📑 #NewStudy by Bretzel et al. surveys catfish larvae in the Macquarie River, highlighting the importance of larval drift dispersal for this endangered species. Unscreened river pumps were also identified as a previously undocumented threat. 👀 doi.org/10.1111/aec....

Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Great Hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran) 🐟 👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members: doi.org/10.3389/fmar... 🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au #Australia #fish #biology

📑 #NewStudy by Duncan et al.investigates global policies on fish passage prioritisation. The study focused on how to be more strategic about investment in tropical countries, where human nutrition is often more reliant on inland fisheries. 👀 doi.org/10.1007/s002...

Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research (ARI) is #hiring a Senior Scientist, Data and Modelling! 🚨Deadline: Wed 24 Sep 🏢 DEECA - Victoria State Government 📍#Melbourne - Northern suburbs 🗓️ Fixed-term (24 months) - Full-time 💰$113,022 - $136,747 👀 www.careers.vic.gov.au/job/senior-s...

📑 #NewStudy by Gress et al. considers the types of fish which hang around an understudied coral group – the antipatharians or ‘black corals’. 👀 doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

📑 #NewStudy by Dowd et al. compares the impact of marine heatwaves on coastal communities in the USA and Australia. 👀 doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Greybanded Grouper (Hyporthodus griseofasciatus) 🐟 👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members: doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... 🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au #Australia #fish #biology

📑 #NewStudy by Martin et al. delves into the types of fish living on restored shellfish reefs off a large metropolitan area. 👀 doi.org/10.1080/0372...

📑 #NewStudy by Grüss et al. helps unlock the use of spatio-temporal species distribution models to make both near-term and long-term forecasts of fish abundances. These models can be valuable tools for supporting fisheries management. 👀 doi.org/10.1111/faf....

📑 #NewStudy by Bennett et al. used systematic conservation planning to prioritise freshwater refugia habitats which allow ecosystems to survive droughts in a time of climate change. 👀 doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

📑 #NewStudy by Amini et al. reviews how relatedness and kinship has been studied in sharks and rays, highlighting knowledge gaps that can guide future work. 👀 doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Australian Sardine (Sardinops sagax) 🐟 👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members: doi.org/10.1016/j.ma... 🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au #Australia #fish #biology

📑 #NewStudy by Nimbs et al. considers how climate change will cause a range shift in a bioculturally important #seaCountry mollusc. 👀 doi.org/10.1111/aec....

#JobOpportunity in #Adelaide. SARDI is #hiring… 🎣 Senior Research Scientist (Marine Mammal Ecologist) 🗓️ Short Term Contract, up to 31/6/2026 💰$101,285 - $107,078 🚨Deadline: 18 Sep 👀 iworkfor.sa.gov.au/page.php?pag...

📑 #NewStudy by Matley et al. studied two species of shark visiting piers on an Australian island to understand how discarded fishing scraps contributed to their diet. 👀 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

📑 #NewStudy by Treby et al. investigates the relatively low abundance of a freshwater mussel in the Yarra River, compared to its close relative. Further research is suggested into the larval bivalves’ parasitic relationship with fish 🐟 👀 doi.org/10.1111/fwb....

Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Pacific Blue Eye (Pseudomugil signifer) 🐟 👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members: zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoo... 🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au #Australia #fish #biology

September is #BiodiversityMonth in #Australia! And it’s a good time to remember just how diverse our fishes are. There are more than 34,000 described species of fishes worldwide, and 5,000 of those live in Australian waters! 👀 Read more: fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/content...

#PhD opportunities at UTS in seadragon #ecology and #conservation 🐟 🏢 UTS Fish Ecology Lab, University of Technology Sydney 📍 #Sydney 💰 Normal graduate research support + $5,000pa scholarship for up to 3 yrs 📨 Contact Prof David Booth: profiles.uts.edu.au/David.Booth

💭 Already missing the #ASFB2025 conference in #Darwin? Here are some memories of the fantastic #fish #fashion on show in the Top End last week 👕 🐠 👗🦈

#PhD opportunities at UNSW in fish passage and fishways design 🐟 🚨22 Sept 🏢 UNSW Water Research Laboratory 📍 Sydney 💰 Scholarships available 📨 Jasmin Martino: www.linkedin.com/in/jasmin-ma... 📨 Iain Suthers: www.unsw.edu.au/staff/iain-s... 📨 Stefan Felder: www.unsw.edu.au/staff/stefan...

