Sarah Kingsbury
@sarahkingsbury.bsky.social
Senior Aquatic Invasive Species Biologist with DFO Maritimes Region.
Pronouns are she/her.
Posts are my own personal opinion and should not be considered those of my employer.
Pronouns are she/her.
Posts are my own personal opinion and should not be considered those of my employer.
📣Check out our new manuscript: March of the Mussel: Is Atlantic Canada at risk of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) invasion? We use ensemble modeling to predict ZM introductions from Central to Atlantic Canada and further spread in already invaded areas. doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...
March of the Mussel: Is Atlantic Canada at risk of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) invasion?
The invasion of Atlantic Canadian (Eastern Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island) freshwater habitats by the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) is currently in progress. Manage...
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December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
📣Check out our new manuscript: March of the Mussel: Is Atlantic Canada at risk of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) invasion? We use ensemble modeling to predict ZM introductions from Central to Atlantic Canada and further spread in already invaded areas. doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...
Do you see it....? 👀
This guide to bird identification was produced by a Dr. BIRD from McGill University. That's amazing! I should change my last name to snail and become Sarah E. Snail. 😍😄
This guide to bird identification was produced by a Dr. BIRD from McGill University. That's amazing! I should change my last name to snail and become Sarah E. Snail. 😍😄
October 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Do you see it....? 👀
This guide to bird identification was produced by a Dr. BIRD from McGill University. That's amazing! I should change my last name to snail and become Sarah E. Snail. 😍😄
This guide to bird identification was produced by a Dr. BIRD from McGill University. That's amazing! I should change my last name to snail and become Sarah E. Snail. 😍😄
Never have I ever...put a DNA lab in a tent beside a lake to test a red swamp crayfish assay and eDNA in-situ analysis kit. There's something poetic about finishing the field season in the same spot as we started it. We had a great day, even with the rain. 🙃⛺️💧🦞
October 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Never have I ever...put a DNA lab in a tent beside a lake to test a red swamp crayfish assay and eDNA in-situ analysis kit. There's something poetic about finishing the field season in the same spot as we started it. We had a great day, even with the rain. 🙃⛺️💧🦞
New Paper Alert! 🚨📣
Check-out these aquatic invasive species watchlist for both freshwater (doi.org/10.3391/mbi....) and marine (doi.org/10.3391/mbi....) species. These are the species on our horizon for invading the Maritimes; and are likely to have negative ecosystem impacts if introduced!
Check-out these aquatic invasive species watchlist for both freshwater (doi.org/10.3391/mbi....) and marine (doi.org/10.3391/mbi....) species. These are the species on our horizon for invading the Maritimes; and are likely to have negative ecosystem impacts if introduced!
doi.org
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
New Paper Alert! 🚨📣
Check-out these aquatic invasive species watchlist for both freshwater (doi.org/10.3391/mbi....) and marine (doi.org/10.3391/mbi....) species. These are the species on our horizon for invading the Maritimes; and are likely to have negative ecosystem impacts if introduced!
Check-out these aquatic invasive species watchlist for both freshwater (doi.org/10.3391/mbi....) and marine (doi.org/10.3391/mbi....) species. These are the species on our horizon for invading the Maritimes; and are likely to have negative ecosystem impacts if introduced!
Thank you @nsinvasives.bsky.social for #CleanDrainDrying -ing my canoe yesterday at the Bridgewater Paddlefest. It was great to see the boat decon station out and in use!
September 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Thank you @nsinvasives.bsky.social for #CleanDrainDrying -ing my canoe yesterday at the Bridgewater Paddlefest. It was great to see the boat decon station out and in use!
