Alligator Gar AFS
@alligatorgar-afs.bsky.social
Alligator Gar Technical Committee of @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social 🐟
We’re dedicated to the conservation, research, and management of Alligator Gar and other gar species through collaboration.
https://lepisosteidae.net/alligator-gar-technical-committee/
We’re dedicated to the conservation, research, and management of Alligator Gar and other gar species through collaboration.
https://lepisosteidae.net/alligator-gar-technical-committee/
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Hello Bluesky from the Alligator Gar Technical Committee @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social!
We’re a collaborative group of multiple state agencies, universities, and nations dedicated to furthering the conservation, research, and management of Alligator Gar!
More info: lepisosteidae.net/alligator-ga...
We’re a collaborative group of multiple state agencies, universities, and nations dedicated to furthering the conservation, research, and management of Alligator Gar!
More info: lepisosteidae.net/alligator-ga...
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Saving the C-Gar!
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Saving the C-Gar!
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
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Just when you think gars can’t get any bigger, we’re taking them to IMAX 😮
@garlab.bsky.social
@garlab.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Just when you think gars can’t get any bigger, we’re taking them to IMAX 😮
@garlab.bsky.social
@garlab.bsky.social
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NEW episode of MeatEater Podcast chatting gars & native fish conservation!
Grateful for the opportunity to chat stewardship of freshwater natural resources with Steve Rinella and the hunting & fishing crew! youtu.be/xLDSV5qbyzw?...
Grateful for the opportunity to chat stewardship of freshwater natural resources with Steve Rinella and the hunting & fishing crew! youtu.be/xLDSV5qbyzw?...
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
NEW episode of MeatEater Podcast chatting gars & native fish conservation!
Grateful for the opportunity to chat stewardship of freshwater natural resources with Steve Rinella and the hunting & fishing crew! youtu.be/xLDSV5qbyzw?...
Grateful for the opportunity to chat stewardship of freshwater natural resources with Steve Rinella and the hunting & fishing crew! youtu.be/xLDSV5qbyzw?...
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Students perspectives on Alligator Gar fieldwork down south @garlab.bsky.social!
University of Minnesota students reel in a fin-tastic catch during Mississippi River fieldwork
cfans.umn.edu/news/alligat...
University of Minnesota students reel in a fin-tastic catch during Mississippi River fieldwork
cfans.umn.edu/news/alligat...
November 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Students perspectives on Alligator Gar fieldwork down south @garlab.bsky.social!
University of Minnesota students reel in a fin-tastic catch during Mississippi River fieldwork
cfans.umn.edu/news/alligat...
University of Minnesota students reel in a fin-tastic catch during Mississippi River fieldwork
cfans.umn.edu/news/alligat...
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“It was the first time that I saw myself capable of doing science...” — MeiLin Precourt, recounting her participation in the Hutton Program. Her story is a powerful reminder of what’s possible with the right opportunities. Watch more here: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
MeiLin Precourt - Tomorrow's Catch
MeiLin Precourt found her passion through the AFS Hutton Program. Learn how youth, diversity, and accessible science are shaping the future of fisheries and conservation.
contentwithpurpose.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“It was the first time that I saw myself capable of doing science...” — MeiLin Precourt, recounting her participation in the Hutton Program. Her story is a powerful reminder of what’s possible with the right opportunities. Watch more here: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
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Enjoying #GarWeek? Join us for a webinar on Weds, Nov 12, at 2 pm EST, highlighting positive social and conservation developments for important native fishes, including gars. Featuring @solomonrdavid.bsky.social, Alec Lackmann, & @dirtydog.bsky.social. Register now: fisheries.org/2025/10/webi....
November 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Enjoying #GarWeek? Join us for a webinar on Weds, Nov 12, at 2 pm EST, highlighting positive social and conservation developments for important native fishes, including gars. Featuring @solomonrdavid.bsky.social, Alec Lackmann, & @dirtydog.bsky.social. Register now: fisheries.org/2025/10/webi....
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Are you feeling particularly artistic this week? Enter our GARtwork contest for a chance to win a crochet gar 🧶! To enter, DM your submission to @OKWildlifeDept on Twitter or Instagram. The winner will be announced on Friday 🎨🖌️
#GarWeek
#GarWeek
November 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Are you feeling particularly artistic this week? Enter our GARtwork contest for a chance to win a crochet gar 🧶! To enter, DM your submission to @OKWildlifeDept on Twitter or Instagram. The winner will be announced on Friday 🎨🖌️
#GarWeek
#GarWeek
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GAR WEEK 2025 is HERE!!!
Join @garlab.bsky.social as we celebrate these awesome living fossil fishes and freshwater biodiversity for #GarWeek!
We look forward to hearing from YOU with any gar pics, puns, stories, GARtwork and questions this week!
Join @garlab.bsky.social as we celebrate these awesome living fossil fishes and freshwater biodiversity for #GarWeek!
We look forward to hearing from YOU with any gar pics, puns, stories, GARtwork and questions this week!
November 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
GAR WEEK 2025 is HERE!!!
Join @garlab.bsky.social as we celebrate these awesome living fossil fishes and freshwater biodiversity for #GarWeek!
