Guðbjörg Ásta Ólafsdóttir
@fishiceland.bsky.social
Director & Research Scientist at University of Iceland, Westfjords Research Centre 🇮🇸 | Fish & Fishers | Biodiversity Movement & Behavior | #OceanOptimism #TeamFish 🐟👩🏼🔬🦑🌎🌊
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Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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The world can’t wait for the U.S. to lead on #climate. 🌍
Regional alliances, ocean action & innovative finance must take the helm.
Great read: “How to fight climate change without the US” (Nature) 👉 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#ClimateAction #COP30 🧪🌐
Regional alliances, ocean action & innovative finance must take the helm.
Great read: “How to fight climate change without the US” (Nature) 👉 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#ClimateAction #COP30 🧪🌐
November 5, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The world can’t wait for the U.S. to lead on #climate. 🌍
Regional alliances, ocean action & innovative finance must take the helm.
Great read: “How to fight climate change without the US” (Nature) 👉 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#ClimateAction #COP30 🧪🌐
Regional alliances, ocean action & innovative finance must take the helm.
Great read: “How to fight climate change without the US” (Nature) 👉 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#ClimateAction #COP30 🧪🌐
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🚨Job alert! CMST are hiring an offshore fieldwork specialist to maintain our acoustic equipment, design and build moorings, manage field deployments, and join in data analysis, publication, presentation, and student support. Closing 21 Nov. staff.curtin.edu.au/job-vacancie...
#bioacoustics
#bioacoustics
Job vacancies, employment opportunities, academic and professional positions - Careers at Curtin | Curtin University, Perth Australia
Our mission is to transform lives and communities through education and research. Curtin employees form a unique and diverse community committed to innovative research and student learning. Find out a...
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November 1, 2025 at 8:26 AM
🚨Job alert! CMST are hiring an offshore fieldwork specialist to maintain our acoustic equipment, design and build moorings, manage field deployments, and join in data analysis, publication, presentation, and student support. Closing 21 Nov. staff.curtin.edu.au/job-vacancie...
#bioacoustics
#bioacoustics
There’s plenty of lumpfish in the fjords, but we rarely catch them - our fishing is focused on the more mobile gadids.
Yesterday’s tiny (and very cute) by-catch was definitely worth a photo.
#teamfish #lumpfish #winterecology
Yesterday’s tiny (and very cute) by-catch was definitely worth a photo.
#teamfish #lumpfish #winterecology
October 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
There’s plenty of lumpfish in the fjords, but we rarely catch them - our fishing is focused on the more mobile gadids.
Yesterday’s tiny (and very cute) by-catch was definitely worth a photo.
#teamfish #lumpfish #winterecology
Yesterday’s tiny (and very cute) by-catch was definitely worth a photo.
#teamfish #lumpfish #winterecology
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Chronotypes exist in at least 17 fish species. Our new study in Fish and Fisheries onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Revealing Chronotypes Across Aquatic Species Using Acoustic Telemetry
Acoustic telemetry offers valuable opportunities to investigate individual variability in circadian-related and other behaviours and how environmental cues shape these patterns in wild fish populatio...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Chronotypes exist in at least 17 fish species. Our new study in Fish and Fisheries onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
August 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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IRIS goes to Iceland 🧊
At the beggining of July, Theresa ( @theresahenke.bsky.social )set off for colder climates returning to the University of Iceland Research Centre of the Westfjords (& @fishiceland.bsky.social) for a 6 weeks stay.
Stay tuned for updates on old & new projects :)
At the beggining of July, Theresa ( @theresahenke.bsky.social )set off for colder climates returning to the University of Iceland Research Centre of the Westfjords (& @fishiceland.bsky.social) for a 6 weeks stay.
Stay tuned for updates on old & new projects :)
August 5, 2025 at 10:39 AM
IRIS goes to Iceland 🧊
At the beggining of July, Theresa ( @theresahenke.bsky.social )set off for colder climates returning to the University of Iceland Research Centre of the Westfjords (& @fishiceland.bsky.social) for a 6 weeks stay.
Stay tuned for updates on old & new projects :)
At the beggining of July, Theresa ( @theresahenke.bsky.social )set off for colder climates returning to the University of Iceland Research Centre of the Westfjords (& @fishiceland.bsky.social) for a 6 weeks stay.
