Fisheries Conservation Foundation
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The Fisheries Conservation Foundation (FCF) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that promotes the work and knowledge of aquatic scientists, resource managers, and environmental professionals. FCF strives to ensure that objective, peer-reviewed scientific i
It's #WorldLakeDay! Need some inspiration on why we need to protect aquatic ecosystems? Check out #TomorrowsCatch @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
Home - Tomorrow's Catch
Discover Tomorrow’s Catch — a digital series by AFS and CWP spotlighting the people, science, and solutions shaping the future of sustainable fisheries and aquatic conservation.
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August 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
It's #WorldLakeDay! Need some inspiration on why we need to protect aquatic ecosystems? Check out #TomorrowsCatch @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
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Today is the last day for Ontarians to comment on Bill 5, which would wipe out the the Endangered Species Act and give cabinet the power to create “special economic zones” where development can be pushed through without regard for provincial or municipal rules. #onpoli
Bill 5: Ontario’s development and mining law, explained | The Narwhal
Public commenting on Bill 5 closes in a few days. Here’s everything you need to know about Ontario’s omnibus development bill
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May 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Today is the last day for Ontarians to comment on Bill 5, which would wipe out the the Endangered Species Act and give cabinet the power to create “special economic zones” where development can be pushed through without regard for provincial or municipal rules. #onpoli
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New paper in Nature Ocean Sustainability! 🦈Sharks are among the most threatened vertebrates – our study maps research priorities + gaps to guide conservation action. Let’s do better for sharks.
🔗📄https://www.nature.com/articles/s44183-025-00131-8
#Sharks #Conservation
🔗📄https://www.nature.com/articles/s44183-025-00131-8
#Sharks #Conservation
May 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
New paper in Nature Ocean Sustainability! 🦈Sharks are among the most threatened vertebrates – our study maps research priorities + gaps to guide conservation action. Let’s do better for sharks.
🔗📄https://www.nature.com/articles/s44183-025-00131-8
#Sharks #Conservation
🔗📄https://www.nature.com/articles/s44183-025-00131-8
#Sharks #Conservation
Isn't it amazing that in a place where there are a good number of fish biologists, these discoveries are still being made. Just proves that we should always be 👀!
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Scientists officially name two new species of Alabama darters | Bham Now
🐟 The newly described darters are two of eight darter species only found in the Black Warrior River watershed 🤯 #alabama #darter #sipseydarter #locustforkdarter pb
bhamnow.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Isn't it amazing that in a place where there are a good number of fish biologists, these discoveries are still being made. Just proves that we should always be 👀!
bhamnow.com/2025/04/08/s...
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This week Nick provides an overview and review of the new game Finspan from @stonemaiergames.com. He roughly covers how to play and the similarities and differences between this and Wingspan.
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March 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This week Nick provides an overview and review of the new game Finspan from @stonemaiergames.com. He roughly covers how to play and the similarities and differences between this and Wingspan.
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Why listen to fish? Wonderful to see this article in @theguardian.com! www.theguardian.com/science/ng-i...
Nature’s secret soundscape: listen with me to the world’s quietest creatures
While humans are more boisterous than ever, other species are talking too – this is what you will hear if you really listen
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March 31, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Why listen to fish? Wonderful to see this article in @theguardian.com! www.theguardian.com/science/ng-i...
TroPhish builds upon FishBase by digitizing over 100 years of data from the fish predation literature.
A global dataset of freshwater fish trophic interactions - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - A global dataset of freshwater fish trophic interactions
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January 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
TroPhish builds upon FishBase by digitizing over 100 years of data from the fish predation literature.
🙁 Removal of more than 250 endangered southern steelhead trout took place last Thursday at Topanga Creek in a rescue operation led by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Hundreds of endangered fish rescued from bodies of water damaged by L.A. fires
Hundreds of endangered fish were removed last week from bodies of water left damaged by the Palisades Fire. A removal of more than 250 endangered southern steelhead trout took place last Thursday a…
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January 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
🙁 Removal of more than 250 endangered southern steelhead trout took place last Thursday at Topanga Creek in a rescue operation led by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Highlighting the significance of recreational and economic benefits of marine conservation.
