Frank Smith
@franksmith.xyz
Into underwater fine-scale positioning, acoustic telemetry, data visualization. #trackingnotslacking 🇨🇦
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🌊 Calling all aquatic animal movement researchers! We’re excited to share opportunities at the @worldbioforum.bsky.social in Davos, June 14–19, 2026. Join the global community advancing biodiversity research! (1/3)
🌍🌿Just a few weeks left to submit your abstract for a talk or poster at WBF2026 in ☀️Davos! Dive into 90+ engaging sessions on biodiversity basics, policy, finances, and law. Don’t miss this chance—submit today❗ worldbiodiversityforum.org/call-for-abs... #WBF2026
October 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
🌊 Calling all aquatic animal movement researchers! We’re excited to share opportunities at the @worldbioforum.bsky.social in Davos, June 14–19, 2026. Join the global community advancing biodiversity research! (1/3)
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The horseshoe falls look like a massive wave cresting over and breaking with an incredible roar
October 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The horseshoe falls look like a massive wave cresting over and breaking with an incredible roar
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FINALLY! 🥳
A Baltic Sea Tracking Network is on the way!! Thanks in part to a receiver loan from @oceantracking.bsky.social members of ETN based at SLU & LUKE (Finland) have deployed what we hope is just the beginning 💪
You can find out more about the project here: tinyurl.com/yc5nhxr5
A Baltic Sea Tracking Network is on the way!! Thanks in part to a receiver loan from @oceantracking.bsky.social members of ETN based at SLU & LUKE (Finland) have deployed what we hope is just the beginning 💪
You can find out more about the project here: tinyurl.com/yc5nhxr5
The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences launches large-scale fish tracking – aiming to provide new insights about fish in the Baltic Sea
SLU has deployed 80 acoustic receivers along two lines in the Baltic Sea. By listening for signals from tagged fish, the receivers will reveal migration routes and uncover new insights on life beneath...
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September 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
FINALLY! 🥳
A Baltic Sea Tracking Network is on the way!! Thanks in part to a receiver loan from @oceantracking.bsky.social members of ETN based at SLU & LUKE (Finland) have deployed what we hope is just the beginning 💪
You can find out more about the project here: tinyurl.com/yc5nhxr5
A Baltic Sea Tracking Network is on the way!! Thanks in part to a receiver loan from @oceantracking.bsky.social members of ETN based at SLU & LUKE (Finland) have deployed what we hope is just the beginning 💪
You can find out more about the project here: tinyurl.com/yc5nhxr5
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Last month, OTN’s data team hosted our International Data Management Committee (IDMC) for their annual in-person meeting! The IDMC provides guidance on data processes and policies, helping us stay aligned with internationally recognized standards. Thank you for your partnership and support!
September 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Last month, OTN’s data team hosted our International Data Management Committee (IDMC) for their annual in-person meeting! The IDMC provides guidance on data processes and policies, helping us stay aligned with internationally recognized standards. Thank you for your partnership and support!
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A whole lot of buoys at RAEOn getting ready for field deployments
August 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A whole lot of buoys at RAEOn getting ready for field deployments
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👋 Hey there! While field season has kept us busy, happy, and (probably) wet… here are some upcoming conferences to keep you indoors, networking, and dry:
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August 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
👋 Hey there! While field season has kept us busy, happy, and (probably) wet… here are some upcoming conferences to keep you indoors, networking, and dry:
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OTN has a squad of ROVs to help us explore the depths, recover infrastructure, train field technicians, support outreach and education, and track ocean life like never before. Each one brings unique powers to aid you on your epic journey. Choose your ROV... 🎮 🌊
August 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
OTN has a squad of ROVs to help us explore the depths, recover infrastructure, train field technicians, support outreach and education, and track ocean life like never before. Each one brings unique powers to aid you on your epic journey. Choose your ROV... 🎮 🌊
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anyone at the beach today?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Close encounter with great white shark near Halifax sparks awe, disbelief | CBC News
A Dalhousie University student studying marine biology is sharing a breathtaking photo of a great white shark she took while on a recent research expedition off the coast of Halifax.
www.cbc.ca
August 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
anyone at the beach today?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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What a week it’s been! I’ve visited @lottepohl.bsky.social & David Casals at @vliz.be in Belgium for our #EMFish project. My first time seeing and tagging a Mustelus asterias - so cool! Thanks for a very fun day on the North Sea!
