big surprise - tiny larvae of the Land Caddis, Enoicyla pusilla. Britain's only terrestrial caddisfly, it is confined entirely to the Wyre Forest area. This discovery is a long way west of that & v. unexpected. So small (<2mm) we nearly missed them. Amazing.
November 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Wed's trip to SW Shrops turned up a big surprise - tiny larvae of the Land Caddis, Enoicyla pusilla. Britain's only terrestrial caddisfly, it is confined entirely to the Wyre Forest area. This discovery is a long way west of that & v. unexpected. So small (<2mm) we nearly missed them. Amazing.
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Calling all freshwater ecologists - Connect with peers and share your work at our #AquaticInsects SIG 2026 💧
📍 Online
📅 26-27 February
🔗 buff.ly/Dy9mPG1
#AquaticsSIG26 #Entomology #InsectScience
📍 Online
📅 26-27 February
🔗 buff.ly/Dy9mPG1
#AquaticsSIG26 #Entomology #InsectScience
Aquatic Insects SIG 2026 - Royal Entomological Society
Aquatic Ecosystems in the Data Age Date: Thursday 26 February 2026 (9.30am – 3.30pm) and Friday 27 February 2026 (9.30am – 12.30pm) Venue: Online Our Aquatic Insects Special Interest Group event...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Calling all freshwater ecologists - Connect with peers and share your work at our #AquaticInsects SIG 2026 💧
📍 Online
📅 26-27 February
🔗 buff.ly/Dy9mPG1
#AquaticsSIG26 #Entomology #InsectScience
📍 Online
📅 26-27 February
🔗 buff.ly/Dy9mPG1
#AquaticsSIG26 #Entomology #InsectScience
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*Guaranteed funding* PhD opportunity in my group. Work with damselflies, UN global biodiversity targets, genetic data, and NatureScot policy groups; the project will advance comparative population genetics and provide evidence feeding directly to policy. www.findaphd.com/phds/project....
QUARTILES DLA CASE: Genetic diversity and adaptation: Developing indicators for national and international policy at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA CASE: Genetic diversity and adaptation: Developing indicators for national and international policy at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
*Guaranteed funding* PhD opportunity in my group. Work with damselflies, UN global biodiversity targets, genetic data, and NatureScot policy groups; the project will advance comparative population genetics and provide evidence feeding directly to policy. www.findaphd.com/phds/project....
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Register now and take part in 'Aquatic Ecosystems in the Data Age', including our Day 2 workshop on Data-Driven Approaches to Aquatic Ecosystem Assessment
📍 Online 📅 26-27 February
Abstract Deadline: 30 November
Info & registration:
🔗 buff.ly/M0CAHzf
#AquaticsSIG26 #InsectScience
📍 Online 📅 26-27 February
Abstract Deadline: 30 November
Info & registration:
🔗 buff.ly/M0CAHzf
#AquaticsSIG26 #InsectScience
Aquatic Ecosystems in the Data Age
Submit an Abstract and Register Now
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November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Register now and take part in 'Aquatic Ecosystems in the Data Age', including our Day 2 workshop on Data-Driven Approaches to Aquatic Ecosystem Assessment
📍 Online 📅 26-27 February
Abstract Deadline: 30 November
Info & registration:
🔗 buff.ly/M0CAHzf
#AquaticsSIG26 #InsectScience
📍 Online 📅 26-27 February
Abstract Deadline: 30 November
Info & registration:
🔗 buff.ly/M0CAHzf
#AquaticsSIG26 #InsectScience
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November 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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'Demon shrimp confirmed as present in Ireland' - NBDC
Demon shrimp (Dikerogammarus haemobaphes) is an invasive species in Ireland and will impact on the native freshwater invertebrate community.
#InvasiveSpecies #NatureConservation #SpeciesAlert
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Demon shrimp (Dikerogammarus haemobaphes) is an invasive species in Ireland and will impact on the native freshwater invertebrate community.
#InvasiveSpecies #NatureConservation #SpeciesAlert
biodiversityireland.ie/demon-shrimp...
Demon shrimp confirmed as present in Ireland - National Biodiversity Data Centre
Please share the alert with the call to action to follow the Check Clean Dry code to help prevent spread of this and other invasive species to other
biodiversityireland.ie
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
'Demon shrimp confirmed as present in Ireland' - NBDC
Demon shrimp (Dikerogammarus haemobaphes) is an invasive species in Ireland and will impact on the native freshwater invertebrate community.
