🚨 New paper in Molecular Ecology Resources! We compiled the most applied rapid DNA/eDNA-based ID tools & primers for #sharks and #rays 🦈 A practical guide to help scientists, managers & enforcement choose the right method for conservation action. Read here: doi.org/10.1111/1755... #OpenScience #eDNA

I would not miss this opportunity!

Elacatinus randalli (Bohlke & Robins, 1968) Main traits: Max 4.6cm; snout yellow/brown with short narrow yellow bar; narrow yellow stripe along upper body (from top eye to tail fin base) Distribution: SE Caribbean

Epinephelus striatus (Block, 1792) Nassau grouper (Serranidae) Main traits: Max 122cm; tan + irregular dark bars; black saddle (mark) tail base; tan stripe Y shape through eyes. Distribution: Bermuda to Guyana 📷 Mark Betts (STRI website)

Acanthemblemaria aspera (Longley, 1927) Roughhead blenny (family Chaenopsidae) Main traits: max 4cm; small pointed spines on snout; colors changeable (male colorless to dark - females yellowish) Distribution: The Bahamas to the South Caribbean 📷 CABRA lab

One of this year’s goals: get better at identifying fish species 🐠 I’ll be sharing one species a day to keep me on track - hopefully it lasts 😆 If you’re not a fan of fish... well, you’ve been warned.

Check out our latest paper on #eDNA and metabarcoding data reporting standards 🤓🧬🧪 These minimum reporting guidelines for metabarcoding workflows extend from the physical layout of laboratories through to data archiving enhance trust and reliability in data mbmg.pensoft.net/article/1286...

Thank you @ednacollab.bsky.social for the opportunity to attend this course! It was intense, but an immensely valuable experience 🧬

Such a fun evening with the 2nd CABRA lab cookie competition 🍪and of course @chemingson.bsky.social won as the most decorative! Who wants to guess which fish species he’s representing? 🐠🤣

Are you curious how #eDNA is degraded by photochemistry in the environment? I teamed up with Environmental Chemist's @krismcneill.bsky.social and Eliane Ballmer to see if we could map out what is known and how to move forward --> pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Reposting this from twitter from a few months ago. I think this paper is a must-read for anyone in #PopGen. Always important to consider biases inherent in our methods. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

1st CABRA Lab CryptoVison Fish-ID contest it was definitely one of the best lab meetings of the semester 🐠🐠🐠

New publication led by 🌟 undergrad Ariel Wang: doi.org/10.1007/s003... We investigate Risor ruber, the tusked goby, a tiny sponge-dwelling fish. Across the Caribbean, we find seven distinct genetic lineages within Risor and discover that two Risor lineages specialize on a single sponge host!

I started an #eDNA starter pack as one didn’t exist yet. Feel free to message me to get your name added. Open to all! go.bsky.app/U2vgV5Q

Just had a wonderful week in Mexico with the Risor ruber team for our writing (and fun) retreat! It’s been amazing to learn and work with y’all! So excited to what’s to come! #gobyteam 🐠🧬 @TheresaRueger @jordancasey.bsky.social @gobyone.bsky.social

Starting the week with great news! I'm so happy to have been awarded the 2024 @ICRSCoralReefs Graduate Fellowship to conduct part of my doctoral research exploring the connectivity between Brazilian and Caribbean reef fishes! 🐠🧬

Thrilled to share my PhD preliminary findings at the 52nd Benthic Ecology Meeting! I’m so excited to continue unveiling the world of this little cryptobenthic fish! Stay tuned for updates on their pop gen, microbiome and ecological specialization 🧬🐠 #BEM2024

Our paper in the Brazilian press! "Eight out of ten species of sharks and rays in national trade are threatened with extinction" abori.com.br/oceanografia... @ingridbunholi.bsky.social

Excited to finally have this paper out after multiple years in the making. "Analysing biological colour patterns from digital images: An introduction to the current toolbox" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🧬🦈🌊 New study reveals the urgency of regulating the trade of sharks and rays in Brazil. A Meta-Analysis of all studies using DNA based methods to track trade of elasmobranchs identified 64 species being commercialized, being 83% threatened ones (IUCN). Check the key highlights:

So happy to have been awarded the Clark Hubbs Scholarship from @TCAFS for my eDNA/eRNA chapter on the southern flounder! 🧬 And even happier to celebrate this feeling with @scubamelman.bsky.social - which is doing an incredible work on Texas blennies 🐠 @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social

SAVE THE DATE - Sat, Feb 24th 11am-4pm TX SWMS is participating in UT STEM Girl Day hosted by UT WiSTEM Stop by to learn about corals, careers in marine science, and the work TX SWMS is doing across the state of Texas! 🔗https://girlday.utexas.edu #UTGirlDay

TXSWMS's inaugural meet was as big as the Lone Star State! Huge thanks to everyone who joined - this wouldn't be possible without y'all. Want to stay in the loop and join upcoming events? 🐠🪸🌊 Check out our website: texasswms.wixsite.com/texas-swm #TXSWMS #STEM #WomenInSTEM

Our first meeting is today! Come hang out on zoom at 5:30pm to learn about everything going on with Texas SWMS. DM or email us for a zoom link!