Our #FishOfTheWeek this week is… the Port Jackson Shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) 🐟 👇More #fishfacts and the latest #research featuring ASFB members: doi.org/10.1016/j.ma... 🌐 Info via Fishes of Australia: fishesofaustralia.net.au #Australia #fish #biology

#JobOpportunity: Tasmanian Government is #hiring… 🎣 Manager – Recreational Fisheries 🗓️ permanent, full time 💰 $129,302 to $136,089 👀 careers.pageuppeople.com/759/cw/en/jo... 🚨Deadline: Tue 02 Sep

#PhD #opportunity optimising #seagrass restoration at the University of Tasmania 📍#Hobart #Tasmania 💰$33,511 pa scholarship 🚨Deadline: Wed 1 October 2025 👀https://www.utas.edu.au/research/degrees/available-projects?id=1948

Following a hugely successful #ASFB2025 in tropical #Darwin, we’ve got an even cooler (in one sense, at least) location for #ASFB2026… We hope to see you in #Hobart, #Tasmania! #Australia #fish #biology #conference

A highlight of #ASFB2025 was the “Connecting Waters – Connecting Culture” session, part of ASFB’s commitment to the contribution of Indigenous, Torres Strait Islander and First Nations people globally to research, water and fish. Many connections were made over research and connection to Country.

And finally, at #ASFB2025… The conference dinner at #Darwin’s Mindil Beach Casino. 👇Keep up with the whole program here www.asfbconference.org.au/program1 Couldn’t make it this year? Look back at all the action on our social media. #NT #Australia #fish #biology

We’re very grateful to Elah Yunupingu for providing unique artworks as a thank you to all our plenary speakers at #ASFB2025. Each artwork depicts a different fish, which is exactly the kind of biodiversity we love! 🐟 💙

Alexandre Siqueira, winner of ASFB’s Early Career Excellence Award, provides the final plenary of #ASFB2025. 🪸🐠 A truly time-bending look at how reef ecosystems have transformed over millions of years. Plus a fun comparison of biodiversity in Australia and his native Brazil!

Alison King gives the penultimate plenary of #ASFB2025. This looked at research into environmental flow as a management tool in Australia’s freshwater systems. Massive advances now give confidence that this strategy is working. But several challenges face native freshwater fishes in future

Up next at #ASFB2025… 🎤 ECR Excellence Award Plenary: Alexandre Siqueira 👇Check out all our invited speakers www.asfbconference.org.au/invited-spea... 👇Keep up with the whole program here www.asfbconference.org.au/program1 Couldn’t make it this year? Follow the action on our social media.

Up next at #ASFB2025… 🎤 Plenary speaker: Alison King 👇Check out all our invited speakers www.asfbconference.org.au/invited-spea... 👇Keep up with the whole program here www.asfbconference.org.au/program1 Couldn’t make it this year? Follow the action on our social media. #Darwin #NT #fish

Everyone say "fish!" 📸 The #ASFB2025 delegates assemble outside the #Darwin Convention Centre for the obligatory group photo.

We’ve got some awesome exhibitors #ASFB2025… Why not check them out? 👇Learn about all this year’s sponsors here www.asfbconference.org.au/sponsorship Couldn’t make it this year? Follow the action on our social media. #Darwin #NT #Australia #fish #biology

🎉👏 Congratulations to Professor Iain Suthers, who has received the ASFB’s most prestigious accolade, the K. Radway Allen Award🏅 His #ASFB2025 plenary speech ranged widely, from fisheries pioneer Harald Dannevig, eastern Australia’s “eddy avenue”, and novel fishways for native freshwater fishes🐟

Up next at #ASFB2025… K. Radway Allen Award Plenary: Iain Suthers 👇Check out all our invited speakers www.asfbconference.org.au/invited-spea... 👇Keep up with the whole program here www.asfbconference.org.au/program1 Couldn’t make it this year? Follow the action on our social media.

