Florian Berg
@clupea-flo.bsky.social
I'm a fisheries biologist at the Institute of Marine Research in Bergen, Norway @Havforskningsinstituttet
𧬠Genetic stock identification
π Stock assessment
π Otolith science
𧬠Genetic stock identification
π Stock assessment
π Otolith science
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Are you a fisheries assessment scientist looking for new opportunities? Come join our team at the Institute of Marine Research in Bergen, Norway, working on exciting developments projects in the global south. π¦π§ͺπ
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Research scientists in research and advice for fisheries stock assessment in a development context (294225) | Institute of Marine Research
Job title: Research scientists in research and advice for fisheries stock assessment in a development context (294225), Employer: Institute of Marine Research, Deadline: Sunday, March 1, 2026
www.jobbnorge.no
January 26, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Are you a fisheries assessment scientist looking for new opportunities? Come join our team at the Institute of Marine Research in Bergen, Norway, working on exciting developments projects in the global south. π¦π§ͺπ
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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New #OA paper in Ecological Informatics comparing automated methods for provenance assignment using chronological chemical records deposited into archival structures such as #otoliths, #lenses, #statoliths. Our focus was on #salmon but it has much broader application. doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
January 19, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New #OA paper in Ecological Informatics comparing automated methods for provenance assignment using chronological chemical records deposited into archival structures such as #otoliths, #lenses, #statoliths. Our focus was on #salmon but it has much broader application. doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
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Yay!
Juicy #Postdoc opportunity to work on #PopGen of pollock #pollachius with hall-of-famer Ilaria Coscia!
In #Galway!
www.marine.ie/node/3612
Juicy #Postdoc opportunity to work on #PopGen of pollock #pollachius with hall-of-famer Ilaria Coscia!
In #Galway!
www.marine.ie/node/3612
Temporary Postdoctoral Researcher - EMFAF Project Pollack Population Structure β Marine Fish Population Genomics | Marine Institute
The Marine Institute is the national agency responsible for marine research, technology, development and innovation (RTDI). The Marine Institute seeks to assess and realise the economic potential of Irelandβs 220-million-acre marine resource; promote the sustainable development of marine industry through strategic funding programmes and scientific services; and safeguard the marine environment through research and environmental monitoring. The Institute works in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) and a network of other Government Departments, semi-state agencies, national and international marine partners.
www.marine.ie
January 19, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Yay!
Juicy #Postdoc opportunity to work on #PopGen of pollock #pollachius with hall-of-famer Ilaria Coscia!
In #Galway!
www.marine.ie/node/3612
Juicy #Postdoc opportunity to work on #PopGen of pollock #pollachius with hall-of-famer Ilaria Coscia!
In #Galway!
www.marine.ie/node/3612
Reposted by Florian Berg
π‘ #KnowledgeHighlight | Course: Learning Bioinformatics At Home
github.com/harvardinfor...
Explore open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub β‘οΈ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu
#bioinformatics
github.com/harvardinfor...
Explore open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub β‘οΈ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu
#bioinformatics
GitHub - harvardinformatics/learning-bioinformatics-at-home: resources for learning bioinformatics
resources for learning bioinformatics. Contribute to harvardinformatics/learning-bioinformatics-at-home development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:01 AM
π‘ #KnowledgeHighlight | Course: Learning Bioinformatics At Home
github.com/harvardinfor...
Explore open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub β‘οΈ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu
#bioinformatics
github.com/harvardinfor...
Explore open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub β‘οΈ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu
#bioinformatics
Reposted by Florian Berg
Have you tried the research preview of Databot, an AI assistant for Exploratory Data Analysis? π€
Databot is built for #Python & #RStats data scientists using Positron. It writes & executes code on the fly, keeping the process code-forward & transparent.
Learn more: positron.posit.co/databot.html
Databot is built for #Python & #RStats data scientists using Positron. It writes & executes code on the fly, keeping the process code-forward & transparent.