@bergentelemetry.bsky.social
@aquatictracking.bsky.social
@bergentelemetry.bsky.social
@aquatictracking.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
What a week it’s been! I’ve visited @lottepohl.bsky.social & David Casals at @vliz.be in Belgium for our #EMFish project. My first time seeing and tagging a Mustelus asterias - so cool! Thanks for a very fun day on the North Sea!
@bergentelemetry.bsky.social
@aquatictracking.bsky.social
@bergentelemetry.bsky.social
@aquatictracking.bsky.social
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A fantastic job opportunity for someone to work at the interface between Atlantic salmon habitat modelling and management. Cutting edge research as part of an excellent project team.
Postdoc offer : Remote sensing modeler of Atlantic salmon river habitat suitability
We are looking for a resourcefull person with cross-over expertises in remote sensing (Lidar and satellite imagery), programming, wildlife habitat modelling... and ideally hydraulic modelling and AI. ;-)
We are looking for a resourcefull person with cross-over expertises in remote sensing (Lidar and satellite imagery), programming, wildlife habitat modelling... and ideally hydraulic modelling and AI. ;-)
July 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A fantastic job opportunity for someone to work at the interface between Atlantic salmon habitat modelling and management. Cutting edge research as part of an excellent project team.
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Postdoc offer : Remote sensing modeler of Atlantic salmon river habitat suitability
We are looking for a resourcefull person with cross-over expertises in remote sensing (Lidar and satellite imagery), programming, wildlife habitat modelling... and ideally hydraulic modelling and AI. ;-)
We are looking for a resourcefull person with cross-over expertises in remote sensing (Lidar and satellite imagery), programming, wildlife habitat modelling... and ideally hydraulic modelling and AI. ;-)
July 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Postdoc offer : Remote sensing modeler of Atlantic salmon river habitat suitability
We are looking for a resourcefull person with cross-over expertises in remote sensing (Lidar and satellite imagery), programming, wildlife habitat modelling... and ideally hydraulic modelling and AI. ;-)
We are looking for a resourcefull person with cross-over expertises in remote sensing (Lidar and satellite imagery), programming, wildlife habitat modelling... and ideally hydraulic modelling and AI. ;-)
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New paper 🚨 Do pathogens predict salmon survival? In our recently published study on the Endangered Atlantic salmon, we combined acoustic telemetry with pathogen and gene expression profiles. Read the paper here
doi.org/10.1002/aqc....
#Salmosalar
#Telemetry
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#Salmosalar
#Telemetry
Pathogen and Gene Expression Profiles of Atlantic Salmon From an Endangered Population
The role of pathogens in impacting the behaviour and fate of salmonids has been studied extensively for some selected pathogens such as sea lice. However, the whole pathobiome of the fish are seldom ...
doi.org
July 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New paper 🚨 Do pathogens predict salmon survival? In our recently published study on the Endangered Atlantic salmon, we combined acoustic telemetry with pathogen and gene expression profiles. Read the paper here
doi.org/10.1002/aqc....
#Salmosalar
#Telemetry
doi.org/10.1002/aqc....
#Salmosalar
#Telemetry
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New #FishSci #AcousticTelemetry positioning paper: PMC-TOA positioning.
I used adaptive importance sampling & mixture distributions to position fish in environments prone to tag reflections. Mixed with post-processing, this gives great tracks!
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
I used adaptive importance sampling & mixture distributions to position fish in environments prone to tag reflections. Mixed with post-processing, this gives great tracks!
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
March 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
New #FishSci #AcousticTelemetry positioning paper: PMC-TOA positioning.
I used adaptive importance sampling & mixture distributions to position fish in environments prone to tag reflections. Mixed with post-processing, this gives great tracks!
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
I used adaptive importance sampling & mixture distributions to position fish in environments prone to tag reflections. Mixed with post-processing, this gives great tracks!