We look forward to hearing from YOU with any gar pics, puns, stories, GARtwork and questions this week!
Join @garlab.bsky.social as we celebrate these awesome living fossil fishes and freshwater biodiversity for #GarWeek!
We look forward to hearing from YOU with any gar pics, puns, stories, GARtwork and questions this week!
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They may look scary but you don't need to be afraid of zombie salmon. After spawning, Pacific salmon such as this Kokanee become an important food source for wildlife, even far from the ocean. Learn more: doi.org/10.1002/fsh.....
October 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
They may look scary but you don't need to be afraid of zombie salmon. After spawning, Pacific salmon such as this Kokanee become an important food source for wildlife, even far from the ocean. Learn more: doi.org/10.1002/fsh.....
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Preview of this year’s #GarWeek sticker from @garlab.bsky.social!
Featuring scale patterns of all seven living gar species in the letters, and our unique Hybrid Gar!
Once again, debuting @bsky.app first!
credit: I.Terzian & S.R. David
Featuring scale patterns of all seven living gar species in the letters, and our unique Hybrid Gar!
Once again, debuting @bsky.app first!
credit: I.Terzian & S.R. David
October 31, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Preview of this year’s #GarWeek sticker from @garlab.bsky.social!
Featuring scale patterns of all seven living gar species in the letters, and our unique Hybrid Gar!
Once again, debuting @bsky.app first!
credit: I.Terzian & S.R. David
Featuring scale patterns of all seven living gar species in the letters, and our unique Hybrid Gar!
Once again, debuting @bsky.app first!
credit: I.Terzian & S.R. David
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Here’s the ofFISHal #GarWeek schedule! Feel free to participate, follow along, contribute/try to ignore Gar Puns November 3-7!!! @garlab.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Here’s the ofFISHal #GarWeek schedule! Feel free to participate, follow along, contribute/try to ignore Gar Puns November 3-7!!! @garlab.bsky.social
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October 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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BEHOLD the GARgantuan Alligator Gar!!!
This is the largest Alligator Gar I’ve encountered; at over 7 feet 10 inches (240 cm) and approximately 55 inches in girth, its weight is estimated at 300 pounds (136 kg)!
A true river monster, among the largest caught, tagged and safely released! #GarWeek
This is the largest Alligator Gar I’ve encountered; at over 7 feet 10 inches (240 cm) and approximately 55 inches in girth, its weight is estimated at 300 pounds (136 kg)!
A true river monster, among the largest caught, tagged and safely released! #GarWeek
October 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
BEHOLD the GARgantuan Alligator Gar!!!
This is the largest Alligator Gar I’ve encountered; at over 7 feet 10 inches (240 cm) and approximately 55 inches in girth, its weight is estimated at 300 pounds (136 kg)!
A true river monster, among the largest caught, tagged and safely released! #GarWeek
This is the largest Alligator Gar I’ve encountered; at over 7 feet 10 inches (240 cm) and approximately 55 inches in girth, its weight is estimated at 300 pounds (136 kg)!
A true river monster, among the largest caught, tagged and safely released! #GarWeek
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FIRST GAR!
Please enjoy my students’ excitement as they get their first Alligator Gar!
I promise I was also really excited, but also needed to provide directions (I’m telling the fish to chill out not my students 😅) #GarWeek
Please enjoy my students’ excitement as they get their first Alligator Gar!
I promise I was also really excited, but also needed to provide directions (I’m telling the fish to chill out not my students 😅) #GarWeek
October 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
FIRST GAR!
Please enjoy my students’ excitement as they get their first Alligator Gar!
I promise I was also really excited, but also needed to provide directions (I’m telling the fish to chill out not my students 😅) #GarWeek
Please enjoy my students’ excitement as they get their first Alligator Gar!
I promise I was also really excited, but also needed to provide directions (I’m telling the fish to chill out not my students 😅) #GarWeek
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BEASTS of the southern wild!
Here’s a preview of what the @garlab.bsky.social team has been up to these past couple days with some massive Alligator Gar and other gar species on the Mississippi River floodplains!
Here’s a preview of what the @garlab.bsky.social team has been up to these past couple days with some massive Alligator Gar and other gar species on the Mississippi River floodplains!
October 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
BEASTS of the southern wild!
Here’s a preview of what the @garlab.bsky.social team has been up to these past couple days with some massive Alligator Gar and other gar species on the Mississippi River floodplains!
Here’s a preview of what the @garlab.bsky.social team has been up to these past couple days with some massive Alligator Gar and other gar species on the Mississippi River floodplains!
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SO GOOD to be back in the field down south on the Mississippi River floodplains!!!
The @garlab.bsky.social team has definitely been getting some gars! #GarWeek
The @garlab.bsky.social team has definitely been getting some gars! #GarWeek
October 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
SO GOOD to be back in the field down south on the Mississippi River floodplains!!!
The @garlab.bsky.social team has definitely been getting some gars! #GarWeek
The @garlab.bsky.social team has definitely been getting some gars! #GarWeek
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Hang out with these baby Alligator Gars for a bit; they’re eating sea monkeys (aka brine shrimp larvae)!
