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Andrew T Taylor, PhD
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Fisheries Scientist | Asst Prof @ U of North Georgia | Conservation | Riverscapes | PopGen | Black Bass Diversity | views=mine | www.andrewtaylor.fish
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Hi, I’m Andrew and I am a fisheries scientist and Assistant Professor of Biology at the U of North Georgia. I am interested in freshwater fish conservation, riverscapes, popgen, and I am a leading expert in black bass conservation. Follow along for #FishSci and #BlackBassDiversity content!
Forgive me for any really old posts that may show up in feeds...porting over my twitter content (finally).
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March 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
On the board for 2025 (finally!) with an Alabama Bass from the river
March 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Please just bring me some warmer days for spring break. PLEASE. I need some time on a stream for my sanity.

Remember to take time away from social media and take care of yourselves!
March 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Assistant Professor (TT) in Computational Biology at U of North Georgia. Broadly defined, biostatistics and bioinformatics included. Come work with me in a wonderful department!

Rolling reviews start March 21st until filled.

Please share widely!

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March 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Absolutely terrible.
@lizrenner.bsky.social is an amazing scientist, colleague, and friend. SMFH.

The attacks on our science, public lands, and PEOPLE of this country are real. We will ALL be affected. www.keloland.com/keloland-com...
'Discarded, betrayed:' Yankton federal employee laid off
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – President Donald Trump’s federal employee layoffs have hit South Dakota.  Under the new administration’s attempt to streamline government efficiency, hundreds of thousand…
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February 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I could use some new music recs…bonus if suggestions channel 60’s/70’s protest era vibes. No reason 🫠
February 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Public access to rivers is very unclear in Georgia…we need a much more unified push to make this right.

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The untold saga of the Ichawaynochaway Creek - SaportaReport
Read The untold saga of the Ichawaynochaway Creek by Joe Cook for SaportaReport here.
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February 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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More than 50% decline in the number of posts about scientific papers on Twitter from 2022 to 2025
Here's Twitter's descent since 2022
February 7, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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I think this is my favourite report cover of all time. Any others?
February 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Fish of the Week podcast on the Smallmouth Bass Species Complex - Neosho, Little River, Ouachita, and Smallmouth basses! Let me know what you think, and I’m happy to answer any follow up questions.

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Smallmouth Bass, Big Complexity!
Podcast Episode · Fish of the Week! · 02/03/2025 · 45m
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February 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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This week, Preston sits down with retired USGS Mississippi Cooperative Research Unit leader Dr. Hal Schramm to discuss his path to get to Mississippi State University, and a handful of the many research projects he worked on. Listen here: fisheriespodcast.podbean.com/e/295-messag...
February 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Upcoming AFS webinar:

Seeking Input for Development of rFAMS Stock Simulation Tool
Tuesday, January 28
1 pm ET

Register now: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0ae061a8-7b03-481a-b516-c55f332a4182@ea04981a-ce57-48f5-96aa-0b09f880fa48
January 16, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Bowfi(n) beats to study fish to
January 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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1/4New from the #NearLab, genomics and morphology demonstrate the famous Snail Darter, Percina tanasi, the little fish that swam to the United States Supreme Court is not a distinct species...

Open access at Current Biology
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January 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Didn't get what you wanted this holiday season? Get it for yourself at the AFS winter bookstore sale! With 100+ hardcopy titles on sale, you're sure to find exactly what you're looking for to perfect your science library. Only thru Jan 17 and only at https://fisheries.org/bookstore/
January 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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December 26, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Merry Fishmas to all!
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December 25, 2024 at 3:16 AM
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A somber announcement - today the US Fish and Wildlife Services is proposing to list the monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. It may become the 100th insect to be listed. Populations of millions of monarchs have declined 80-95% recently. #虫

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December 11, 2024 at 12:09 AM
At the southern terminus of the Appalachian Mountains flows streams rich in aquatic biodiversity. The Shoal Bass, Micropterus cataractae, is one such treasure.

The Bass of the Waterfalls
#BlackBassDiversity
December 11, 2024 at 1:42 AM
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If you missed my talk but still want to learn how to make your R code more reproducible, my slides are here 🙂:

daxkellie.quarto.pub/will-your-co...

All the links to packages and resources I mentioned are there, so hopefully this can be a nice reference, too!

#ESAus2024 #rstats #quartopub 🧪🌏
December 9, 2024 at 6:06 AM
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The hadal zone (6,000–11,000 m) is the deepest part of the ocean. Some creatures like the deep-sea snailfish live here, surviving crushing pressures.
December 6, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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I was taught in grad school that scientists should have 3 versions of talks about their work ready: a 30 second “elevator pitch,” a 12 minute conference length talk, and a 40 minute seminar length talk.

I think we should also have a short version aimed at non-scientists.
December 8, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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While the smallmouth and largemouth bass are probably the most well-known of the black basses, there are several other cool species like the Suwannee and Guadalupe bass. And we're learning new things about black bass diversity all the time (see: news.yale.edu/2022/06/06/r...) #25DaysofFishmas
December 7, 2024 at 4:42 PM
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I'm honored to have contributed to the @iucnshark.bsky.social report on the global status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras Kudos to everyone involved! Check out the full report here: portals.iucn.org/library/node...
December 6, 2024 at 3:50 PM