Dr. Valeriya Komyakova
@anthrofish.bsky.social
Ecologist|Educator|Writer.
Fish- habitat associations. Habitat restoration. Green-marine engineering.
Equity, diversity and inclusion in STEM.
Co-owner: www.lunalodge.com.au
Views are my own.
Fish- habitat associations. Habitat restoration. Green-marine engineering.
Equity, diversity and inclusion in STEM.
Co-owner: www.lunalodge.com.au
Views are my own.
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Teaching, training, or supporting the next generation of aquatic science/sector or blue economy professionals? Have an innovative approach to supporting skill and career development? We want to hear about it in Session EP005 at #ASLOSIL26! Abstracts due Nov 25!
#BlueEconomy @ubcoceans.bsky.social
#BlueEconomy @ubcoceans.bsky.social
Have you registered for the #ASLOSIL26?
ASLO offers a limited number of travel grants for early career and student members. Select which grant you wish to apply for on the abstract submission form.
Register and submit an abstract now: www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-2026/
ASLO offers a limited number of travel grants for early career and student members. Select which grant you wish to apply for on the abstract submission form.
Register and submit an abstract now: www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-2026/
November 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Teaching, training, or supporting the next generation of aquatic science/sector or blue economy professionals? Have an innovative approach to supporting skill and career development? We want to hear about it in Session EP005 at #ASLOSIL26! Abstracts due Nov 25!
#BlueEconomy @ubcoceans.bsky.social
#BlueEconomy @ubcoceans.bsky.social
I didn't think the pressure could possibly get any higher...but the sky is the limit... apparently
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Pressure to publish is rising as research time shrinks, finds survey of scientists
Researchers feel that pressures to publish are increasing, but the time and resources available to do research are decreasing, according to a survey by Elsevier.
www.nature.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I didn't think the pressure could possibly get any higher...but the sky is the limit... apparently
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Damn - this is really good. Modeling plant communities with Dirichlet regression. I use beta and ordered beta (thanks, @rmkubinec.bsky.social!) a lot, but this is very cool. Something I'd normally use gllvm for, but maybe... ecogambler.netlify.app/blog/plant-c...
Compositional modeling of plant communities with Dirichlet regression | GAMbler
Compositional data appears everywhere in scientific research, yet many analysts fall back on problematic approaches that ignore fundamental mathematical constraints. I demonstrate how Dirichlet regres...
ecogambler.netlify.app
October 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Damn - this is really good. Modeling plant communities with Dirichlet regression. I use beta and ordered beta (thanks, @rmkubinec.bsky.social!) a lot, but this is very cool. Something I'd normally use gllvm for, but maybe... ecogambler.netlify.app/blog/plant-c...
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🚨 #DiscoveryProjects #DP26 announcement:
❗️Outcomes announced publicly for Discovery Projects 2026❗️
See ARC's RMS for list ➡️ rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/D...
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❗️Outcomes announced publicly for Discovery Projects 2026❗️
See ARC's RMS for list ➡️ rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/D...
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October 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
🚨 #DiscoveryProjects #DP26 announcement:
❗️Outcomes announced publicly for Discovery Projects 2026❗️
See ARC's RMS for list ➡️ rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/D...
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❗️Outcomes announced publicly for Discovery Projects 2026❗️
See ARC's RMS for list ➡️ rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/D...
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Uncovering the role of chemical pollutants in shaping biological invasions buff.ly/On0nuux | #ProcB #Ecology #EnvironmentalScience
October 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Uncovering the role of chemical pollutants in shaping biological invasions buff.ly/On0nuux | #ProcB #Ecology #EnvironmentalScience
It was an absolute honour to be part of the Future engineers program, empowered by Women In Subsea and Energy, inspiring young girls into engineering and other STEM careers. We ran a transdisciplinary workshop with my amazing engineering colleagues to demonstrate the importance of working together.
October 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
It was an absolute honour to be part of the Future engineers program, empowered by Women In Subsea and Energy, inspiring young girls into engineering and other STEM careers. We ran a transdisciplinary workshop with my amazing engineering colleagues to demonstrate the importance of working together.
Super happy with this piece of work being finally out. Fantastic cross-disciplinary collaboration with lead author Dan Luo from UQ. Here we address challenges and opportunities of floating artificial structures. Check out the whole book!
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Design and Fabrication of Floating Artificial Reefs: Enhancing Biodiversity and Food Production
The expansion of aquaculture and renewable energy infrastructure into offshore environments offers a unique opportunity to integrate ecological innovation and engineering expertise to address critical environmental and economic challenges. This chapter explores the...
link.springer.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Super happy with this piece of work being finally out. Fantastic cross-disciplinary collaboration with lead author Dan Luo from UQ. Here we address challenges and opportunities of floating artificial structures. Check out the whole book!