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
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📣 New Publication Alert!
How do mobile ocean robots compare to traditional acoustic arrays when tracking sharks and other coastal fish? 🤖🐟
A new study explores this by comparing a Wave Glider to a stationary acoustic array off Cape Canaveral, FL.
📄 Read the full paper: doi.org/10.3389/fmar...
How do mobile ocean robots compare to traditional acoustic arrays when tracking sharks and other coastal fish? 🤖🐟
A new study explores this by comparing a Wave Glider to a stationary acoustic array off Cape Canaveral, FL.
📄 Read the full paper: doi.org/10.3389/fmar...
July 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
📣 New Publication Alert!
How do mobile ocean robots compare to traditional acoustic arrays when tracking sharks and other coastal fish? 🤖🐟
A new study explores this by comparing a Wave Glider to a stationary acoustic array off Cape Canaveral, FL.
📄 Read the full paper: doi.org/10.3389/fmar...
How do mobile ocean robots compare to traditional acoustic arrays when tracking sharks and other coastal fish? 🤖🐟
A new study explores this by comparing a Wave Glider to a stationary acoustic array off Cape Canaveral, FL.
📄 Read the full paper: doi.org/10.3389/fmar...
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Hello fishy friends! 🐠
We’re the team behind the scenes at the European Tracking Network — serving up deep science and even deeper puns 😈🐡
🎣 [Thread incoming] 🎣
We’re the team behind the scenes at the European Tracking Network — serving up deep science and even deeper puns 😈🐡
🎣 [Thread incoming] 🎣
July 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Hello fishy friends! 🐠
We’re the team behind the scenes at the European Tracking Network — serving up deep science and even deeper puns 😈🐡
🎣 [Thread incoming] 🎣
We’re the team behind the scenes at the European Tracking Network — serving up deep science and even deeper puns 😈🐡
🎣 [Thread incoming] 🎣
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For those with burning questions about the diet of Atlantic Sturgeon in MB and the Wolastoq
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Diet and stable isotope signatures of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) caught in Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy, and the Saint John River, Canada - ScienceDirect
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Diet and stable isotope signatures of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) caught in Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy, and the Saint John River, Canada - ScienceDirect
July 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
For those with burning questions about the diet of Atlantic Sturgeon in MB and the Wolastoq
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Diet and stable isotope signatures of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) caught in Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy, and the Saint John River, Canada - ScienceDirect
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Diet and stable isotope signatures of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) caught in Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy, and the Saint John River, Canada - ScienceDirect
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Today is International Shark Day!
Sharks are over 550 species that come in many shapes and sizes, from the minuscule 20 cm long dwarf lanternshark to the almost 100 times longer whale shark. Amazing! (but not a surprise, which was ruined by their names).
Sharks are over 550 species that come in many shapes and sizes, from the minuscule 20 cm long dwarf lanternshark to the almost 100 times longer whale shark. Amazing! (but not a surprise, which was ruined by their names).
July 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Today is International Shark Day!
Sharks are over 550 species that come in many shapes and sizes, from the minuscule 20 cm long dwarf lanternshark to the almost 100 times longer whale shark. Amazing! (but not a surprise, which was ruined by their names).
Sharks are over 550 species that come in many shapes and sizes, from the minuscule 20 cm long dwarf lanternshark to the almost 100 times longer whale shark. Amazing! (but not a surprise, which was ruined by their names).
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The Braasch Lab @fishevodevogeno.bsky.social will soon post a position to replace manager of our *Ancient Fish Facility* at Michigan State. Looking for aquaculturist excited for unusual 🐟 species (gar, bowfin, paddlefish, polypterus) + zebrafish. Pls send candidates our way (DM or braasch@msu.edu)!
July 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Braasch Lab @fishevodevogeno.bsky.social will soon post a position to replace manager of our *Ancient Fish Facility* at Michigan State. Looking for aquaculturist excited for unusual 🐟 species (gar, bowfin, paddlefish, polypterus) + zebrafish. Pls send candidates our way (DM or braasch@msu.edu)!
