Venturelli lab
@venturellilab.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences PhD Director at Ball State University studying fisheries science in the digital age. 🇨🇦 in 🇺🇸
people.bsu.edu/paventurelli/
people.bsu.edu/paventurelli/
First of its kind paper using angler app data + machine learning to id angler characteristics most likely to lead to #AIS spread: frequent trips to diverse locations regardless of day or weather and high catches/trip. First 50 downloads free via DM or this link: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/6X9U7...
Characterizing behaviors of highly mobile anglers to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species
Anglers can contribute to the spread of aquatic invasive species by moving among waterbodies. Angler movement data have been used to predict invasions, but few studies have explored behaviors and p...
www.tandfonline.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:45 AM
First of its kind paper using angler app data + machine learning to id angler characteristics most likely to lead to #AIS spread: frequent trips to diverse locations regardless of day or weather and high catches/trip. First 50 downloads free via DM or this link: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/6X9U7...
Generating keywords is a professional pet peeve. I don't know the biz from the publishing/databasing side of things, but keywords seem vestigial given that everything is now digitized and (machine) searchable. If required, then I try to avoid what's already in the title and abstract.
Keywords in scientific articles! We're asked to list 5-10 keywords for our articles. But should these be words not already in the abstract and title? How do you decide what to put down?
December 23, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Generating keywords is a professional pet peeve. I don't know the biz from the publishing/databasing side of things, but keywords seem vestigial given that everything is now digitized and (machine) searchable. If required, then I try to avoid what's already in the title and abstract.
"This is a fun paper and nice demonstration of how machine learning can be used to evaluate segmentation" Nice note from our handling editor letting us know that "Characterizing highly mobile anglers for preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species" is accepted in Human Dimensions of Wildlife.
December 22, 2025 at 3:54 AM
"This is a fun paper and nice demonstration of how machine learning can be used to evaluate segmentation" Nice note from our handling editor letting us know that "Characterizing highly mobile anglers for preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species" is accepted in Human Dimensions of Wildlife.
Stats reminder: comparing means to medians is _usually_ apples to oranges when data are skewed. jse.amstat.org/v13n2/vonhip...
December 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Stats reminder: comparing means to medians is _usually_ apples to oranges when data are skewed. jse.amstat.org/v13n2/vonhip...
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Happy to share our cornerstone book on disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches for recreational fisheries management with a specific focus on understanding recreational fishers
link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…
@icmcsic.bsky.social @imares-group.bsky.social @csic.es @csicdivulga.bsky.social
link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…
@icmcsic.bsky.social @imares-group.bsky.social @csic.es @csicdivulga.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Happy to share our cornerstone book on disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches for recreational fisheries management with a specific focus on understanding recreational fishers
link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…
@icmcsic.bsky.social @imares-group.bsky.social @csic.es @csicdivulga.bsky.social
link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…
@icmcsic.bsky.social @imares-group.bsky.social @csic.es @csicdivulga.bsky.social
Rec fishing platforms aren’t just passive data sources - they’re powerful tools for engagement, education, and behaviour change. Our Digital Data Mining chapter explores how these data can reshape fisheries research & outreach. link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... #recreationalfisheries #citizenscience
December 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Rec fishing platforms aren’t just passive data sources - they’re powerful tools for engagement, education, and behaviour change. Our Digital Data Mining chapter explores how these data can reshape fisheries research & outreach. link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... #recreationalfisheries #citizenscience
Also a great way to study the action of protrusible jaws and the inner workings of black bass digestive tracts!
Water-walking robots inspired by aquatic insects - water striders (Hemiptera: Gerridae). www.energy-reporters.com/news/scienti...
"Scientists Built Water-Walking Robots": University Team Creates Insect-Inspired Machines While Polymer Technology Revolution Changes Disaster Response Forever
Researchers at the University of Virginia have made a groundbreaking advancement in robotics, drawing inspiration from nature's own engineers—water striders.
www.energy-reporters.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Also a great way to study the action of protrusible jaws and the inner workings of black bass digestive tracts!