How many meals did a #fish eat today? What energy did it gain from that? Did it use that energy to travel up a fishway? For today’s first #ASFB2025 plenary, Timothy Clark discussed some of the powerful technology used in tagging to give us better understanding of fish than ever before.

Up next at #ASFB2025… 🎤 Plenary speaker: Timothy Clark 👇Check out all our invited speakers www.asfbconference.org.au/invited-spea... 👇Keep up with the whole program here www.asfbconference.org.au/program1 Couldn’t make it this year? Follow the action on our social media. #Darwin #NT #fish

💡An amazing, dynamic poster session concluded Day 2 of #ASFB2025 This is a chance for scientists to share their findings one-to-one in a more informal setting. Posters featured corallivorous butterflyfishes, identification of shark fins, and an intriguing wirrah love triangle, and much more📃🐟

Up next at #ASFB2025… The Poster Session. Sharing science at its best! 👇Keep up with the whole program here www.asfbconference.org.au/program1 Couldn’t make it this year? Follow the action on our social media. #Darwin #NT #Australia #fish #biology

The student mixer, a highlight of our conferences! It brings together fish scientists at the start of their careers with more experienced attendees – many still have relationships with folks they met at ASFB when they were students! Huge thanks to @frdc.bsky.social for sponsoring 🙏🐟 #ASFB2025

Today’s second #ASFB2025 plenary was from Madeline Green, who took us from her fishing-obsessed childhood to current research using molecular monitoring to help manage fisheries 🧬🎣 Madeline received the ASFB’s ERC International Travel Award, allowing her to visit Iceland to present her research ✈️

Kenny Bedford and Natasha Stacey give an insightful plenary on their work with Torres Strait Islanders to produce a fishing app, via workshops in 15 communities. “We need to be giving useful information back,” says Kenny. “An app like this empowers communities to make informed decisions." #ASFB2025

Up next at #ASFB2025… 🎤 ECR International Travel Award Plenary: Madeline Green 👇Keep up with the whole program here www.asfbconference.org.au/program1 Couldn’t make it this year? Follow the action on our social media. #Darwin #NT #Australia #fish #biology

Up next at #ASFB2025… 🎤 Plenary speakers: Kenny Bedford & Natasha Stacey 👇Check out all our invited speakers www.asfbconference.org.au/invited-spea... 👇Keep up with the whole program here www.asfbconference.org.au/program1 Couldn’t make it this year? Follow the action on our social media.

Up next at #ASFB2025… The student mixer. It’s time to build those career-long relationships… and have fun! 👇Keep up with the whole program here www.asfbconference.org.au/program1 Couldn’t make it this year? Follow the action on our social media. #Darwin #NT #Australia #fish #biology

📣 For all #ASFB2025 attendees who enjoyed the special themed session: Collection use and monitoring of customary and recreational fishing sectors. You may also want to check out the fisheries management #networking event tomorrow (Tuesday) at 5pm in Wharf One, #Darwin

Up next at #ASFB2025… The 3-minute Thesis finals. Good luck everyone! 👇Keep up with the whole program here www.asfbconference.org.au/program1 Couldn’t make it this year? Follow the action on our social media. #Darwin #NT #Australia #fish #biology

🐟What stories do you tell about your research? 🐟What stories are you listening to? 🐟Could you be listening differently? 🐟What stories do we need to tell together? Questions posed in a thought-provoking start to #ASFB2025 from Jess Melbourne-Thomas, on science storytelling in a challenging future.

Up next at #ASFB2025… 🎤 Our first plenary speaker: Jessice Melbourne-Thomas 👇Check out all our invited speakers www.asfbconference.org.au/invited-spea... 👇Keep up with the whole program here www.asfbconference.org.au/program1 Couldn’t make it this year? Follow the action on our social media.