Today I saw the narrowest car I have ever seen driving on Dunbrack street in Halifax. It was yellowish and looked like it would only fit one passenger. I didn’t get a very good look at it but was hoping someone here might know this car and what it is.
July 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Today I saw the narrowest car I have ever seen driving on Dunbrack street in Halifax. It was yellowish and looked like it would only fit one passenger. I didn’t get a very good look at it but was hoping someone here might know this car and what it is.
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Struggling with code collisions? Increased Residency (IR) Coding can help.
Increased Residency is a free tag coding that leverages NexTrak receivers to increase residency limits, boost detection rates up to 5x, and lower code collisions in high-tag-volume areas.
Talk to a team member today!
Increased Residency is a free tag coding that leverages NexTrak receivers to increase residency limits, boost detection rates up to 5x, and lower code collisions in high-tag-volume areas.
Talk to a team member today!
July 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Struggling with code collisions? Increased Residency (IR) Coding can help.
Increased Residency is a free tag coding that leverages NexTrak receivers to increase residency limits, boost detection rates up to 5x, and lower code collisions in high-tag-volume areas.
Talk to a team member today!
Increased Residency is a free tag coding that leverages NexTrak receivers to increase residency limits, boost detection rates up to 5x, and lower code collisions in high-tag-volume areas.
Talk to a team member today!
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When I wrote an op-ed during the campaign saying that Project 2025 called for the near-total elimination of NOAA and that ocean scientists should therefore oppose Trump and support Harris, senior scientists in my field called me alarmist and hysterical and unprofessional
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Commentary: Project 2025 spells disaster for oceans and coasts in a changing climate
Project 2025’s authors and contributors — a who’s who of fossil fuel industry insiders and climate denialists — have proposed policies that paint a terrifying future for the ocean and the mil…
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June 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
When I wrote an op-ed during the campaign saying that Project 2025 called for the near-total elimination of NOAA and that ocean scientists should therefore oppose Trump and support Harris, senior scientists in my field called me alarmist and hysterical and unprofessional
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"Bluesky is an echo chamber so I'm going back to X" is the dumbest thing on the internet this week, and that's really saying something.
June 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"Bluesky is an echo chamber so I'm going back to X" is the dumbest thing on the internet this week, and that's really saying something.
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Last week, @mialybkaer.bsky.social, Ellen Jacobs, and I traveled to @vliz.be as part of the @dtobioflow.bsky.social project! We got into the nitty gritty to bring #porpoise pod 🔊 data to the #DataLake via @aquatictracking.bsky.social. Very excited to make this #bigdata 🔢📈 project a reality.
June 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Last week, @mialybkaer.bsky.social, Ellen Jacobs, and I traveled to @vliz.be as part of the @dtobioflow.bsky.social project! We got into the nitty gritty to bring #porpoise pod 🔊 data to the #DataLake via @aquatictracking.bsky.social. Very excited to make this #bigdata 🔢📈 project a reality.
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New #sharkscience led by Vinay Udyawer
Professional fishers’ knowledge informs distribution and interaction dynamics of Sawfish and River Sharks in coastal fishing grounds...
Amazing insights from fisher interviews about their changing interactions through time
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Professional fishers’ knowledge informs distribution and interaction dynamics of Sawfish and River Sharks in coastal fishing grounds...
Amazing insights from fisher interviews about their changing interactions through time
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Professional fishers’ knowledge informs distribution and interaction dynamics of Sawfish and River Sharks in coastal fishing grounds of the Northern Territory, Australia - Maritime Studies
Through their time at sea professional fishers possess and obtain invaluable knowledge and insights into the behaviour, distribution, and abundance of both target and non-target species. Their observa...
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June 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
New #sharkscience led by Vinay Udyawer
Professional fishers’ knowledge informs distribution and interaction dynamics of Sawfish and River Sharks in coastal fishing grounds...
Amazing insights from fisher interviews about their changing interactions through time
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Professional fishers’ knowledge informs distribution and interaction dynamics of Sawfish and River Sharks in coastal fishing grounds...
Amazing insights from fisher interviews about their changing interactions through time
link.springer.com/article/10.1...