Learn more: positron.posit.co/databot.html
December 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Have you tried the research preview of Databot, an AI assistant for Exploratory Data Analysis? π€
Databot is built for #Python & #RStats data scientists using Positron. It writes & executes code on the fly, keeping the process code-forward & transparent.
Learn more: positron.posit.co/databot.html
Databot is built for #Python & #RStats data scientists using Positron. It writes & executes code on the fly, keeping the process code-forward & transparent.
Learn more: positron.posit.co/databot.html
Reposted by Florian Berg
#rstats Please welcome Jarl, a new R linter.
Jarl is a CLI tool with extensions in VS Code, Positron, and Zed. It can check thousands of lines of R code in milliseconds.
Jarl provides several output formats, a Github Actions workflow, and more.
Blog post: www.etiennebacher.com/posts/2025-1...
Jarl is a CLI tool with extensions in VS Code, Positron, and Zed. It can check thousands of lines of R code in milliseconds.
Jarl provides several output formats, a Github Actions workflow, and more.
Blog post: www.etiennebacher.com/posts/2025-1...
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
#rstats Please welcome Jarl, a new R linter.
Jarl is a CLI tool with extensions in VS Code, Positron, and Zed. It can check thousands of lines of R code in milliseconds.
Jarl provides several output formats, a Github Actions workflow, and more.
Blog post: www.etiennebacher.com/posts/2025-1...
Jarl is a CLI tool with extensions in VS Code, Positron, and Zed. It can check thousands of lines of R code in milliseconds.
Jarl provides several output formats, a Github Actions workflow, and more.
Blog post: www.etiennebacher.com/posts/2025-1...
Reposted by Florian Berg
I'm excited to share side::kick(), an experimental open-source coding agent for RStudio built entirely in R. It can interact with your files, communicate with your active #rstats session, and run code.
Check it out: github.com/simonpcouch/...
Check it out: github.com/simonpcouch/...
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I'm excited to share side::kick(), an experimental open-source coding agent for RStudio built entirely in R. It can interact with your files, communicate with your active #rstats session, and run code.
Check it out: github.com/simonpcouch/...
Check it out: github.com/simonpcouch/...
Reposted by Florian Berg
β°If you would like to join the 2026 Small Pelagic Fish symposium in La Paz, Mexico, in May next year, you have two days to submit your:
πAbstract
π¦Early Registration fees
π°Financial Support Applications
All are due by Friday 10 October 2025!
πAbstract
π¦Early Registration fees
π°Financial Support Applications
All are due by Friday 10 October 2025!
π Registration for SPF-2026 is OPEN!π
Early Registration fees, Abstract Submissions, and Financial Support Applications are due by ***October 10th, 2025*** .
For all the details, visit the SPF-2026 website: meetings.pices.int/meetings/int...
Early Registration fees, Abstract Submissions, and Financial Support Applications are due by ***October 10th, 2025*** .
For all the details, visit the SPF-2026 website: meetings.pices.int/meetings/int...
October 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
β°If you would like to join the 2026 Small Pelagic Fish symposium in La Paz, Mexico, in May next year, you have two days to submit your:
πAbstract
π¦Early Registration fees
π°Financial Support Applications
All are due by Friday 10 October 2025!
πAbstract
π¦Early Registration fees
π°Financial Support Applications
All are due by Friday 10 October 2025!
Congrats @hbrowman.bsky.social ππππ This is well deserved!
Congratulations @hbrowman.bsky.social - winner of the @icesmarine.bsky.social Outstanding Achievement Award! #ICESASC25
September 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Congrats @hbrowman.bsky.social ππππ This is well deserved!
Reposted by Florian Berg
#Karrieremontag! π
Um die BestΓ€nde von #Wanderfischen nachhaltig managen zu kΓΆnnen, fehlen Daten zu Verbreitung und Wanderrouten der Tiere. Am ThΓΌnen-Institut fΓΌr #FischereiΓΆkologie werden diese erhoben.
DafΓΌr wird eine technische Assistenz im Labor gesucht:
t1p.de/thuenen_2025-196-FI
#CTA #BTA
Um die BestΓ€nde von #Wanderfischen nachhaltig managen zu kΓΆnnen, fehlen Daten zu Verbreitung und Wanderrouten der Tiere. Am ThΓΌnen-Institut fΓΌr #FischereiΓΆkologie werden diese erhoben.