Researchers make unexpected discovery after studying world's largest no-fishing zone: 'Just outside the boundaries'
New research shows that large-scale marine protected areas are successfully protecting migratory fish species.
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January 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Highlighting the significance of recreational and economic benefits of marine conservation.
Robin’s work shaped contemporary approaches to inland fisheries management by emphasizing the ecological, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability. infish.org/memoriam/rob...
In memoriam: Robin Welcomme |
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January 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Robin’s work shaped contemporary approaches to inland fisheries management by emphasizing the ecological, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability. infish.org/memoriam/rob...
Global interest in Carp dumplings, patties, eggrolls, sausages, nutritional supplements, pet food, fertilizer, carp “leather” and carp bone jewelry.
Carp-e Diem: Making The Most Of A ‘Trash Fish’ - The Waterways Journal
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear cut the ribbon January 13 on a center designed to connect international investors with opportunities to develop products made from invasive carp.
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January 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Global interest in Carp dumplings, patties, eggrolls, sausages, nutritional supplements, pet food, fertilizer, carp “leather” and carp bone jewelry.
Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused pressures, a new study reveals.
Emergent patterns of reef fish diversity correlate with coral assemblage shifts along the Great Barrier Reef - Nature Communications
Coral reefs have been severely affected by anthropogenic stress. Using long term data from the Great Barrier Reef, this study found temporal changes in the latitudinal diversity gradient, and…
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January 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused pressures, a new study reveals.
At least 40% of global catch comes from small-scale fisheries (marine and inland waters).
Millions rely on small-scale fisheries for nutrition and livelihoods, study finds
Small-scale fisheries play a significant but overlooked role in global fisheries production and are key to addressing hunger and malnutrition while supporting livelihoods around the world, according…
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January 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
At least 40% of global catch comes from small-scale fisheries (marine and inland waters).
Saltwater tolerance by Northern Pike...Who knew?
Invasive pike use marine corridors to colonize new Alaska territory
Northern pike are moving through salt water to invade freshwater habitats in Southcentral Alaska, according to a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE.
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January 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Saltwater tolerance by Northern Pike...Who knew?
Are megadroughts increasing in occurrence, frequency, and severity? @liangzhi-chen.bsky.social @dirknkarger.bsky.social @arthurobuntspecht.bsky.social
and co-authors have answers! https://buff.ly/3C0QQQ5
and co-authors have answers! https://buff.ly/3C0QQQ5
January 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Are megadroughts increasing in occurrence, frequency, and severity? @liangzhi-chen.bsky.social @dirknkarger.bsky.social @arthurobuntspecht.bsky.social
and co-authors have answers! https://buff.ly/3C0QQQ5
and co-authors have answers! https://buff.ly/3C0QQQ5
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New paper in @science.org !
Where and when did the #multiyear-droughts occur around the world? Have they become more prevailing? We identified over 10,000 such events and found that they have been increasingly occupying the terrestrial land. (1/6)
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado4245
Where and when did the #multiyear-droughts occur around the world? Have they become more prevailing? We identified over 10,000 such events and found that they have been increasingly occupying the terrestrial land. (1/6)
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado4245
January 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
New paper in @science.org !
Where and when did the #multiyear-droughts occur around the world? Have they become more prevailing? We identified over 10,000 such events and found that they have been increasingly occupying the terrestrial land. (1/6)
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado4245
Where and when did the #multiyear-droughts occur around the world? Have they become more prevailing? We identified over 10,000 such events and found that they have been increasingly occupying the terrestrial land. (1/6)
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado4245
Researchers assessed the status of 23,496 species of freshwater animals in groups including fishes, crustaceans such as crabs, crayfish and shrimp, and insects such as dragonflies and damselflies, finding 24% of them at a high risk of extinction.
Study documents extinction threats to world's freshwater species
Threats to such species include pollution, dams and water extraction, agriculture and invasive species.
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January 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Researchers assessed the status of 23,496 species of freshwater animals in groups including fishes, crustaceans such as crabs, crayfish and shrimp, and insects such as dragonflies and damselflies, finding 24% of them at a high risk of extinction.
New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction, with 24% of species in danger of being wiped out.
A quarter of all freshwater species are at risk of extinction
New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction.
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January 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction, with 24% of species in danger of being wiped out.
