JUST A FEW SHAD on the river last night during @garlab.bsky.social electrofishing:

AFS is back with a new "Beneath the Surface" podcast! We're highlighting 2025 Excellence in Public Outreach honoree, David Shiffman @whysharksmatter.bsky.social. He shares insights on social media best practices and why sharks matter! Listen now: americanfisheriessociety.podbean.com/e/2025-excel...

Really excited for this upcoming @mnafs.bsky.social meeting! 🐟🐠🌎🧪

A couple northern Minnesota walleye from a morning fishing with my brother a few weeks ago. Just a couple of several nice fish we found in a short morning session! #52FishyFridays 🐟🐠🎣

Please enjoy my interview on the American Fisheries Society podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2... 🧪🌎🦑🦈 #SciComm

Please consider the opportunity to comment on the proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Roadless areas conserve cold, clean headwaters and provide habitat for native fish. The public comment period is open through Friday, Sept 19. Learn more: www.trcp.org/2025/09/12/w...

Con-GAR-tularions to @solomonrdavid.bsky.social, @dirtydog.bsky.social, Dr. Lackmann, and Dr. Scarnecchia!

We took our little to the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth a couple weeks ago and found some #sharksnearme! @whysharksmatter.bsky.social #52FishyFridays 🐟🐠🦈

Battled the wind, rain, and cold after work this afternoon and was rewarded with a few nice fish, including this beautiful hybrid sunfish! #52FishyFridays 🐟🐠🎣

Friends, I am offering a free online 2-hour crash course in how to write and publish a scientific paper, perfect for early career scientists and students considering writing their first paper soon. All information can be found in this link: www.southernfriedscience.com/im-offering-... 🧪🌎🦑

I'm compiling a list of resources for grad students in the sciences! What are some free/cheap online tools for learning a new skill or concept? The ones I've advised my students to use are ConservationTraining .org, the UNFAO Academy, and DataCamp. What else is out there? Any tips welcome! 🧪

It’s never been more important for scientists to break out of the ivory tower and engage with the public! Social media tools make it easier than ever before in human history to do that, but far too many people misuse these tools, leading to wasted effort. I can help! Class info below.

On the other three days of the week, "visitors in need can expect extended response times of up to several hours." Just three of the park's seven law enforcement officer positions are filled.

Did you miss our webinar about mercury levels in game fish from zebra mussel infested waters last month! If so, you're in luck because the recording is now live. @maisrc.bsky.social researcher, Gretchen Hansen shared a great presentation about this research! z.umn.edu/MercuryRising #bioinvasions

Come work with me! @umnextension.bsky.social is hiring an Extension Educator with the Minnesota Master Naturalist program. The deadline closes soon -- but many choices for where in the state to locate! hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/369983

GAR WEEK 2025 is November 3-7!!! Join @garlab.bsky.social & Oklahoma Dept of Wildlife Conservation to learn more about these amazing fish & freshwater conservation! We’re excited to hear from Maya Higa and more of your favorite conservation & #scicomm folks! Get those gar puns ready! #GarWeek

Preston sits down with Paul Wilkes from the USFWS to cover the 75 years of the Sportfish Restoration Act and how impactful it has been for anglers, fisheries managers, and fish populations. Find it on your favorite listening app now!

A couple Coregonids from our gill nets today. Cisco are an abundant forage species in this particular lake, but lake whitefish are far less common; this is the first one sampled in a gill net in the three years I’ve been here! #52FishyFridays 🐟🐠

Look at these wonderful scientists introducing themselves in the thread advertising @whysharksmatter.bsky.social @drjuliawester.bsky.social paper on the science community moving to bsky academic.oup.com/icb/advance-... Here's the top 150 in a starter pack! (use link not pic) -> go.bsky.app/At5DDri

🌊 #TomorrowsCatch is here. Explore the challenges facing fisheries across North America and meet the inspiring people and organizations fighting back. 🎥 Watch the series now: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...

Thank you to everyone who made our session at #AFS155 a huge success - our speakers, our organizers, and our active and energetic audience! You can find more photos from our session on our Instagram page! Follow us @afs_scicomm See you next year in Columbus?!

Back in the ponds to check on muskellunge growth today, and things are looking good! Average length was nearly 9 inches with over a month of growth left before they’re stocked. #52FishyFridays 🐟🐠🌎

Grad students: Don't let ANYONE tell you that it's not funny for you to post a "First Day of School" photo holding up one of those kiddie chalkboards that say it's your first day of 23rd grade or something That shit is funny Keep doing it

I’m Noah, I’m a professor in MD trying to save the Chesapeake Bay from invasive blue catfish. I also research amphibious fishes, biomechanics, behavior, and fisheries. When I’m not sciencing, you can find me SciComm-ing about fish, fishing, or making fish art (using science)

Stumbled upon an interesting OA paper out of @igb-berlin.de: [Nicotine] was up to 16x higher after rain events & positively correlated w/pop density. We must encourage tobacco users to dispose of butts & vapes responsibly (or quit altogether for our lands & waters!) 🚫🚬 share.google/dPsb9dqNaIzF...

