More reasons to join @thefsbi.bsky.social, if you like fish (which is everyone)🐟

If it's anything fish related, I would try @thefsbi.bsky.social. Pots up to £10k for Small Research Grants and four calls a year. Membership is easy (and super cheap)! And you get a pretty nifty newsletter delivered to your residence. fsbi.org.uk/funding-oppo...

After last year's success, the #FSBIGreenTravel award returns for our 2026 Southampton symposium in July! Tell us about your travel using #FSBIGreenTravel, and nearer the time we will ask you to add a bit of info and your story to this Google form (bit.ly/4wGJPv9#FSBIGreenTravel#FSBIGreenTravelto be in the running for a prize!

Less than one week left of early bird ticket prices for this year's symposium in Southampton! The early bird and presenter registration closes 27 May. You can find more info on our website: fsbi.org.uk/symposium-2026/

Who else is going to #FSBI2026 in Southampton this July? I'm excited to see how we can reduce our env footprint for the Green Travel Awards! Tell us your ideas & tag #FSBIGreenTravel. Even just buying C offsets helps if you need to fly! I am doing walk-train-bus this year. You? @thefsbi.bsky.social

#JFB Editor's Choice by Senior Editor, Dr William Perry - "What big eyes you have! Well, until 500 m, that is": doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... Original JFB paper by Pinti et al: doi.org/10.1111/jfb....

*JOB* We are seeking a marine ecologist to investigate how physical disturbance - bottom trawling - influence carbon, nutrient and greenhouse gases. The advert is now live until 08/06/2026. PLEASE CIRCULATE WIDELY. jobs.soton.ac.uk/3416326HN

Thank you for your support! We’re all out of tickets for this week’s online premiere! But if you missed the boat this time, we’re aiming to organise in-person events & screen at film festivals later this year. Look forward to seeing you all on Thursday! @thefsbi.bsky.social @exetermarine.bsky.social

Dr Lucy Hawkes at @universityofexeter.bsky.social is tagging bluefin tuna in Cornish waters! Discover more at ✨Bluefin✨ FREE online screening 21st May 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bluefin-ti... Thanks to Lucy & @exetermarine.bsky.social for sharing their footage. Supported by @thefsbi.bsky.social

Captain Keith at AK Wildlife Cruises Falmouth talks tuna! But why have they returned? And this time will they stay? ✨Bluefin FREE online screening 21st May✨ 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bluefin-ti... Thanks to Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre for historic photos. Supported by @thefsbi.bsky.social

📽️ Bluefin – free online short film supported by the FSBI: Thursday May 21st, 7-8pm! The recent return of bluefin to Cornwall has hit the headlines, causing widespread controversy: Will this species lift local fisheries fortunes? Or should this rare fish simply be left alone?

There's one week left to apply for our Keystone Grants! If you're working on a multi-year project focused on the research, conservation or education of sharks, rays and chimaeras, apply now. Applications close on May 13, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. CET. 📅 Apply here: grants.saveourseas.com 🔗 📷: Simon H

Bluefin tuna are back in Cornish waters but why have they returned? Dive into the debate in our new short film with Q&A FREE online screening 7-8pm 21st May 🎟️Ticket link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bluefin-ti... Special thanks to Stephen Dunbar for the poster image Supported by @thefsbi.bsky.social

FSBI PhD student Maisie Evans recently represented the Society at the JSFS's spring meeting in Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology. Read more about Maisie's experience in our newsletter!

⏰ Apply until 30th April ✨ ** The GASTEROSTEUS FUND, offer 10 grants of €170 each to help students and young researchers cover registration fees for the XI Iberian Congress of Ichthyology in Vila Real. 👉🏼Mode details: sibic2026.utad.pt/registration/

The IFM is hosting a webinar on 8th May 2026, titled: “Modern Tools for Fisheries Management: eDNA and Stable Isotopes in Practice”. It will feature speaker Buffy Smith from The eDNA Consultancy and Dr Brian Hayden from Atomic Ecology. For more info: ifm.org.uk/events/moder...

