Ryan McMinds
@rmcminds.bsky.social
Quantitative Ecologist focused on salmon habitat at the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission | Former Assistant Professor studying Microbial Ecology / Evolutionary Biology / Bioinformatics | merdemicrobes.org | thecnidaegritty.org/iNatle/
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Ryan McMinds
@rmcminds.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Bonjour void! I am getting ready to pivot to a new role as a fisheries ecologist soon, and am stoked to learn all about the science and the people. My previous work focused on theory and statistics of host-microbe evolution and ecology, with lots of Stan and BEAST and taxonomy and novel HTS methods.
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
Neat new paper by colleagues here at the NWIFC
Indigenous and Western frameworks reveal bias in the scientific literature on salmon's contributions to social‐ecological systems
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
besjournals.pericles-prod.literatumonline.com
September 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Neat new paper by colleagues here at the NWIFC
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NWIFC is seeking internal candidates for the open role of Biometrician III with the focus on Shellfish Population Dynamics and Modeling. This role is integral to the Fisheries Services team and will be responsible for assisting in the development and application of harvest management and population…
Biometrician III (Shellfish Population Dynamics and Modeling) – NWIFC
Position: Biometrician III – Shellfish Population Dynamics and Modeling Location: Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) Olympia, WA Candidates must be located within commutable distance of Olympia, WA for a hybrid working schedule. Close Date: September 19, 5:00 pm APPLY: Biometrician III Application Position Overview: NWIFC is seeking internal candidates for the open role of Biometrician III with the focus on Shellfish Population Dynamics and Modeling.
go.nwifc.org
September 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
NWIFC is seeking internal candidates for the open role of Biometrician III with the focus on Shellfish Population Dynamics and Modeling. This role is integral to the Fisheries Services team and will be responsible for assisting in the development and application of harvest management and population…
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NWIFC is seeking candidates for the role of Oceanographer. This position is integral to the Environmental Protection team and will focus primarily on changing ocean conditions and associated impacts to species of interest, specifically as they relate to tribal ocean fishery resources.
Oceanographer – NWIFC
Position: Oceanographer APPLY HERE Location: Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC) 549 Tillicum Ln, Forks, WA 98331. Candidates must be located within a commutable distance from Forks, WA. Position Overview: NWIFC is seeking candidates for the full-time, exempt role of Oceanographer. This position is integral to the Environmental Protection team and will focus primarily on changing ocean conditions and associated impacts to species of interest, specifically as they relate to tribal ocean fishery resources.
go.nwifc.org
September 8, 2025 at 4:56 AM
NWIFC is seeking candidates for the role of Oceanographer. This position is integral to the Environmental Protection team and will focus primarily on changing ocean conditions and associated impacts to species of interest, specifically as they relate to tribal ocean fishery resources.
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Ever wonder what role corals play in tropical reef ecology? Find out by taking up the mantle of Team Coral 🪸! Cover the reef with colonies clad in sturdy calcium carbonate 🧪 and fend off dastardly, quick-growing algae!
What is your favorite #reef creature you’d love to see in #benthosgame?
What is your favorite #reef creature you’d love to see in #benthosgame?
March 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Ever wonder what role corals play in tropical reef ecology? Find out by taking up the mantle of Team Coral 🪸! Cover the reef with colonies clad in sturdy calcium carbonate 🧪 and fend off dastardly, quick-growing algae!
What is your favorite #reef creature you’d love to see in #benthosgame?
What is your favorite #reef creature you’d love to see in #benthosgame?
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It’s a late night, but I had to jump on the “art advent calendar” bandwagon as an excuse to carve out more drawing time ;) Thanks for modeling sweet Pika! #artadventcalendar #digitalillustration
December 2, 2024 at 6:17 AM
It’s a late night, but I had to jump on the “art advent calendar” bandwagon as an excuse to carve out more drawing time ;) Thanks for modeling sweet Pika! #artadventcalendar #digitalillustration
I don’t know if something similar is already a thing, but, inspired by #ArtAdventCalendar, I figured it’d be fun to do an #iNatAdventCalendar with some of my favorite iNaturalist observations.
This year I’ll use a theme to celebrate my imminent return to the PNW!
This year I’ll use a theme to celebrate my imminent return to the PNW!
December 1, 2024 at 6:05 PM
I don’t know if something similar is already a thing, but, inspired by #ArtAdventCalendar, I figured it’d be fun to do an #iNatAdventCalendar with some of my favorite iNaturalist observations.
This year I’ll use a theme to celebrate my imminent return to the PNW!
This year I’ll use a theme to celebrate my imminent return to the PNW!
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November 28, 2024 at 1:02 AM
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'The secret lives of trees: the theory collapses'.
Common mycorrhizal networks exist but we are far away from making conclusions on its function. It's great to see so many people interviewed in this article and challenge a story ahead of the science.
www.epsiloon.com/tous-les-num...
Common mycorrhizal networks exist but we are far away from making conclusions on its function. It's great to see so many people interviewed in this article and challenge a story ahead of the science.
www.epsiloon.com/tous-les-num...
La vie secrète des arbres : la théorie s’effondre
L’idée est si émouvante qu’elle a conquis le public, Hollywood, et jusqu’aux plus hautes institutions : les arbres communiqueraient via un réseau secret… Sauf que c’est faux. Les scientifiques ont...
www.epsiloon.com
November 28, 2024 at 8:50 PM
'The secret lives of trees: the theory collapses'.