"...geologists say that all four countries that share the Himalayas — China, India, Nepal and Bhutan, need to sit together and carefully assess the geological impact of rampant dam building".
Dam it! Tibet quakes ought to jolt Himalayan nations out of their egoism
Geologists say China, India, Nepal and Bhutan, which share the Himalayas, must sit together and carefully assess the geological impact of rampant dam building
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January 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"...geologists say that all four countries that share the Himalayas — China, India, Nepal and Bhutan, need to sit together and carefully assess the geological impact of rampant dam building".
There is nothing like those first experiences of observing life underwater! We are in the Bahamas this week with the College of Dupage field studies program students and the Cape Eleuthera Institute. Love their enthusiasm ❤️
January 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
There is nothing like those first experiences of observing life underwater! We are in the Bahamas this week with the College of Dupage field studies program students and the Cape Eleuthera Institute. Love their enthusiasm ❤️
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New paper led by Eric Schneider at Cape Eleuthera Institute on acoustic methods of pelagic fish tracking around a scientific FAD link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@innovasea.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social @shaunkillen.bsky.social #openaccess
@innovasea.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social @shaunkillen.bsky.social #openaccess
Determination of distance away and depth of transmitters relative to a vertical acoustic telemetry array in the open ocean - Animal Biotelemetry
Background Many ecologically and commercially important species occur in the epipelagic marine environment and have been observed to spend a considerable amount of time associating with surface struct...
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January 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
New paper led by Eric Schneider at Cape Eleuthera Institute on acoustic methods of pelagic fish tracking around a scientific FAD link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@innovasea.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social @shaunkillen.bsky.social #openaccess
@innovasea.bsky.social @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social @shaunkillen.bsky.social #openaccess
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The wrasse fishery is solely for the benefit of the foreign owned farmed #salmon industry. Wrasse are taken from the wild (they are 'keystone species - their removal impacts ecosystems), chucked in pens, and killed at the end of the cycle. environmentalstandards.scot/our-work/our...
Wrasse Fishing Activities Case Summary - Environmental Standards Scotland
Consideration of the current arrangements in respect of wrasse fishing activities on protected areas and species in Scotland. Case Reference: IESS.24.029
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January 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The wrasse fishery is solely for the benefit of the foreign owned farmed #salmon industry. Wrasse are taken from the wild (they are 'keystone species - their removal impacts ecosystems), chucked in pens, and killed at the end of the cycle. environmentalstandards.scot/our-work/our...
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Join us next Wednesday, January 8 at 7pm CT!
Help provide feedback on presentations by North Central Division students ahead of their upcoming Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference.
Drop in. Make friends. Learn some things!
Meeting info was sent to all section members via email on Dec. 20
Help provide feedback on presentations by North Central Division students ahead of their upcoming Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference.
Drop in. Make friends. Learn some things!
Meeting info was sent to all section members via email on Dec. 20
January 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Join us next Wednesday, January 8 at 7pm CT!
Help provide feedback on presentations by North Central Division students ahead of their upcoming Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference.
Drop in. Make friends. Learn some things!
Meeting info was sent to all section members via email on Dec. 20
Help provide feedback on presentations by North Central Division students ahead of their upcoming Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference.
Drop in. Make friends. Learn some things!
Meeting info was sent to all section members via email on Dec. 20
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Come work with us!!!!
NREM nrem.iastate.edu at ISU is hiring an Assistant Professor of Biodiversity Conservation! See link below for more details & application instructions.
Applications due January 31.
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Natural Resource Ecology and Management
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December 18, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Come work with us!!!!
NREM nrem.iastate.edu at ISU is hiring an Assistant Professor of Biodiversity Conservation! See link below for more details & application instructions.
Applications due January 31.
isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/IowaSt...
Please share broadly!
There is a lot to look forward to in 2025 and one of the big things is the Black Bass Symposium - To be held at the @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social annual meeting. August 10-14, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. Learn more at: storymaps.com/stories/baf0...
December 18, 2024 at 7:35 PM
There is a lot to look forward to in 2025 and one of the big things is the Black Bass Symposium - To be held at the @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social annual meeting. August 10-14, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. Learn more at: storymaps.com/stories/baf0...