New #OA research just published today in Science! We show that despite increases in regulations governing #shark fisheries, shark mortality has actually increased from 76 million in 2012 to 80 million in 2019, 25 million of these comprising threatened species doi.org/10.1126/scie...

Interesting, thoughtful perspective on #eDNA from Elaine Shen link.springer.com/article/10.1...

One more month of eDNA sampling in our backyard! 🧬🐠 #eDNA @JPiplectrus @thecaseylab.bsky.social Texas winter has all my heart (so far 😂)

Such a challenging week but I definitely feel more prepared to dive into my sequences! 🧬🐠 Special thanks to the wonderful team of instructors! @naiarare.bsky.social @TerezaManousaki @NataliaDA10

#R Package Update: There are ~2x as many colorblind-friendly color palettes🎨 in ggpubfigs, which can help make your #figures📊 accessible to as many people as possible Link to GitHub: github.com/JLSteenwyk/g... Link to Publication: journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

It’s been a very intense week of coding around here in the RADseq Physalia course 🧠🔥 Can’t wait to analyze my own data 🧬

It was a 2023 goal to finish my website, I’m so excited to finally share it with y’all 🤗🪸🦪 alexxgood.wixsite.com/sciencegalal

Happy International Ghost Shark Day! Learn more about these amazing animals and the threats they face: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... 🧪🦑🌎🐡🦈

Hello everyone, my name is Ingrid (she/her)! I’m a Master’s degree student at the Federal University of São Paulo. I work on the ecology, fisheries and conservation of cartilaginous fishes (sharks, rays, and chimaeras) in Brazil 🇧🇷🦈.

Had such a great day today working at our local elementary school for the Science in Residence program from @UTMSI! It was really fun to teach young minds (4th and 5th grades) about the importance of DNA tools for marine conservation! 🦈🧬

Whale shark, the Maldive anemonefish, and a hawksbill sea turtle. The Maldives are spectacular!

We've received a slice of NOAA's actionable science fund. If you need me over the next 5 yrs or so, I'll be busy studying oyster reefs.. 🦪🐟🧪 Lots of scope for student training & collabs, so reach out! W @keishabahr.bsky.social, @jordancasey.bsky.social, @drelasmo.bsky.social & more! l1nq.com/qYKA6

How do fish get their "daily vitamins" on nutrient-poor coral reefs? One way is by eating poop! 💩 🐟 Several recent studies involving Casey Lab members highlight the important, yet previously underappreciated role of fish poop as a nutrient source for reef critters! #VitaminSea A thread...

How do invasive species impact coral reef food webs? A 2023 study led by Juan Pablo Lozano-Peña reveals that invasive #lionfishes have broader diets than native Caribbean mesopredator fishes. 🦁🐠 Link to publication: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #isotopes #ecology #coralreef

Meet Ingrid! @ingridbunholi.bsky.social is a Casey Lab PhD student using #eDNA and #eRNA to investigate the effects of environmental and ecological variables on diverse aspects of coral reef fish diversity and distribution, from organismal to communities levels! 🧬🐠

Wrapping up my last day in Newcastle with this beautiful result of an intense week of work! The first ddRAD library pool of our little goby samples is ready for sequencing! 🧬🐠 I can't express how relieved I am...

Doing a PhD is such a comic (and bipolar) process… One day, you’re praying for it to end, and the next you’re taking a photo like that to register success in 1/5 steps of your lab protocol 😂 #phdlife

We’re the Casey Lab at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute! Our lab investigates ecological processes shaping biodiversity patterns & trophic interactions in coastal marine ecosystems! We use the clues left behind in the form of DNA to understand the who, what, when, where & why! 🧬🐟

Congrats to Casey Lab PhD Student @ingridbunholi.bsky.social on her publication synthesizing research methods across 300 eDNA and eRNA studies in aquatic community ecology! Check out the Open Access publication: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @jordancasey.bsky.social @txacsci.bsky.social

💔 Sad to hear of the passing of Louis Bernatchez this morning. Huge professional loss for the eDNA community, and huge personal loss for his many friends and colleagues 🧪🌎

Hello from the NYC museum of natural history subway stop! Did you know that more people are bitten by other people on the NYC subway every year than are bitten by sharks in the whole world? Sink your teeth into more shark facts with my book! www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/... 🧪🦑🦈😂

Hi! I’m Ingrid! I’m a PhD student at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute based in Port Aransas, Texas. I study levels of diversity within coral reef and coastal fish communities using a broad set of molecular tools, including eDNA, eRNA, pop genomics, and microbiome! 🧬🐠🦠

The first post here couldn't be more exciting... My first PhD paper is out in Environmental DNA! 🧬💧 It provides an accessible way to visualize methodological aspects and understand the current applications of eDNA/eRNA in community ecology! doi.org/10.1002/edn3... @jordancasey.bsky.social