First we catch the fish, then we fry them - Venturelli lab serving up fresh, local, wild caught fish at the @ballstate.bsky.social #homecoming. It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it.
October 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
First we catch the fish, then we fry them - Venturelli lab serving up fresh, local, wild caught fish at the @ballstate.bsky.social #homecoming. It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it.
Sorry, @mimusselman.bsky.social. Join our group exploring ways to use new sources of digital data in fisheries science instead? Looking forward to your @ballstate.bsky.social Biology seminar regardless!
Biologists Announce There Absolutely Nothing We Can Learn From Clams https://theonion.com/biologists-announce-there-absolutely-nothing-we-can-learn-from-clams/
October 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Sorry, @mimusselman.bsky.social. Join our group exploring ways to use new sources of digital data in fisheries science instead? Looking forward to your @ballstate.bsky.social Biology seminar regardless!
Never stop sampling. These students are learning to measure river flow and discharge in limnology @ballstate.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Never stop sampling. These students are learning to measure river flow and discharge in limnology @ballstate.bsky.social
This semester’s R Boot Camp in @ballstate.bsky.social biology’s stats class kicked off outside due to a fire drill. Students in the course use R to explore key concepts, run common stats (e.g., t-test, ANOVA regression), and be competitive for jobs after graduating.
September 2, 2025 at 2:58 AM
This semester’s R Boot Camp in @ballstate.bsky.social biology’s stats class kicked off outside due to a fire drill. Students in the course use R to explore key concepts, run common stats (e.g., t-test, ANOVA regression), and be competitive for jobs after graduating.
Close up photo of a white-striped longhorn beetle.
#nature #photography #art
https://edition.cnn.com/world/africa/photographer-celebrating-tiny-creatures-dara-ojo-spc
#nature #photography #art
https://edition.cnn.com/world/africa/photographer-celebrating-tiny-creatures-dara-ojo-spc
June 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Got invited to this. Walked in not knowing anyone. Walked out with new friends and a few stories. Thanks, @nature.org and @iccb2025.bsky.social!
June 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Got invited to this. Walked in not knowing anyone. Walked out with new friends and a few stories. Thanks, @nature.org and @iccb2025.bsky.social!
You can't make this up: a researcher friend just had a paper rejected because the result was statistically non-significant. The editor said to try out different stats to get the p-value <0.05. That's NOT how science works. Non-significance is a legit result that is worth being communicated.
June 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
You can't make this up: a researcher friend just had a paper rejected because the result was statistically non-significant. The editor said to try out different stats to get the p-value <0.05. That's NOT how science works. Non-significance is a legit result that is worth being communicated.
If Hell were real, one of the layers would be “conference app”.
June 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
If Hell were real, one of the layers would be “conference app”.
Had a great time in Perth talking fishing apps, survey science with Karina Ryan et al., (DPIRD), and NGO RecFishWest. Sample frames, trust, and the spectrum of engagement. Next up: Western Australia holiday, then Brisbane to prep for an eval of behaviour change efforts on app data quality.
May 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Had a great time in Perth talking fishing apps, survey science with Karina Ryan et al., (DPIRD), and NGO RecFishWest. Sample frames, trust, and the spectrum of engagement. Next up: Western Australia holiday, then Brisbane to prep for an eval of behaviour change efforts on app data quality.
Hire new MSc Rocco Boyd (stat & GIS whiz)! App data suggest invasive #Hydrilla isn’t v. good for #Florida #largemouth bass fishing. H doesn't attract more anglers or make larger bass - native veg is better. H mats do get fished for slightly larger bass, but not enough to justify limiting H control.
May 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Hire new MSc Rocco Boyd (stat & GIS whiz)! App data suggest invasive #Hydrilla isn’t v. good for #Florida #largemouth bass fishing. H doesn't attract more anglers or make larger bass - native veg is better. H mats do get fished for slightly larger bass, but not enough to justify limiting H control.