DafΓΌr wird eine technische Assistenz im Labor gesucht:
t1p.de/thuenen_2025-196-FI
#CTA #BTA
September 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
#Karrieremontag! π
Um die BestΓ€nde von #Wanderfischen nachhaltig managen zu kΓΆnnen, fehlen Daten zu Verbreitung und Wanderrouten der Tiere. Am ThΓΌnen-Institut fΓΌr #FischereiΓΆkologie werden diese erhoben.
DafΓΌr wird eine technische Assistenz im Labor gesucht:
t1p.de/thuenen_2025-196-FI
#CTA #BTA
Um die BestΓ€nde von #Wanderfischen nachhaltig managen zu kΓΆnnen, fehlen Daten zu Verbreitung und Wanderrouten der Tiere. Am ThΓΌnen-Institut fΓΌr #FischereiΓΆkologie werden diese erhoben.
DafΓΌr wird eine technische Assistenz im Labor gesucht:
t1p.de/thuenen_2025-196-FI
#CTA #BTA
Where are you from? Read our latest pre-print π§ͺ about the origin of "invasive" European #sprat ππ in #Iceland
doi.org/10.21203/rs....
Always a pleasure to collaborate with @christophe-p71.bsky.social @mfri.bsky.social
#popgen #MarineEcology
doi.org/10.21203/rs....
Always a pleasure to collaborate with @christophe-p71.bsky.social @mfri.bsky.social
#popgen #MarineEcology
Where are you from? Finding the origin of the recently observed sprat in Iceland using a panel of SNPs
The European sprat is a small pelagic fish characterised by genetically distinct populations including the Norwegian fjords, the Baltic Sea, the oceanic component ranging from the North Sea, Kattegat&...
doi.org
August 30, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Where are you from? Read our latest pre-print π§ͺ about the origin of "invasive" European #sprat ππ in #Iceland
doi.org/10.21203/rs....
Always a pleasure to collaborate with @christophe-p71.bsky.social @mfri.bsky.social
#popgen #MarineEcology
doi.org/10.21203/rs....
Always a pleasure to collaborate with @christophe-p71.bsky.social @mfri.bsky.social
#popgen #MarineEcology
Reposted by Florian Berg
π§¬Join the Genomics for Biodiversity Conference this October to explore new insights and the impact of these and 20+ other applied #biodiversitygenomics projects!
π erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic...
@biogeneurope.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social
#genomes for #biodiversity
π erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic...
@biogeneurope.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social
#genomes for #biodiversity
Genomics for Biodiversity Conference - from genomes to impact
29β31 October 2025SummaryποΈ Dates:Β 29 - 31 October 2025 (click to add to your agenda!)π Online venue: ERGA YouTube Channelπ’ Open call for abstracts:Β Deadline September 15thΒ (more information below)...
erga-biodiversity.eu
August 19, 2025 at 9:12 AM
π§¬Join the Genomics for Biodiversity Conference this October to explore new insights and the impact of these and 20+ other applied #biodiversitygenomics projects!
π erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic...
@biogeneurope.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social
#genomes for #biodiversity
π erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic...
@biogeneurope.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social
#genomes for #biodiversity
Reposted by Florian Berg
Come work with us! 2-year postdoc position open at SLU Aqua, on the role of herring in coastal food webs of the Baltic Sea. Applications due August 25.
www.slu.se/om-slu/jobba...
www.slu.se/om-slu/jobba...
August 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Come work with us! 2-year postdoc position open at SLU Aqua, on the role of herring in coastal food webs of the Baltic Sea. Applications due August 25.
www.slu.se/om-slu/jobba...
www.slu.se/om-slu/jobba...
Reposted by Florian Berg
Curious about how to study forage fishes (in Canada)? π
Our new paper reviews current approaches, identifies key knowledge gaps, and offers advice on methods to address them.