Stay tuned for updates on old & new projects :)
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After so many years of toil, we've finally done it. Definitive proof that guppies can quantum phase shift between dimensions. Congrats to @helenanorman.bsky.social for this game-changing discovery. 🥳 #fishsci
July 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
After so many years of toil, we've finally done it. Definitive proof that guppies can quantum phase shift between dimensions. Congrats to @helenanorman.bsky.social for this game-changing discovery. 🥳 #fishsci
🎣 New paper! Combining dive surveys and beach seining reveals contrasting nursery use: 0-group saithe dominate shallow algal zones early in summer, while cod settle later and use broader depths.
📄 doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
📄 doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Complementing Beach Seining With Dive Surveys Improves Fine‐Scale Resolution of 0‐Group Gadoid Distributions in Nearshore Habitats
Located within the Westfjords of Iceland, the fine-scale depth distribution of juvenile 0-group gadoids was surveyed in nearshore nursery habitats using beach seine and dive survey methods. The beach....
doi.org
July 2, 2025 at 7:39 AM
🎣 New paper! Combining dive surveys and beach seining reveals contrasting nursery use: 0-group saithe dominate shallow algal zones early in summer, while cod settle later and use broader depths.
📄 doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
📄 doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Just published ‼️Super fun project with Ragnar Edvardsson and @einarhj.bsky.social
Examining synergy between #UCH and marine #biodiversity protection in #Iceland
Considering #shipwrecks may diversify #MPA coverage in areas with high trawling - for #30x30 ⚓
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Examining synergy between #UCH and marine #biodiversity protection in #Iceland
Considering #shipwrecks may diversify #MPA coverage in areas with high trawling - for #30x30 ⚓
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Synergies between underwater cultural heritage and biodiversity conservation in Iceland: Insights for achieving 30 × 30 targets
Underwater cultural heritage (UCH), including shipwrecks, is increasingly recognized for its dual significance as both historical artifacts and ecolog…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 31, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Just published ‼️Super fun project with Ragnar Edvardsson and @einarhj.bsky.social
Examining synergy between #UCH and marine #biodiversity protection in #Iceland
Considering #shipwrecks may diversify #MPA coverage in areas with high trawling - for #30x30 ⚓
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Examining synergy between #UCH and marine #biodiversity protection in #Iceland
Considering #shipwrecks may diversify #MPA coverage in areas with high trawling - for #30x30 ⚓
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Our paper describing the genetic stratification of inshore and offshore northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) in Iceland just came out! RADseq data was collected from samples across Arnarfjörður bay in the North-West, Skjálfandi bay in the North.
bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Population stratification in Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) off Iceland evident from RADseq analysis - BMC Ecology and Evolution
The northern shrimp Pandalus borealis (ice. Stóri kampalampi) is a North Atlantic crustacean of significant commercial interest which has been harvested consistently in Icelandic waters since 1936. In...
bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com
April 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Our paper describing the genetic stratification of inshore and offshore northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) in Iceland just came out! RADseq data was collected from samples across Arnarfjörður bay in the North-West, Skjálfandi bay in the North.
bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
@mfri.bsky.social @uwiceland.bsky.social @jmburgos.bsky.social @hronn.bsky.social @coastalcultureice.bsky.social @christophe-p71.bsky.social @rocangel.bsky.social
📢 Just funded by #Icelands Infrastructure fund!
Marine Open Observation Network (MOON)
🎯 MOON’s Key Goals:
✅ 1. Automated monitoring stations to collect long-term data on temp., seabed restoration, fish and marine mammal movements 🐟🐋🪸🌊
🧵⬇️
🌎 #MOON #OceanScience #MarineMonitoring #TheOceanWeWant
Marine Open Observation Network (MOON)
🎯 MOON’s Key Goals:
✅ 1. Automated monitoring stations to collect long-term data on temp., seabed restoration, fish and marine mammal movements 🐟🐋🪸🌊
🧵⬇️
🌎 #MOON #OceanScience #MarineMonitoring #TheOceanWeWant
March 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
📢 Just funded by #Icelands Infrastructure fund!
