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 🇺🇸
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people.bsu.edu/paventurelli/
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
Snapped this pic at the start of last week's FWC meeting in Orlando. "Dr" Boyd is a MSc student, but the label is appropriate - he’s an amazing student who is writing up THREE data chapters. Whoever hires him is getting bargain.
March 31, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Snapped this pic at the start of last week's FWC meeting in Orlando. "Dr" Boyd is a MSc student, but the label is appropriate - he’s an amazing student who is writing up THREE data chapters. Whoever hires him is getting bargain.
The lab's very own @mackensieshears.bsky.social is one of Ball State's Top 50 students for 2025! Super proud of this achievement. Excellent student, excellent researcher. Congratulations! bsu.edu/news/press-c...
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March 31, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The lab's very own @mackensieshears.bsky.social is one of Ball State's Top 50 students for 2025! Super proud of this achievement. Excellent student, excellent researcher. Congratulations! bsu.edu/news/press-c...
It was an honour & pleasure to be involved in this @nature.org -led, global assessment of app data as a means of identifying impt marine rec fishing areas. The assessment went well, so we're planning follow-up research to help protect these areas from other sectors. oceanwealth.org/wp-content/u...
February 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It was an honour & pleasure to be involved in this @nature.org -led, global assessment of app data as a means of identifying impt marine rec fishing areas. The assessment went well, so we're planning follow-up research to help protect these areas from other sectors. oceanwealth.org/wp-content/u...
Indiana @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social is heating up! This is @amuehler.bsky.social‘s famous slide. We know that aquatic #invasivespecies are bad, but his results suggest that we can use app and mobile location data to prioritize management efforts such as monitoring and cleaning stations.
February 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Indiana @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social is heating up! This is @amuehler.bsky.social‘s famous slide. We know that aquatic #invasivespecies are bad, but his results suggest that we can use app and mobile location data to prioritize management efforts such as monitoring and cleaning stations.
The holy grail of rec fishing surveys: can we use app data to estimate effort and species-specific catch rates on par with creel surveys? Preliminary results are very promising, says @mackensieshears.bsky.social at the Indiana @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social meeting.
February 19, 2025 at 3:37 AM
The holy grail of rec fishing surveys: can we use app data to estimate effort and species-specific catch rates on par with creel surveys? Preliminary results are very promising, says @mackensieshears.bsky.social at the Indiana @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social meeting.
We can use app data to generate high-res connectivity networks among lakes for informing aquatic #invasivespecies management efforts, but are these networks valid? Tamara is looking into it by comparing to a network based on access point survey data in Illinois. Indiana @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
We can use app data to generate high-res connectivity networks among lakes for informing aquatic #invasivespecies management efforts, but are these networks valid? Tamara is looking into it by comparing to a network based on access point survey data in Illinois. Indiana @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social
Poster time at Indiana @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social. Olivia is moving into a new phase of fishing app research. Do different apps used in the same fishery yield different results? Spoiler alert: we should probably standardize!
February 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Poster time at Indiana @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social. Olivia is moving into a new phase of fishing app research. Do different apps used in the same fishery yield different results? Spoiler alert: we should probably standardize!