Read it here π link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Our new paper reviews current approaches, identifies key knowledge gaps, and offers advice on methods to address them.
Read it here π link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Tracking the schools: a review of approaches to address knowledge gaps in the migratory ecology and habitat use of Canadian forage fishes - Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
Forage fishes play a vital role to marine ecosystems by linking lower trophic levels to top predators and serving as key economic and food resources for commercial and subsistence fisheries. Despite t...
link.springer.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Curious about how to study forage fishes (in Canada)? π
Our new paper reviews current approaches, identifies key knowledge gaps, and offers advice on methods to address them.
Read it here π link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Our new paper reviews current approaches, identifies key knowledge gaps, and offers advice on methods to address them.
Read it here π link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Florian Berg
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.. π¦ππ 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.. π¦ππ 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 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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.. π¦ππ 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.. π¦ππ doi.org/10.3354/meps...
Reposted by Florian Berg
Finally is this story out public!! With an amazing historical dataset from IMR (@havforskningsinstituttet) we demonstrate how human perturbations impact the genomic signal in one of the largest cod stocks in the world: the northeast arctic cod | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A century of anthropogenic perturbations impact genomic signatures of the iconic migratory Atlantic cod
Retrospective assessment of the iconic migratory Atlantic cod uncovers human-induced genome-wide changes during the last century.
www.science.org
July 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Finally is this story out public!! With an amazing historical dataset from IMR (@havforskningsinstituttet) we demonstrate how human perturbations impact the genomic signal in one of the largest cod stocks in the world: the northeast arctic cod | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Florian Berg
New paper with @birdpicsandscience.bsky.social out TODAY!!
We found that choosing "highly informative loci" (aka high fst loci) may bias results in common population genetic analyses
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Explainer thread to come! #PopGen #PopulationGenomics #Evolution
We found that choosing "highly informative loci" (aka high fst loci) may bias results in common population genetic analyses
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Explainer thread to come! #PopGen #PopulationGenomics #Evolution
βHighlyβInformativeβ Genetic Markers Can Bias Conclusions: Examples and General Solutions
High-grading bias is the overestimation power in a subset of loci caused by model overfitting. Using both empirical and simulated datasets, we show that high-grading bias can cause severe overestimat...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
New paper with @birdpicsandscience.bsky.social out TODAY!!
We found that choosing "highly informative loci" (aka high fst loci) may bias results in common population genetic analyses
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Explainer thread to come! #PopGen #PopulationGenomics #Evolution
We found that choosing "highly informative loci" (aka high fst loci) may bias results in common population genetic analyses
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Explainer thread to come! #PopGen #PopulationGenomics #Evolution
Reposted by Florian Berg
π ellmer π makes it easy and fun to use LLMs from #rstats, and 0.3.0 is out now. Read about the new streamlined chat() function, improvements to tool specifications, and more at www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/07....
ellmer 0.3.0
The newest version of ellmer introduces a simpler `chat()` interface that can works with any provider, a bunch of improvements to tool calling, and a handful of smaller quality of life improvements.
www.tidyverse.org
July 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
π ellmer π makes it easy and fun to use LLMs from #rstats, and 0.3.0 is out now. Read about the new streamlined chat() function, improvements to tool specifications, and more at www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/07....
Maybe the @icesmarine.bsky.social community can help.
Herring Knowledge Wanted! Bangor University FisHistory Project is investigating the history of the Irish Sea herring fishery so if you know anything about herring read more at www.solwayfirthpartnership.c...
July 1, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Maybe the @icesmarine.bsky.social community can help.
Registration is open for the Small Pelagic Fish #SPF symposium 2026 organized by @picesmarinesci.bsky.social and @icesmarine.bsky.social
meetings.pices.int/meetings/int...
ππ π§ͺπ¦ #MarineEcology
meetings.pices.int/meetings/int...
ππ π§ͺπ¦ #MarineEcology
2026 Pelagic Symposium - Scope - PICES
meetings.pices.int
June 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Registration is open for the Small Pelagic Fish #SPF symposium 2026 organized by @picesmarinesci.bsky.social and @icesmarine.bsky.social
meetings.pices.int/meetings/int...