Common mycorrhizal networks exist but we are far away from making conclusions on its function. It's great to see so many people interviewed in this article and challenge a story ahead of the science.
www.epsiloon.com/tous-les-num...
Common mycorrhizal networks exist but we are far away from making conclusions on its function. It's great to see so many people interviewed in this article and challenge a story ahead of the science.
www.epsiloon.com/tous-les-num...
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I wrote (ranted) on experimental design as I was frustrated as an editor at how little guidance students were getting. I underestimated the interest in the issue: it has been downloaded 10,000+ times! Clearly it’s something we need to be talking about more. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Principles of experimental design for ecology and evolution
Here I argue that we do not discuss experimental design, often until it is too late. This editorial seeks to begin a conversation about how and where to replicate appropriately.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 7, 2024 at 9:24 PM
I wrote (ranted) on experimental design as I was frustrated as an editor at how little guidance students were getting. I underestimated the interest in the issue: it has been downloaded 10,000+ times! Clearly it’s something we need to be talking about more. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
The Panda’s Thumb. I loved ‘science’ before I read that, probably in early high school, but it was Gould’s books that really got me excited about science as a process and a career; an ongoing debate about theory and concepts and meaning and relevance, rather than a collection of immutable facts.
What was the book that first got you hooked on science?
This 1953 copy of Jacques Cousteau's The Silent World, which I first read in the late 80s as an ~10 year old
The thrill of discovery, and need to innovate in the process, exhilarated me (and still does!)
This 1953 copy of Jacques Cousteau's The Silent World, which I first read in the late 80s as an ~10 year old
The thrill of discovery, and need to innovate in the process, exhilarated me (and still does!)
November 23, 2024 at 3:34 AM
The Panda’s Thumb. I loved ‘science’ before I read that, probably in early high school, but it was Gould’s books that really got me excited about science as a process and a career; an ongoing debate about theory and concepts and meaning and relevance, rather than a collection of immutable facts.
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🌊 GOOD NEWS: The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians have reacquired a 27-acre section of Cape Foulweather on the Oregon Coast, between Newport and Lincoln City. #Oregon #Oregoncoast #Indigenous #SiletzTribe #Ocean #PNW #GoodNews #LandBack #KelpForest #Kelp #Conservation
Roughly 170 years later, Siletz Tribe regains part of its coastal territory
In Oregon, a coastal piece of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indian’s ancestral territory have been restored. Monday's announcement coincides with the 47th anniversary of the tribe regaining federa...
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November 19, 2024 at 4:58 PM
🌊 GOOD NEWS: The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians have reacquired a 27-acre section of Cape Foulweather on the Oregon Coast, between Newport and Lincoln City. #Oregon #Oregoncoast #Indigenous #SiletzTribe #Ocean #PNW #GoodNews #LandBack #KelpForest #Kelp #Conservation
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Super fun survey for a research to understand what people find beautiful in plants and why. I learned about my own preferences too while answering it:) 🪻🌾🌼🌸🪷🌷
www.biodiful.org#/plantiful_en
www.biodiful.org#/plantiful_en
Biodiful
Etude de la perception humaine de la biodiversité. Studying human perception of biodiversity.
www.biodiful.org
November 19, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Super fun survey for a research to understand what people find beautiful in plants and why. I learned about my own preferences too while answering it:) 🪻🌾🌼🌸🪷🌷
www.biodiful.org#/plantiful_en
www.biodiful.org#/plantiful_en
Bluesky academics, lets get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren’t working on but keep thinking about
1) about to move across the country with a baby and dog
2) has anyone thrown those echinoderm-killing ciliates at a coral yet
1) about to move across the country with a baby and dog
2) has anyone thrown those echinoderm-killing ciliates at a coral yet
Bluesky academics, lets get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren’t working on but keep thinking about
1) Accessible+ job-oriented archaeology field methods training
2) Were women the stitchers of my Roman era sewn boats
1) Accessible+ job-oriented archaeology field methods training
2) Were women the stitchers of my Roman era sewn boats
Bluesky academics, lets get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren’t working on but keep thinking about
1) Online abuse of politicians
2) Political discontent and populism is, to a large extent, driven by “good-old-days-bias”
1) Online abuse of politicians
2) Political discontent and populism is, to a large extent, driven by “good-old-days-bias”
November 18, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Bluesky academics, lets get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren’t working on but keep thinking about
1) about to move across the country with a baby and dog
2) has anyone thrown those echinoderm-killing ciliates at a coral yet
1) about to move across the country with a baby and dog
2) has anyone thrown those echinoderm-killing ciliates at a coral yet
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Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory
November 15, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory
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Hey all! Excited to start something new & join here! Nice to meet you all :) I am an artist, a mom, & nature-lover! Here’s a sketch of my mischievous little-one; my inspiration this morning ;)
November 16, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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Bonjour void! I am getting ready to pivot to a new role as a fisheries ecologist soon, and am stoked to learn all about the science and the people. My previous work focused on theory and statistics of host-microbe evolution and ecology, with lots of Stan and BEAST and taxonomy and novel HTS methods.
November 14, 2024 at 2:21 AM
Bonjour void! I am getting ready to pivot to a new role as a fisheries ecologist soon, and am stoked to learn all about the science and the people. My previous work focused on theory and statistics of host-microbe evolution and ecology, with lots of Stan and BEAST and taxonomy and novel HTS methods.