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Reposted by Dr. Valeriya Komyakova
Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Pacific Blue Eye (Pseudomugil signifer) 🐟
👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoo...
🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoo...
🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
September 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Pacific Blue Eye (Pseudomugil signifer) 🐟
👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoo...
🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members:
zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoo...
🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au
#Australia #fish #biology
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"Thinking time —the time needed to concentrate without interruptions has always been central to scholarly work. It is essential to designing experiments, compiling data, assessing results, reviewing literature and, of course, writing. Yet, [it] is often undervalued."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
May 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
"Thinking time —the time needed to concentrate without interruptions has always been central to scholarly work. It is essential to designing experiments, compiling data, assessing results, reviewing literature and, of course, writing. Yet, [it] is often undervalued."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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"When you plan your work, be careful to give yourself time to think."
- Advice given by British ecologist Charles Elton to his graduate students over 60 yrs ago (Crowcroft 1991).
- Advice given by British ecologist Charles Elton to his graduate students over 60 yrs ago (Crowcroft 1991).
May 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"When you plan your work, be careful to give yourself time to think."
- Advice given by British ecologist Charles Elton to his graduate students over 60 yrs ago (Crowcroft 1991).
- Advice given by British ecologist Charles Elton to his graduate students over 60 yrs ago (Crowcroft 1991).
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Our May job round-up is here! Here are 5 roles suitable for early career and graduate marine conservationists.
(As always, get in touch with the advertiser directly about any positions, we're just sharing like a job board!)
🦑🌍🌐🧪🌊🐟
#marinejobs #conservationjobs #conservationcareers
(As always, get in touch with the advertiser directly about any positions, we're just sharing like a job board!)
🦑🌍🌐🧪🌊🐟
#marinejobs #conservationjobs #conservationcareers
May 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Our May job round-up is here! Here are 5 roles suitable for early career and graduate marine conservationists.
(As always, get in touch with the advertiser directly about any positions, we're just sharing like a job board!)
🦑🌍🌐🧪🌊🐟
#marinejobs #conservationjobs #conservationcareers
(As always, get in touch with the advertiser directly about any positions, we're just sharing like a job board!)
🦑🌍🌐🧪🌊🐟
#marinejobs #conservationjobs #conservationcareers
Excited to be a small part of this great collaboration. Hot off the press, work led by Amelia Mannering. Here, we report that microplastic ingestion increases oxidative stress in fish, but doesn’t make them easier prey. 🐟🧪 #Microplastics #FishHealth
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Microplastic consumption elevates fish oxidative stress but does not affect predator-driven mortality
The ubiquity and abundance of plastic debris is one of the most significant challenges facing marine environments. Recent research has demonstrated th…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Excited to be a small part of this great collaboration. Hot off the press, work led by Amelia Mannering. Here, we report that microplastic ingestion increases oxidative stress in fish, but doesn’t make them easier prey. 🐟🧪 #Microplastics #FishHealth
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Joining online to see the final presentation of my amazing Master student, Alyaa Shara Shaharuddin who investigated microplastic contamination in small reef fish. Excellent work, Alyaa!
Co-supervised with Alyssa Marshell, @joelfishecology.bsky.social and Thomas Rodemann.
Co-supervised with Alyssa Marshell, @joelfishecology.bsky.social and Thomas Rodemann.
May 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Joining online to see the final presentation of my amazing Master student, Alyaa Shara Shaharuddin who investigated microplastic contamination in small reef fish. Excellent work, Alyaa!
Co-supervised with Alyssa Marshell, @joelfishecology.bsky.social and Thomas Rodemann.
Co-supervised with Alyssa Marshell, @joelfishecology.bsky.social and Thomas Rodemann.
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Friends, I am seeking a historian in either Irish or Scottish lore specialized in leviathans, basking sharks, or any other marine creatures.
May 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Friends, I am seeking a historian in either Irish or Scottish lore specialized in leviathans, basking sharks, or any other marine creatures.
Reposted by Dr. Valeriya Komyakova
We have new additions to our #CoastalHistory starter pack, so take a look if you're interested in coastal history!
Likewise, if you're researching and writing about coastal history topics, please let me know if you want to be part of our community.
go.bsky.app/Pfa95p7
Likewise, if you're researching and writing about coastal history topics, please let me know if you want to be part of our community.
go.bsky.app/Pfa95p7
May 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
We have new additions to our #CoastalHistory starter pack, so take a look if you're interested in coastal history!
Likewise, if you're researching and writing about coastal history topics, please let me know if you want to be part of our community.
go.bsky.app/Pfa95p7
Likewise, if you're researching and writing about coastal history topics, please let me know if you want to be part of our community.
go.bsky.app/Pfa95p7
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With current trends and policies, we'll transgress all planetary boundaries in 2050, except for ozone depletion. Targeted interventions — e.g., the Paris Agreement — can help, but not enough. More effective policy measures are needed to ensure we live well within the planetary boundaries.