ππ π§ͺπ¦ #MarineEcology
meetings.pices.int/meetings/int...
ππ π§ͺπ¦ #MarineEcology
Reposted by Florian Berg
π‘ #KnowledgeHighlight |Learn how to assemble and evaluate #GenomeAssemblies with these open resources from the #EMBOgenomeseq course:
github.com/nadegeguigli...
Explore more open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub β‘οΈ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu
github.com/nadegeguigli...
Explore more open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub β‘οΈ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu
ERGA Knowledge Hub - Training materials for Biodiversity Genomics
A Biodiversity Genomics training repository.
knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu
May 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
π‘ #KnowledgeHighlight |Learn how to assemble and evaluate #GenomeAssemblies with these open resources from the #EMBOgenomeseq course:
github.com/nadegeguigli...
Explore more open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub β‘οΈ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu
github.com/nadegeguigli...
Explore more open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub β‘οΈ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu
Reposted by Florian Berg
π New #IJMS #HiddenGems
β‘οΈ An open R package simplifies access to 380+ ecosystem variablesβcutting delays and boosting transparency in marine science.
π₯ Watch β‘οΈ youtu.be/qd2RmMmuj9k?...
Full study β‘οΈ doi.org/10.1093/ices...
β‘οΈ An open R package simplifies access to 380+ ecosystem variablesβcutting delays and boosting transparency in marine science.
π₯ Watch β‘οΈ youtu.be/qd2RmMmuj9k?...
Full study β‘οΈ doi.org/10.1093/ices...
Hidden Gems - Ecosystem matrix: A game-changer for open marine data and integrated analysis
YouTube video by ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
youtu.be
May 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
π New #IJMS #HiddenGems
β‘οΈ An open R package simplifies access to 380+ ecosystem variablesβcutting delays and boosting transparency in marine science.
π₯ Watch β‘οΈ youtu.be/qd2RmMmuj9k?...
Full study β‘οΈ doi.org/10.1093/ices...
β‘οΈ An open R package simplifies access to 380+ ecosystem variablesβcutting delays and boosting transparency in marine science.
π₯ Watch β‘οΈ youtu.be/qd2RmMmuj9k?...
Full study β‘οΈ doi.org/10.1093/ices...
It's the opposite. The cold Norwegian Sea is very nutrient rich, whereas the Baltic Sea is suffering eutrophication and is also a brackish environment. However, the are also fast-growing piscivorous herring
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Evolution of fast-growing piscivorous herring in the young Baltic Sea - Nature Communications
The Atlantic herring is one of the worldβs most abundant vertebrates and a typical plankton feeder of major ecological importance. This study shows that a piscivorous (fish-eating) ecotype of herring ...
doi.org
May 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
It's the opposite. The cold Norwegian Sea is very nutrient rich, whereas the Baltic Sea is suffering eutrophication and is also a brackish environment. However, the are also fast-growing piscivorous herring
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Atlantic #herring, two individuals π, same species, same age. One from the cold #NorwegianSea, one from the warm #BalticSea. Guess which one is which! #MarineEcology π¦π§ͺ
May 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Atlantic #herring, two individuals π, same species, same age. One from the cold #NorwegianSea, one from the warm #BalticSea. Guess which one is which! #MarineEcology π¦π§ͺ
Reposted by Florian Berg
A new v0.10.0 of #fish #rstats package #FSA is at CRAN. Growth modeling (i.e., find starting values and displaying eqns) and handling size structure length categories and standard weight eqns have been substantially modified. New demo and explainer articles are at fishr-core-team.github.io/FSA/
Simple Fisheries Stock Assessment Methods
A variety of simple fish stock assessment methods.
fishr-core-team.github.io
May 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A new v0.10.0 of #fish #rstats package #FSA is at CRAN. Growth modeling (i.e., find starting values and displaying eqns) and handling size structure length categories and standard weight eqns have been substantially modified. New demo and explainer articles are at fishr-core-team.github.io/FSA/