Tackling wildlife crime means tackling organised crime❗ Wildlife crime offenders are involved in other serious crimes: 💥 59% linked to violence 💰 58% linked to theft or criminal damage 🐇 For poaching and hare coursing, that rises to over 70% 🚨 27% have links to domestic violence

A packed house for our Early Careers Group Workshop. Great to see so many people engaging in the group and contributing to the afternoons discussions. #IFM2025

The journey to our Annual Conference has become. First stop Doncaster before boarding the Plymouth train to get to Bristol. If you’re travelling to Bristol share your journey and tag us #IFM2025

We can’t afford to weaken National Park protections ⚠️ But there are rumours that some in Westminster want to remove the Protected Landscapes duty - the only real power to secure action for nature We can't let 30 years of campaigning go down the drain www.cnp.org.uk/about/our-wo...

@hughfw.bsky.social opening the #WildSummitUK session on Source to Sea. Highlighting the struggles of the European #eel during its long migration to our rivers, and the threats and filth it faces when it gets here really got the point across! #loveeels

We are at the #WildSummituk today. We are looking forward to a really interesting day and to meeting lots of our fellow conservation and environmental colleagues

It begins today 😁 #AFS155 @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social

It may have taken almost 20 hours and three flight to get to San Antonio but we are here. The sun is just rising and it looks like it is going to be a glorious day, now looking forward to the conference kicking off this afternoon #AFS155

The first flight of a long trip to attend the @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social annual conference in San Antonio, Texas ✈️🌎 Really looking forward to reconnecting with some old friends from the AFS as well as making some new ones 😁 #AFS155

@nickdulvy.bsky.social kicks off day 3 of the conference with a keynote talk on ‘Global uncertainties and a more just future for fisheries’ #FSBI2025

We had a lovely afternoon down by the Lagan including a trip to see the Big Fish. #FSBI2025

Nice to stretch the legs and see a bit of the River Lagan at the same time. #FSBI2025

A great opening to the symposium from Dr Robert Rosell who presented the Jack Jones Lecture on the The Big Fish of Belfast-the reintroduction of salmon to the Rive Lagan @thefsbi.bsky.social

A big thank you to Minister Muir for making the time to attend the conference and welcome delegates to Belfast @thefsbi.bsky.social

Sewage sludge spread on our farms is a covert route for chemical pollution, experts warn🚨 UK Government must ban PFAS-polluted sludge, & take action to cut down on all non-essential uses of these harmful chemicals🧪 Read more via @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social 👇 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Final checks before we kick off the first @thefsbi.bsky.social and IFM Conference in Belfast. An interesting four days of talks, posters and networking ahead

Last summer saw up to 100,000 people march to #RestoreNatureNow & big nature promises made by politicians 📢 A year later, people are losing faith in Government’s ability to meet nature targets 🥀 We need action to turn things round🌱 By @stephspyro.bsky.social 👇 www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

Two days of talking Burbot. Hosted by @ifmfish.bsky.social and @trentriverstrust. Many thanks to Cambridge University and Cambridge Conservation Initiative as well as WWF and FINISH. Great workshop about the future of this wonderful fish.

Just back from the 1st International Conference on the Cultural Significance of Fish held by the @ifmfish.bsky.social. Two days of great talks showcasing the cultural importance of salmon, eel and many others to communities across the world. Thanks to all the speakers and conference organisers 🐟💚

Registration for #FSBI2025 is open! It is the first joint conference between us and @ifmfish.bsky.social! Early bird registration rates are available for until 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. Be sure to book now to avoid disappointment! More info, here: fsbi.org.uk/symposium-2025/

Thrilled to have been awarded a @naturalengland.bsky.social #SpeciesRecoveryProgramme grant to investigate use and condition of #ArcticCharr spawning grounds and population genetics in the #LakeDistrict @freshwaterbio.bsky.social www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/hu...

Only 4 days left to get your abstracts in for our joint conference in July

Today’s #PlanningBill includes welcome safeguards to ensure infrastructure & nature recovery can go hand-in-hand🏡 It must be backed by strong enforcement to stop unsustainable development and include protection for our most precious wildlife & habitats 🐟 Read more👇 www.wcl.org.uk/nature-group...

Abstract submission is now open for #FSBI2025! Deadline: 𝟭𝟱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. Excitingly, it will be our first joint symposium with @ifmfish.bsky.social, "Turning Science into Strategy: Advancing Fish Conservation and Management". 7 - 11 July 2025, Belfast. More info, here: fsbi.org.uk/symposium-2025/

I'll be doing another screening of Britains Hidden Fishes in Cornwall on March 6th! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/britains-h...

On my way home after a great three days at Fishmongers Hall for the Wild Salmon Connections conference. Although the current picture is bleak it was really uplifting to hear about the great projects that are going on across the Atlantic and Pacific to try and address the decline in wild #salmon

We are attending the Wild Salmon Connections conference this week at Fishmongers Hall in London. Although things may not look great for #salmon populations not all is lost as there is a great deal of work going into reversing that trend.

If you are looking for a change of job, career or location than we may have just the position for you. The Falkland Islands Government are looking for a new Deputy Director of Natural Resources ifm.org.uk/vacancies/de...

We're calling on UK Government to ensure that fines on water companies are used to clean up the pollution they cause & restore our waterways💧 Polluters must be made to pay for environmental damage🪙 This must be locked into the Water (Special Measures) Bill👇 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Saltwater tolerance by Northern Pike...Who knew?

#JFB: Season and species influence stable isotope ratios between lethally and non-lethally sampled tissues in freshwater fish doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14939#JFB#FishSci

Now we are here, I suppose we better say something 😀 Our next BIG #fishy event will be our conference on The Cultural Significance of Fish. This will be held in Ely on the 10-11 June 🐟 All the details here 👇 ifm.org.uk/events/1st-i... #fish #conference #culture #ely #heritage

It was fun while it lasted, but we've decided it's time for us to migrate from X. We'll no longer be posting there, instead focusing on platforms like Bsky! Also, on: 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗻 fishsci.com/@TheFSBI 𝗙𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 facebook.com/TheFSBI 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 www.linkedin.com/company/the-fsbi 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 www.youtube.com/@TheFSBI

Upcoming AFS webinar: Seeking Input for Development of rFAMS Stock Simulation Tool Tuesday, January 28 1 pm ET Register now: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0ae061a8-7b03-481a-b516-c55f332a4182@ea04981a-ce57-48f5-96aa-0b09f880fa48

We were also one of the signatories on this letter. This trade to Russia should be stopped as soon as possible

We're calling on Environment Secretary of State Steve Reed MP to secure the future of the Water Restoration Fund. The Fund would ensure that water company fines are reinvested into restoring rivers & their catchments, but delays have caused concerns that it may be discontinued.