Exploring pathways for world development within planetary boundaries
Nature - Current trends imply that we will transgress most of the planetary boundaries by 2050; however, ambitious, urgent and universal action to ameliorate climate change and increase resource...
rdcu.be
May 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
With current trends and policies, we'll transgress all planetary boundaries in 2050, except for ozone depletion. Targeted interventions — e.g., the Paris Agreement — can help, but not enough. More effective policy measures are needed to ensure we live well within the planetary boundaries.
Reposted by Dr. Valeriya Komyakova
New paper on ten ecological restoration measures for shallow coastal habitats of the Baltic Sea and the Skagerrak, with particular focus on effectiveness, costs and knowledge gaps.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Ecological restoration measures for shallow coastal habitats of the Baltic Sea and the Skagerrak – effectiveness, costs and knowledge gaps
Human-induced pressures are interfering with the environmental status of marine and coastal areas impacting their ability to maintain ecosystem functi…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
New paper on ten ecological restoration measures for shallow coastal habitats of the Baltic Sea and the Skagerrak, with particular focus on effectiveness, costs and knowledge gaps.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What absolute cuteness looks like...
May 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
What absolute cuteness looks like...
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If you're in the DC/Baltimore area, there are still a few tickets left for Friday's public lecture on endangered species in US waters!
marylandnature.wildapricot.org/event-614437... 🧪🦑🌎
marylandnature.wildapricot.org/event-614437... 🧪🦑🌎
Natural History Society of Maryland - Endangered Species in US Waters: What threatens them? How can we save them?
marylandnature.wildapricot.org
May 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
If you're in the DC/Baltimore area, there are still a few tickets left for Friday's public lecture on endangered species in US waters!
marylandnature.wildapricot.org/event-614437... 🧪🦑🌎
marylandnature.wildapricot.org/event-614437... 🧪🦑🌎
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🦪Wow: New study shows that noise pollution also disturbs mussels: shipping noise caused stress-related inflammation with increased energy demand, higher protein turnover & disrupted nervous system activity,promoting delayed larval metamorphosis in suboptimal habitats.
www.int-res.com/abstracts/me...
www.int-res.com/abstracts/me...
www.int-res.com
May 12, 2025 at 7:13 AM
🦪Wow: New study shows that noise pollution also disturbs mussels: shipping noise caused stress-related inflammation with increased energy demand, higher protein turnover & disrupted nervous system activity,promoting delayed larval metamorphosis in suboptimal habitats.
www.int-res.com/abstracts/me...
www.int-res.com/abstracts/me...
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Bottom trawling is horribly destructive to coastal ocean ecosystems, and deep-sea mining will do the same to the open ocean. #OceanFilm 🌊
May 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Bottom trawling is horribly destructive to coastal ocean ecosystems, and deep-sea mining will do the same to the open ocean. #OceanFilm 🌊
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This is a fascinating study on fishing altering fish migratory patterns.
It’s management implications are important.
I’ve argued that Limit Reference Points also need to consider the ecological role of the fished stock.
This is an example of why that matters.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It’s management implications are important.
I’ve argued that Limit Reference Points also need to consider the ecological role of the fished stock.
This is an example of why that matters.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Herring spawned poleward following fishery-induced collective memory loss - Nature
A critically low abundance of older herring due to age-selective fisheries resulted in an approximately 800-km poleward shift in main spawning.
www.nature.com
May 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
This is a fascinating study on fishing altering fish migratory patterns.
It’s management implications are important.
I’ve argued that Limit Reference Points also need to consider the ecological role of the fished stock.
This is an example of why that matters.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It’s management implications are important.
I’ve argued that Limit Reference Points also need to consider the ecological role of the fished stock.
This is an example of why that matters.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Dr. Valeriya Komyakova
Resolving the context-dependency of local heterogeneity–#diversity relationships across rocky reefs worldwide #EvidenceSynthesis #ProcB royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #OpenAccess
May 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Resolving the context-dependency of local heterogeneity–#diversity relationships across rocky reefs worldwide #EvidenceSynthesis #ProcB royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #OpenAccess
Reposted by Dr. Valeriya Komyakova
Anthony Albanese wins 2025 federal election with Labor on track for majority
Anthony Albanese wins 2025 federal election with Labor on track for majority
Peter Dutton set to lose his own seat of Dickson in Brisbane as Coalition suffers collapse in support
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Anthony Albanese has won the federal election and is poised to retain majority government after a nationwide swing to Labor.
The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, is set to lose his home seat of Dickson in Brisbane in a disastrous result for the Coalition. Continue reading...
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May 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Anthony Albanese wins 2025 federal election with Labor on track for majority