Scientists of Bluesky, introduce yourselves by replying to this post and I’ll share it and help you get some followers! I’m David, I’m based in DC and study shark ecology and conservation policy. I’m the author of “Why Sharks Matter.” 🧪🦑🌎🐠🦈

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources stocked its popular fish pond Tuesday morning.

A point I stressed in the conference presentation about this work is "I'm not saying Bluesky now is better than Twitter at it's peak, because it's not. But Bluesky now is a lot better than Twitter now, and that's the comparison that matters."

NEW Gar Friends edit by request! Watch until the end for what you’d want in a Gar-Friends crossover teaser 👏👏👏👏😂

Still recovering from a fantastic, albeit exhausting, week at #AFS155 and #BB2025! Guessing this Largemouth also needed some time to recover after we removed its most recent meal while conducting #fishpuke research a few years ago. #52FishyFridays 🐟🐠🌎

Last day of #AFS155 mood: (Too much fun! I regret nothing!)

Here’s a peak into what a day of my lab electrofishing with the @marylanddnr.bsky.social to remove invasive blue catfish looks like! 🐟 🧪 🦑 #SciComm m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid...

#TeamFish for the win! #BirdsVsFish 🐟🐠

Definitely recommend this for more senior grad students and early-career folks! I’ve learned tons by reviewing papers and (especially!) seeing the other reviews on the same manuscript. 🧪

@canjzoology.bsky.social is seeking #ECRs to join its editorial board as Associate Editors! Gain hands-on experience with #peerreview, contribute to journal development, and connect with leaders in the field. Apply by Aug 15 ▶️ buff.ly/QGdDC1k #AcademicSky #SciComm 🧪 #AcWri #PHDSky #ScholComms

We need about 300 more scientists before we let teachers loose on the database! Tell your colleagues, we need ya!

Content With Purpose (CWP) and @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social debuting “Tomorrow’s Catch: Securing our Future Fisheries” at #AFS155. Through storytelling, this movie series connects data with emotion to educate audiences about issues for our freshwater and marine ecosystems across the US and Canada.

We kick off our native non-game fishes symposium @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social #AFS155 this morning at 8AM in Rivercenter Conf Rm 14! Join us for a great day of talks on “De Facto Game Fishes!”

GAR-B-Q sauce @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social #AFS155!!!!

BUTTONS BUTTONS COME GET YOUR BUTTONS!

I’ll be wandering around #AFS155 all week, come find me if you’d like an @afs-scicomm.bsky.social button! 🐟🐠🌎

The Governing Board kicked off the 155th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society in San Antonio today. Discussions included the Strategic Plan, communications review, financial status, potential sale of the AFS headquarters building, and many other issues. #AFS155

On my way to San Antonio for @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social governing board meeting and #AFS155 conference! Looking forward to reconnecting with some fishy friends this week. 🐟🐠🌎🧪

This smallmouth bass that was caught in a gill net turned into a big meal for some invasive rusty crayfish recently. In the words of Michael Scott, “oh how the turn tables.” #52fishyfridays 🐟🐠

I’ve partnered with the Center for Wildlife Studies to make an online take-at-your-own-pace version of my “public science engagement using social media” professional development workshop. You can take it for graduate course credit, CPE credit, or just to learn a useful new skill.

Scientists! @skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun! We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15 If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

My paper "Social media for fisheries science and management professionals: How to use Bluesky and Instagram, and why you should" is formally published in an issue. It's a how-to guide to using Bluesky, the first ever published in the scientific literature! 🧪🦑🌎🐟 academic.oup.com/fisheries/ar...

Folks, who are your favorite science communicators on Instagram? I have a great list of the marine biology and conservation folks, but am trying to build out a broader list of people who communicate other types of science using Instagram.

What can you expect from our session next week at the @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social Annual Meeting? Check out our session schedule below! This session is open to EVERYONE! Come and go as you need/please. Stop in, make a friend, maybe learn something! #AFS155

We are less than one week away from the 2025 @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social Annual Meeting in San Antonio! Stay tuned to our socials for information on the AFS Climate x AFS SciComm session on “Science Communication Through Emotionally Charged Extreme Events” taking place on Tuesday 8/12 at 1:30.