Marine Open Observation Network (MOON)
🎯 MOON’s Key Goals:
✅ 1. Automated monitoring stations to collect long-term data on temp., seabed restoration, fish and marine mammal movements 🐟🐋🪸🌊
🧵⬇️
🌎 #MOON #OceanScience #MarineMonitoring #TheOceanWeWant
Marine Open Observation Network (MOON)
🎯 MOON’s Key Goals:
✅ 1. Automated monitoring stations to collect long-term data on temp., seabed restoration, fish and marine mammal movements 🐟🐋🪸🌊
🧵⬇️
🌎 #MOON #OceanScience #MarineMonitoring #TheOceanWeWant
March 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
📢 Just funded by #Icelands Infrastructure fund!
Marine Open Observation Network (MOON)
🎯 MOON’s Key Goals:
✅ 1. Automated monitoring stations to collect long-term data on temp., seabed restoration, fish and marine mammal movements 🐟🐋🪸🌊
🧵⬇️
🌎 #MOON #OceanScience #MarineMonitoring #TheOceanWeWant
Marine Open Observation Network (MOON)
🎯 MOON’s Key Goals:
✅ 1. Automated monitoring stations to collect long-term data on temp., seabed restoration, fish and marine mammal movements 🐟🐋🪸🌊
🧵⬇️
🌎 #MOON #OceanScience #MarineMonitoring #TheOceanWeWant
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Have you ever wondered where the alien flounder found in Iceland has come from?
Find out more about the flounder’s origin, implications & hybrids in today's blogpost 🐟
www.icefishresearch.com/2025/03/14/t...
@fishiceland.bsky.social @mfri.bsky.social
#IceFishResearch #FishIceland
Find out more about the flounder’s origin, implications & hybrids in today's blogpost 🐟
www.icefishresearch.com/2025/03/14/t...
@fishiceland.bsky.social @mfri.bsky.social
#IceFishResearch #FishIceland
March 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Have you ever wondered where the alien flounder found in Iceland has come from?
Find out more about the flounder’s origin, implications & hybrids in today's blogpost 🐟
www.icefishresearch.com/2025/03/14/t...
@fishiceland.bsky.social @mfri.bsky.social
#IceFishResearch #FishIceland
Find out more about the flounder’s origin, implications & hybrids in today's blogpost 🐟
www.icefishresearch.com/2025/03/14/t...
@fishiceland.bsky.social @mfri.bsky.social
#IceFishResearch #FishIceland
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New paper out: The tale of the founder flounder 🐟
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We identify the geographic origin of alien flounder in Iceland, and discuss potential implications on the flounders’ status & hybridisation ❓👀
@fishiceland.bsky.social
@mfri.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We identify the geographic origin of alien flounder in Iceland, and discuss potential implications on the flounders’ status & hybridisation ❓👀
@fishiceland.bsky.social
@mfri.bsky.social
The tale of the founder flounder: assessing the origin of a recently established fish in Icelandic waters - Hydrobiologia
The geographic origin of a newly established species is an important aspect of a species’ colonisation history used for classification and management plans but can additionally deliver information on ...
link.springer.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
New paper out: The tale of the founder flounder 🐟
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We identify the geographic origin of alien flounder in Iceland, and discuss potential implications on the flounders’ status & hybridisation ❓👀
@fishiceland.bsky.social
@mfri.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We identify the geographic origin of alien flounder in Iceland, and discuss potential implications on the flounders’ status & hybridisation ❓👀
@fishiceland.bsky.social
@mfri.bsky.social
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Breaking news: Thousands of researchers and their supporters, including recently fired federal workers, have gathered across the U.S. in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration. scim.ag/41zlPv4
Thousands gather across U.S. in Stand Up for Science events
Scientists rally across the country in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration
scim.ag
March 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Breaking news: Thousands of researchers and their supporters, including recently fired federal workers, have gathered across the U.S. in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration. scim.ag/41zlPv4
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The CODSPA project funded by NordForsk is underway! Led by Marco Vindas, researchers from Norway, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands are joining to study how stress affects cod reproduction during spawning. The aim to ensure sustainable fishing practices and protect populations across the Nordic region.