#InvasiveSpecies #NatureConservation #SpeciesAlert
biodiversityireland.ie/demon-shrimp...
Demon shrimp (Dikerogammarus haemobaphes) is an invasive species in Ireland and will impact on the native freshwater invertebrate community.
#InvasiveSpecies #NatureConservation #SpeciesAlert
biodiversityireland.ie/demon-shrimp...
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A reintroduction of shellfish, just to improve water quality and not as a commercial fishery. Welcome news for #Dublin Let’s see how they get on. #rewilding www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...
Oysters returned to Dún Laoghaire harbour after 200 years
More than 18,000 oysters are being deployed in Dún Laoghaire harbour in Dublin, as part of an effort to try to reintroduce the shellfish to Dublin Bay over 200 years after they became extinct from the...
www.rte.ie
November 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
A reintroduction of shellfish, just to improve water quality and not as a commercial fishery. Welcome news for #Dublin Let’s see how they get on. #rewilding www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...
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Want to bring meadows back to life? 🌼
Learn hay meadow restoration with Carol Edmondson on 29th January 2026. Covering site prep, sowing, planting & monitoring to create biodiverse habitats. 🌎 🧪
🎟️ £12.50 → www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1821584400...
@forestofbowlandnl.bsky.social
Learn hay meadow restoration with Carol Edmondson on 29th January 2026. Covering site prep, sowing, planting & monitoring to create biodiverse habitats. 🌎 🧪
🎟️ £12.50 → www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1821584400...
@forestofbowlandnl.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Want to bring meadows back to life? 🌼
Learn hay meadow restoration with Carol Edmondson on 29th January 2026. Covering site prep, sowing, planting & monitoring to create biodiverse habitats. 🌎 🧪
🎟️ £12.50 → www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1821584400...
@forestofbowlandnl.bsky.social
Learn hay meadow restoration with Carol Edmondson on 29th January 2026. Covering site prep, sowing, planting & monitoring to create biodiverse habitats. 🌎 🧪
🎟️ £12.50 → www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1821584400...
@forestofbowlandnl.bsky.social
Limnephilus pati was first described by Irish entomologist Dr James O'Connor in 1980. Present in Ireland, it was believed to be extinct from our nearest neighbour. However, this is now the third site the species has been recorded from in Britain since 2020.
#Trichoptera #Caddisfly #LimnephilusPati
#Trichoptera #Caddisfly #LimnephilusPati
Rare insect thought extinct in Britain discovered at our Cors Goch Nature Reserve on Anglesey! The Limnephilus pati, a species of caddisfly, was found during a recent biodiversity survey.
Read all about it here 👉 www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/rare-in...
📷Robin Sutton, Ian Wallace
Read all about it here 👉 www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/rare-in...
📷Robin Sutton, Ian Wallace
October 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Limnephilus pati was first described by Irish entomologist Dr James O'Connor in 1980. Present in Ireland, it was believed to be extinct from our nearest neighbour. However, this is now the third site the species has been recorded from in Britain since 2020.
#Trichoptera #Caddisfly #LimnephilusPati
#Trichoptera #Caddisfly #LimnephilusPati
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Rare insect thought extinct in Britain discovered at our Cors Goch Nature Reserve on Anglesey! The Limnephilus pati, a species of caddisfly, was found during a recent biodiversity survey.
Read all about it here 👉 www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/rare-in...
📷Robin Sutton, Ian Wallace
Read all about it here 👉 www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/rare-in...
📷Robin Sutton, Ian Wallace
October 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Rare insect thought extinct in Britain discovered at our Cors Goch Nature Reserve on Anglesey! The Limnephilus pati, a species of caddisfly, was found during a recent biodiversity survey.
Read all about it here 👉 www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/rare-in...
📷Robin Sutton, Ian Wallace
Read all about it here 👉 www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/rare-in...
📷Robin Sutton, Ian Wallace
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Volume 41 – Power et al. report on Nephus quadrimaculatus a ladybird new to Ireland from Counties Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Ladybirds
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Ladybirds
October 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Volume 41 – Power et al. report on Nephus quadrimaculatus a ladybird new to Ireland from Counties Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Ladybirds
#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Ladybirds