Excited to share I've been awarded the @thefsbi.bsky.social PITF Outgoing Fellowship this year! I'll share more about my project & the research I'll be doing nearer the time (it's several months away though I'm already prepping) but I will say it's a very very VERY cool project 😎🦈

New paper out! Beyond #eDNA potential—this work a major collaborative effort and brings out several key lessons learned from applying #eDNA for monitoring diadromous fish-what works, what needs caution. @thefsbi.bsky.social #JFB onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @azti.bsky.social #SeaLamprey

The Journal of Fish Biology is publishing a Special Issue reflecting the theme of this year’s FSBI Symposium: Breaking Siloes in Fish Biology! Now open for submissions, with papers to be made available as early view from acceptance. For further information, please visit: bit.ly/4trMdnD

#JFB Editor's Choice by Senior Editor @DrWillPerry - "Toxic tiddlers? Mechanisms driving within species mercury levels uncovered in anchovies": doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... Original JFB paper by Chen et al: doi.org/10.1111/jfb....

We shared the work by done Love The Oceans, supported by #FSBIOutreachGrant, launching a gender inclusive Ocean School for adults in Jangamo, Mozambique, which also involved the translation of an ocean literacy book (Ocean Anatomy by Julia Rothman) to Mozambican Portuguese, providing further legacy

The FSBI was represented by Maisie Evans (FSBI PhD student; 📷centre) & our President, David McKenzie (📷left) at the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science (JSFS) spring meeting last week! Location: Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology. AFS President Gary Whelan also pictured (📷right)

Do you work with eDNA or are you interested in its applications? IFM are organising a FREE event in Bristol: "Applied uses of eDNA in Aquatic Systems". Guest speaker Buffy Smith (eDNA Consultancy). You can register for the event, here: ifm.org.uk/events/sw-br...

New paper 🐟📈📉📏🌡️! Super happy to see this paper led by JM Matte out! We analyzed 50 years of juvenile Atlantic salmon data (Miramichi & Restigouche Rivers, Can) to test how size-at-age has changed and what’s driving it. bit.ly/4uSxlQ5 @thefsbi.bsky.social 🧵👇

Here's one for all of you shark lovers out there! Through the #FSBISponsorshipGrant, we were able to support an incredible short film called "Secrets of the Basking Shark" by Swimming Head Productions (directed by Tasha Phillips): youtu.be/tgZPOLdLiAE?...#FSBISponsorshipGrant#BaskingShark #Sharks #MarineLife #Conservat

We’ve just kicked off the 2nd edition of our course on #eDNA #Metabarcoding using @nanoporetech.com data, together with @shump.bsky.social! Excited to welcome a fantastic group of attendees joining us from all over the globe 🌎🧬

📣Registration to our #restoration symposium is now open! I can promise an exciting agenda, and more information on that will continue to be added on the website. 🐟 lyyti.events/p/Symposium_... Thanks @luke.fi @icesmarine.bsky.social @thefsbi.bsky.social @oulu.fi, LIFE programme and others.

Hello community! Who fancies trying to identify the species (genus or family would do as well) to which the portrayed jaws belonged??? #sharks #rays @misselasmo.bsky.social @melissacmarquez.bsky.social @sharkmourier.bsky.social @sharks-int.bsky.social @sharkscience.bsky.social @thefsbi.bsky.social

#JFB Editor's Choice by Senior Editor @DrWillPerry - "Travelling in the omics time machine part II: Keeping natural history museums relevant": doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... Original JFB paper by Nambiar et al: doi.org/10.1111/jfb....

Check out my recent #JFB Editor's Choice: "Uncovering the lazybones of the shark world": doi.org/10.1111/jfb..... Stable isotopes, going beyond identifying where a fish has come from, or where it has been - now providing data on life-history traits! Paper by Delgado et al doi.org/10.1111/jfb....