March 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The CODSPA project funded by NordForsk is underway! Led by Marco Vindas, researchers from Norway, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands are joining to study how stress affects cod reproduction during spawning. The aim to ensure sustainable fishing practices and protect populations across the Nordic region.
🚨High latitude #trackers‼️
Check out session on Animal #Biotelemetry and #Biologging in the Changing #Polar Environments
ESSAS Open Science Meeting, June 24-26, 2025, Tokyo 🎌
‼️Deadline March 16th
#ECR travel support available🛫
essas.arc.hokudai.ac.jp/what_s_new/2...
🌊🐟🦈🐧🦭🐋
#trackingnotslacking
Check out session on Animal #Biotelemetry and #Biologging in the Changing #Polar Environments
ESSAS Open Science Meeting, June 24-26, 2025, Tokyo 🎌
‼️Deadline March 16th
#ECR travel support available🛫
essas.arc.hokudai.ac.jp/what_s_new/2...
🌊🐟🦈🐧🦭🐋
#trackingnotslacking
March 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🚨High latitude #trackers‼️
Check out session on Animal #Biotelemetry and #Biologging in the Changing #Polar Environments
ESSAS Open Science Meeting, June 24-26, 2025, Tokyo 🎌
‼️Deadline March 16th
#ECR travel support available🛫
essas.arc.hokudai.ac.jp/what_s_new/2...
🌊🐟🦈🐧🦭🐋
#trackingnotslacking
Check out session on Animal #Biotelemetry and #Biologging in the Changing #Polar Environments
ESSAS Open Science Meeting, June 24-26, 2025, Tokyo 🎌
‼️Deadline March 16th
#ECR travel support available🛫
essas.arc.hokudai.ac.jp/what_s_new/2...
🌊🐟🦈🐧🦭🐋
#trackingnotslacking
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If you have experienced direct harm to your work/lab/job due to recent changes at US NSF, & are willing to share this on behalf of the Am. Society of Naturalists and NSF, please DM/ email me ASAP (this is time-sensitive) or submit story here sites.google.com/view/scienti...
Please share widely
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Scientists' Stories - How to Contribute
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March 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If you have experienced direct harm to your work/lab/job due to recent changes at US NSF, & are willing to share this on behalf of the Am. Society of Naturalists and NSF, please DM/ email me ASAP (this is time-sensitive) or submit story here sites.google.com/view/scienti...
Please share widely
Please share widely
Just registered! Really looking forward to learning cool new stuff 🌊🎣
#biodiversity
#citizenscience
#AI
#biodiversity
#citizenscience
#AI
Heyyy!! #MarineResearchers!!!
Our new @azti.bsky.social summer school is here, on #AI and #citizenscience to monitor the #ocean and #biodiversity, with 6 Horizon EU projects #GES4SEAS #Obama-Next @guardias.bsky.social etc.
RT
#MarineEcology
Info and registration here
www.azti.es/en/event/sum...
Our new @azti.bsky.social summer school is here, on #AI and #citizenscience to monitor the #ocean and #biodiversity, with 6 Horizon EU projects #GES4SEAS #Obama-Next @guardias.bsky.social etc.
RT
#MarineEcology
Info and registration here
www.azti.es/en/event/sum...
SUMMER SCHOOL 2025 “Artificial intelligence and citizen science in monitoring and assessing biodiversity and invasive species at sea” - AZTI
Summer School 2025 will focus on innovative and practical tools for monitoring and assessing human pressures on biodiversity in marine systems.
www.azti.es
March 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Just registered! Really looking forward to learning cool new stuff 🌊🎣
#biodiversity
#citizenscience
#AI
#biodiversity
#citizenscience
#AI
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Heartbreaking chats this week with students thinking of giving up on their dreams of getting a PhD. They worry about getting in PhD programs and careers post PhD. My suggestions: don’t be hasty, think broadly incl EU & Canada, & careers beyond traditional academia. What’re you telling your students?
March 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Heartbreaking chats this week with students thinking of giving up on their dreams of getting a PhD. They worry about getting in PhD programs and careers post PhD. My suggestions: don’t be hasty, think broadly incl EU & Canada, & careers beyond traditional academia. What’re you telling your students?
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Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
February 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.