#GarWeek is coming November 3-7, 2025!
#GarWeek is coming November 3-7, 2025!
October 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Hang out with these baby Alligator Gars for a bit; they’re eating sea monkeys (aka brine shrimp larvae)!
#GarWeek is coming November 3-7, 2025!
#GarWeek is coming November 3-7, 2025!
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From fish surveys to streambank restoration, collaboration is driving river recovery in San Antonio. At Confluence Park, the San Antonio River Authority works with partners to revitalize habitats—and reconnect the city to its waterways. 🎥 Watch the full film: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
October 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
From fish surveys to streambank restoration, collaboration is driving river recovery in San Antonio. At Confluence Park, the San Antonio River Authority works with partners to revitalize habitats—and reconnect the city to its waterways. 🎥 Watch the full film: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
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When a big Alligator Gar decides it's time to go, it goes! ReGARdless of the video we're trying to shoot 😅
Gars can be good indicators of ecosystem health, specifically aquatic connectivity (e.g. river-floodplain connections) due to their migratory spawning behavior. #GarWeek
Gars can be good indicators of ecosystem health, specifically aquatic connectivity (e.g. river-floodplain connections) due to their migratory spawning behavior. #GarWeek
October 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
When a big Alligator Gar decides it's time to go, it goes! ReGARdless of the video we're trying to shoot 😅
Gars can be good indicators of ecosystem health, specifically aquatic connectivity (e.g. river-floodplain connections) due to their migratory spawning behavior. #GarWeek
Gars can be good indicators of ecosystem health, specifically aquatic connectivity (e.g. river-floodplain connections) due to their migratory spawning behavior. #GarWeek
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MeatEater convo reGARding native fish conservation and management went great!
Thanks to lots of native fish folks who provided info/comments/support for this SciComm!
@dirtydog.bsky.social @buffalo-catcher.bsky.social @matthewlmiller.bsky.social Alec Lackmann, Kayla Kimmel, @garlab.bsky.social
Thanks to lots of native fish folks who provided info/comments/support for this SciComm!
@dirtydog.bsky.social @buffalo-catcher.bsky.social @matthewlmiller.bsky.social Alec Lackmann, Kayla Kimmel, @garlab.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
MeatEater convo reGARding native fish conservation and management went great!
Thanks to lots of native fish folks who provided info/comments/support for this SciComm!
@dirtydog.bsky.social @buffalo-catcher.bsky.social @matthewlmiller.bsky.social Alec Lackmann, Kayla Kimmel, @garlab.bsky.social
Thanks to lots of native fish folks who provided info/comments/support for this SciComm!
@dirtydog.bsky.social @buffalo-catcher.bsky.social @matthewlmiller.bsky.social Alec Lackmann, Kayla Kimmel, @garlab.bsky.social
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Releasing a massive Alligator Gar during @garlab.bsky.social research on a Mississippi River floodplain with collaborators from USFWS!
Learn more Nov 3-7 2025 for #GarWeek!
Learn more Nov 3-7 2025 for #GarWeek!
September 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Releasing a massive Alligator Gar during @garlab.bsky.social research on a Mississippi River floodplain with collaborators from USFWS!
Learn more Nov 3-7 2025 for #GarWeek!
Learn more Nov 3-7 2025 for #GarWeek!
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Take a brief break with some of the gars @garlab.bsky.social👍
Here you can see both gar species native to Minnesota, the Longnose Gar and the Shortnose Gar🐟
Here you can see both gar species native to Minnesota, the Longnose Gar and the Shortnose Gar🐟
September 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Take a brief break with some of the gars @garlab.bsky.social👍
Here you can see both gar species native to Minnesota, the Longnose Gar and the Shortnose Gar🐟
Here you can see both gar species native to Minnesota, the Longnose Gar and the Shortnose Gar🐟
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Reaching diverse audiences for freshwater conservation!
Check out the premiere episode for Alveus Adventures! YouTube/Twitch streamer and conservationist Maya Higa and her team visit @garlab.bsky.social!
youtu.be/bd7T5M6Fx_U?...
Check out the premiere episode for Alveus Adventures! YouTube/Twitch streamer and conservationist Maya Higa and her team visit @garlab.bsky.social!
youtu.be/bd7T5M6Fx_U?...
The Worlds Oldest Fish | Alveus Adventures
YouTube video by Alveus Sanctuary
youtu.be
September 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Reaching diverse audiences for freshwater conservation!
Check out the premiere episode for Alveus Adventures! YouTube/Twitch streamer and conservationist Maya Higa and her team visit @garlab.bsky.social!
youtu.be/bd7T5M6Fx_U?...
Check out the premiere episode for Alveus Adventures! YouTube/Twitch streamer and conservationist Maya Higa and her team visit @garlab.bsky.social!
youtu.be/bd7T5M6Fx_U?...
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Preview of a fun SciComm collaboration the @garlab.bsky.social team has been working on the past couple days with Maya Higa!
August 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Preview of a fun SciComm collaboration the @garlab.bsky.social team has been working on the past couple days with Maya Higa!