Devil’s hole pupfish might be functionally extinct (they recently added dozens of captive bred individuals to the 20 wild individuals left). www.npr.org/2026/05/07/n...

@govnl.bsky.social has turned down the proposed South Coast Fjords Marine Conservation Area. This is a huge drawback for Canada's #30by30 conservation target. MCAs benefit both the ecosystem AND the economy, rather than hindering them. More info here: lnkd.in/eZeqVfv8 #MarineConservation #MCA

Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp.... genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.

Here's a new genome from the CCGP: The Lahontan Cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi). This species, endemic to Western North America, may be in danger of extinction. Photo: NDOW

Inside me there are two wolves. One of them has a 15 genome edits the other 20 genome edits. Neither of them is a dire wolf.

Colossal Bioscience did not revive dire wolves, despite a sensationalist Time Magazine cover story. Making genetically modified animals that are cosplaying as extinct species is not de-extinction.

One of my first internships was with ME Sea Grant (where I learned R!), and I wouldn't be where I am now without that opportunity. This is devastating for the future of coastal/ marine management in Maine.

(1 of 5) JUST IN: January temperature marks a new global milestone. Arctic sea ice coverage near record low. bit.ly/3Qd7FdP #StateOfClimate @climate.noaa.gov

Someone should write a book about the genomics of marine organisms titled The Shellfish Gene

Remember: you didn't use RStudio for your analysis. You used R for your analysis.

Maine Sea Grant – NOAA Fisheries Undergraduate Paid Internships in Sea-run Fish Research. 🦑🌎🌿🦈🐟 seagrant.umaine.edu/funding-oppo...

Happy New Year! P.S. Here’s us last night below.

Merry #fishmas! Along with being adorable, Lumpsuckers are used in Atlantic Salmon #aquaculture to eat sea lice, resulting in interesting genetic differences between wild and domestic populations. #25daysOfFishmas

Been waiting for the #Fishmas Lake Sturgeon day! 🐟 #25DaysOfFishmas

Atlantic #salmon, brown #trout and their hybrids can be difficult to distinguish, especially at early life stages. This new DNA-based method can be used to screen lots of individuals to verify the species or detect hybrids! 🧪🐟 With a low-cost DNA extraction, it is less than 1 euro / sample.

Visited Chicago just in time for #Garweek and #fishmas! Saw live Shortnose & Longnose gar at Shedd Aquarium, then fossils at the Field Museum. The living gar's DNA is very similar to their ancient relatives!

A study of 632 freshwater fish species from 9,989 locations finds climate warming affects fish abundances, with increases at the poleward edges of species’ distributions and declines at the equatorward edges of species’ distributions. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Quick field trip attempting to retrieve temperature loggers failed due to high water levels, but views like this remind me of why I'm doing #ecology

The Golden Redhorse is one of my favorites from biodiversity surveys on the Buffalo River, AR! #25DaysOfFishmas

For those looking for undergrad/postgrad/ post-bacc #fellowsips in #ecology, I would highly recommend the NPS Scientists in Parks Program! Happy to answer questions about my experience with Great Lakes I+M www.scientistsinparks.org/apply

We found that the stable isotopes in North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) baleen plates reflect the population's distribution shift to the Gulf of St. Lawrence #rightwhale #stableisotopes @altmetric.com @drhaydo.bsky.social bit.ly/meps_722_177

Around this time last year @boyswillbebugs.bsky.social, @allomygale.bsky.social, @spissatella.bsky.social, @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social and I published an open letter on supporting transgender persons in STEMM. We have decided to open to additional signatures 🧪⚒️🦑 medium.com/@transrights...

Took some time to come together, but so happy to have this paper out!

Optimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty Aquarist: the cup is not big enough to keep a betta