Thanks Ben! Yes, everybody check out my first first author publication (and publication in general!)! More to come regarding the eel-usive life history patterns of American eel in the future!!

#Eels and isotopes, oh my! New paper out from my lab led by the amazing @mikecurtis.bsky.social! What kind of variation is found in #stableisotopes in American eel in the understudied subtropical part of its range? Find out now! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival

Drumroll please… This year’s advent calendars… Designed by @ehrenenglish.bsky.social… Will be… EEL FACTS!!!! Get one at squidfacts.bigcartel.com Advent calendars keep Skype a scientist running (weird funding strategy, but hey! It works!), so share these far and wide ❤️

JOIN US!!! @garlab.bsky.social is looking for a PhD and MS student to join our team studying ecology & conservation of gars, bowfin, and other non-game native fishes beginning Spring 2026! Posting & more info coming soon. Please DM or email [email protected] with CV if interested!

It's your last chance to take advantage of early registration rates for the #AFS155 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, August 10-14, 2025. We are unable to offer any further extensions, so be sure to register by 11:59 pm EDT tonight! Register here: afsannualmeeting.fisheries.org/registration

Hidden costs of #hydropower: Dams alter environmental conditions both upstream and downstream in affected #rivers, with profound impacts on #biodiversity. Two new studies offer evidence and recommendations to help mitigate these harmful effects: www.igb-berlin.de/en/news/hidd...

Fifteen Minutes #2025MMM

🎣 Caught a tagged red drum, trout, or sheepshead in TX bays?  Look for a yellow "Release Fish" tag + internal transmitter!  📍 Note tag #, date/location, & length  📞 Report: 361-825-2525  💻 sportfishcenter.org/outreach/report-tag  🎁 Reward—released or kept! #TAMUCC

I (accidentally) minored in history with a focus on history of science and a thing that lots of people don't know is that Germany used to be by far the global leader in science... until they started persecutive academics of certain backgrounds and many German academics came to the US...

📢 We invite applications for a 2-year postdoctoral position in modeling of eco-evolutionary community dynamics: karriere-igb.softgarden.io/job/54679292... #ScienceJobs in #Berlin #PostdocPosition

For context, the funding being terminated is 50% of Maine Sea Grant's budget. Cutting $4.5 million won't make a drop in the overall federal budget, but will decimate the program. Maine Sea Grant, like all Sea Grant programs, exists to serve the American people. The return on investment is huge.

The AFS Estuaries Section is running officer elections soon with president-elect, secretary, and treasurer positions up for grabs. Interested parties can check out officer descriptions/duties on our website estuaries.fisheries.org Reach out here, or email, [email protected] with any ?s

🚨Academic scientist friends who are members-ideally leaders- of scientific professional societies, I need your help. 🚨 There is a sign-letter being prepared that will speak out against recent politicization of scientific funding and demonization of scientific researchers. 🧪🌎🦑

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species reveals: One quarter of #freshwater animals at risk of extinction! "Without a rethink, the trend will continue to intensify and #biodiversity will rapidly decline," comments IGB researcher and co-author Jörn Gessner. Read more > www.igb-berlin.de/en/news/iucn...

New year, new social media! CERF is now on Bluesky and we look forward to interacting with you here! #estuaries #coasts #estuarinescience #coastalscience #marinescience #estuarinemanagement #coastalmanagement #CERF2025 #estuariesandcoasts

Excited this came in the mail! Ready for a good read

Successfully defended my PhD research proposal, submitted my first first author paper, and out doing field work. Been a good week (or so)!!

I didn't post enough at the other place, something I want to change on this platform. A little info about me - I am a PhD student researching population and community dynamics of imperiled fishes. I'm also the AFS Estuaries Section president-elect and webmaster and will post section updates!