Join our online course Applied Stable Isotope Ecology with R with @drhaydo.bsky.social (18–21 May) to learn how to analyse and interpret stable isotope datasets in ecology, fisheries, and environmental management. www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

Fish folk - have you ever heard of old (18thC) name Mylwell or Melvell?🐟 @oceanspast.bsky.social @thefsbi.bsky.social @projectfishistory.bsky.social @leafyhistory.bsky.social Apparently sometimes applied to cod, but not in this context (as named alongside, along with ling, conger, hake and bream)

Very excited to have picked up a signed copy of #ASkyFullOfKites from Tom Bowser of @argatyredkites.bsky.social and had a good chat about invasive fish with @thefsbi.bsky.social at #SNSC2026! 🐟🦫

In rural Mozambique women face systemic barriers in ocean spaces. With FSBI’s support, Love The Oceans' Ocean School empowered women with ocean literacy, building inclusive ocean governance to better protect marine habitats #OceanLiteracy #Lovetheoceans #GenderEquity #Conservation

Great to see NoWPaS in full swing at Hólar University, Iceland! An amazing event, bringing together ECRs from both sides of the Atlantic, and beyond, at a crucial time for salmonids. The FSBI has long supported NoWPaS and it's great to see Joris Philip (FSBI PhD) sharing the FSBI's other benefits!

[3/3] 3rd session: Evolutionary ecology and Genetics 🐟🇮🇸 We had great delegates talks on genetic diversity and eco-evolutionary dynamics, among others. ✨ We wish to thank @thefsbi.bsky.social for being the official sponsor of this session.

[2/3] 3rd session: Evolutionary ecology and Genetics 🐟🇮🇸 We had great delegates talks on genetic diversity and eco-evolutionary dynamics, among others. ✨ We wish to thank @thefsbi.bsky.social for being the official sponsor of this session.

[1/3] 3rd session: Evolutionary ecology and Genetics With started with an amazing talk by keynote Arnar Palsson about the interplay of environment, genetics and history: the case of ecological divergence in Arctic charr Thanks @thefsbi.bsky.social for being the official sponsor of this session

Great to be at Scotland Nature Student Conference, aptly represented by previous president of the FSBI, Professor Colin Adams! The FSBI is a strong advocate for students and early career researchers, with a string of funding opportunities available to members. Membership starts at just £10!

#JFB Editor's Choice by Senior Editor @DrWillPerry - "Uncovering the lazybones of the shark world": doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... Original JFB paper by Díaz-Delgado et al: doi.org/10.1111/jfb....

📌 Sponsor Spotlight ✨ Today we are highlighting @thefsbi.bsky.social as a sponsor of the NoWPaS 2026. Their contribution makes this workshop possible for early-career researchers in salmonid sciences 🎣 👉Learn more: nowpas.wordpress.com/sponsors/cur... #NoWPaS2026 #Sponsors #ThankYou #Salmonids

The #GLMs in R course with @vdveenb.bsky.social has been postponed to May (25th-29th). Check it out: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... #Rstats

Jobs thread - Lots of aquatic research related jobs open here at SLU Aqua Sweden right now (with a few bonus aquatic jobs in other departments). Around half are English language roles. Come and work with us🙂 1/n

if anyone happens to have sharable phytoplankton or POM d13C/d15N data for the Irish sea either in a paper on sitting on a hard disk, I'd be very happy if you could get in touch! For a student

Check out my recent #JFB Editor's Choice: "Put it in reverse! Captivating deep-sea footage reveals the mysterious movements of abyssal fish", featuring some amazing footage: doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... It highlights a paper by Priede and Jamieson doi.org/10.1111/jfb....

#JFB Editor's Choice by Senior Editor @DrWillPerry - "School's out, but not for fish that want to pass": doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... Original JFB paper by Crawford et al: doi.org/10.1111/jfb....

One of the many perks of being an FSBI member is the many opportunities for grants 👇 And did we mention membership is super cheap! For more info on how to join, visit: fsbi.org.uk

Are you interested in using #StableIsotopes in your research and want to learn more? Stable isotope expert, Dr Brian Hayden, is running a series of online courses (more info: www.atomicecology.com#StableIsotopes. Even better, if you are an FSBI or IFM member, there is a 25% discount!

Registration is now open for #FSBI2026! Early bird closes 27 May. Full details at: store.southampton.ac.uk/conferences-...

Good times to be had in Finland this summer, submit an abstract now 👇 #restoration #science 🧪