Amazing work led by Conrad Pratt on the newly detected marine invasive: ribbed bryozoan (Juxtacribrilina mutabilis). Thanks for the chance to co-author! This was a great use of our marine eDNA program. 🧬💧🐠
New paper alert🚨 We report the occurrence of the seagrass-fouling bryozoan Juxtacribrilina mutabilis in eastern Canada! We found that the species was present since at least 2013 but had largely escaped notice. Important implications for detecting invasions of visually cryptic species.
bit.ly/4mZuPmJ
bit.ly/4mZuPmJ
September 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Amazing work led by Conrad Pratt on the newly detected marine invasive: ribbed bryozoan (Juxtacribrilina mutabilis). Thanks for the chance to co-author! This was a great use of our marine eDNA program. 🧬💧🐠
My favourite thing about our local library: they have amazing names for their book carts. #HRMLibraries 😍 Reading is cool. 😎 @hfxgov.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
My favourite thing about our local library: they have amazing names for their book carts. #HRMLibraries 😍 Reading is cool. 😎 @hfxgov.bsky.social
Sun's shining ☀️ and we're out looking at #aquaticinvasivespecies fouling communities on ship hulls and floating docks in Southern Nova Scotia! ⛵️🌊 Thanks Huntsman Marine Research Centre for planning such fun fieldwork. Happy to contribute my small part to this larger project. 🙂🧐 @apd12.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Sun's shining ☀️ and we're out looking at #aquaticinvasivespecies fouling communities on ship hulls and floating docks in Southern Nova Scotia! ⛵️🌊 Thanks Huntsman Marine Research Centre for planning such fun fieldwork. Happy to contribute my small part to this larger project. 🙂🧐 @apd12.bsky.social
We're back again to conduct invasive fish surveys in the St. Mary's River. Very happy to say that we found no #aquaticinvasivespecies! 🥳🎊
July 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
We're back again to conduct invasive fish surveys in the St. Mary's River. Very happy to say that we found no #aquaticinvasivespecies! 🥳🎊
Another Fishy Friday! Today we checked lakes in Hubley area for invasive fish. Luckily, we found no invasive fish, but I did see a king fisher and common loon!! 🐦❤️🫶
July 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Another Fishy Friday! Today we checked lakes in Hubley area for invasive fish. Luckily, we found no invasive fish, but I did see a king fisher and common loon!! 🐦❤️🫶
Another Fishy Friday w/ @apd12.bsky.social, checking lakes in the Sambro area for invasive fish! So many beautiful lakes on a perfect sunny day!! 🌞😎🐟
June 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Another Fishy Friday w/ @apd12.bsky.social, checking lakes in the Sambro area for invasive fish! So many beautiful lakes on a perfect sunny day!! 🌞😎🐟
Got out of the office this week with an all women's angling team to check urban lakes for invasive fish presence!! We checked lakes in Tantallon, Bedford, and Hammonds Plains. More to come soon hopefully! @alanaran.bsky.social @apd12.bsky.social #womeninscience #girlsjustwannahavefun 🎣❤️🌞
June 21, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Got out of the office this week with an all women's angling team to check urban lakes for invasive fish presence!! We checked lakes in Tantallon, Bedford, and Hammonds Plains. More to come soon hopefully! @alanaran.bsky.social @apd12.bsky.social #womeninscience #girlsjustwannahavefun 🎣❤️🌞
June 12, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Thanks so much for considering for this early career researcher award!
@sarahkingsbury.bsky.social is a shortlisted authors for the Georgina Mace Prize!
Article: A new tool for setting biodiversity management priorities adapted from aquatic invasive species management: A pilot using Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in NS, Canada
See her blogpost! 👇
buff.ly/mJPgBY5
Article: A new tool for setting biodiversity management priorities adapted from aquatic invasive species management: A pilot using Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in NS, Canada
See her blogpost! 👇
buff.ly/mJPgBY5
Sarah Kingsbury: A new tool for setting biodiversity management priorities adapted from aquatic invasive species management
Shortlisted for the Georgina Mace Prize 2024 Sarah Kingsbury shares insights into her team’s study investigating a new integrated management approach to better assess the effects and risks of…
appliedecologistsblog.com
April 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Thanks so much for considering for this early career researcher award!
I feel so fortunate to be living my #dreamlife as a woman in science. Happy International Women and Girls in Science Day!! 👩🔬🔬🐟
February 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I feel so fortunate to be living my #dreamlife as a woman in science. Happy International Women and Girls in Science Day!! 👩🔬🔬🐟