Onward & upward (bc #wefly)! @mackensieshears.bsky.social started in ed, switched to aquatics & fisheries, & was an asset to the lab for 20 mo - helping w main projects, side projects, teaching, service, & snacks. Thx for everything, best of luck, you’re missed, & come back any time!
May 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Onward & upward (bc #wefly)! @mackensieshears.bsky.social started in ed, switched to aquatics & fisheries, & was an asset to the lab for 20 mo - helping w main projects, side projects, teaching, service, & snacks. Thx for everything, best of luck, you’re missed, & come back any time!
Very proud of Paton Willbanks for successfully defending her thesis on methods for using app data to monitor for changes in marine fish assemblage and species distributions. Except that we now have a Paton-sized hole in the lab. Saying bye to great students is one of the hardest parts of this job.
May 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Very proud of Paton Willbanks for successfully defending her thesis on methods for using app data to monitor for changes in marine fish assemblage and species distributions. Except that we now have a Paton-sized hole in the lab. Saying bye to great students is one of the hardest parts of this job.
If making Outlook add #UTF-8 to the start of every downloaded filename is someone's idea of psychological warfare, it’s totally working. 😱
April 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If making Outlook add #UTF-8 to the start of every downloaded filename is someone's idea of psychological warfare, it’s totally working. 😱
Our lab unwinds by playing bar trivia with friends and family most weeks. We are the Aquaholics. This week’s game was a little sad because it was the last time that this cohort would play together. Even sadder is that we lost…by a lot.
April 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Our lab unwinds by playing bar trivia with friends and family most weeks. We are the Aquaholics. This week’s game was a little sad because it was the last time that this cohort would play together. Even sadder is that we lost…by a lot.
Observation: The US imports 80% of its seafood. As a result, US aquaculture is underdeveloped and many US stocks are recovering.
Prediction: Tariffs on #seafood imports will reduce US seafood consumption, increase pressure on US stocks, and increase #aquaculture development and impacts.
Prediction: Tariffs on #seafood imports will reduce US seafood consumption, increase pressure on US stocks, and increase #aquaculture development and impacts.
April 5, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Observation: The US imports 80% of its seafood. As a result, US aquaculture is underdeveloped and many US stocks are recovering.
Prediction: Tariffs on #seafood imports will reduce US seafood consumption, increase pressure on US stocks, and increase #aquaculture development and impacts.
Prediction: Tariffs on #seafood imports will reduce US seafood consumption, increase pressure on US stocks, and increase #aquaculture development and impacts.
Lab members @mackensieshears.bsky.social, Paton Willbanks, and Rocco Boyd racked up wins at this year's Department of Biology Awards Ceremony. They were recognized for their hard work and dedication to generating knowledge that will help to monitor and manage #recreationalfisheries. ❤️💪🐟
April 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Lab members @mackensieshears.bsky.social, Paton Willbanks, and Rocco Boyd racked up wins at this year's Department of Biology Awards Ceremony. They were recognized for their hard work and dedication to generating knowledge that will help to monitor and manage #recreationalfisheries. ❤️💪🐟
“Dr” Boyd at the FloridaWCC #Invasive #plant Mgmnt review. He applied machine learning to agency & #fishing app data (217 lake-yrs!) & found that native veg spp >> Hydrilla in 3 of 4 categories. Natives make ⬆️ #bass, attract ⬆️ anglers, cause ⬆️ fishing success. But we do find ⬆️ big bass near Hydrilla
April 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
“Dr” Boyd at the FloridaWCC #Invasive #plant Mgmnt review. He applied machine learning to agency & #fishing app data (217 lake-yrs!) & found that native veg spp >> Hydrilla in 3 of 4 categories. Natives make ⬆️ #bass, attract ⬆️ anglers, cause ⬆️ fishing success. But we do find ⬆️ big bass near Hydrilla