All things coral reef fish at Florida International University. Amateur ornithologist, mixologist, and musicologist. Watches way too much sport.https://bsky.app/profile/alharborne.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alharborne.bsky.social/post/3mruhwswlhs2lCongratulations to all the organisers for a great conference! [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:da4vm66sirretsligkdemucg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruhwswlhs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/alharborne.bsky.social/post/3mre5gr63vc2qThanks to the organisers for a fantastic #icrs2026 ! Inspiring and productive, with lots of ideas to think about. And big congratulations to the lab for their great presentations!24 Jul 2026 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:da4vm66sirretsligkdemucg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mre5gr63vc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/alharborne.bsky.social/post/3mp7ewa5wjk2uUse BRUVS? Our new study uses barracuda spots to check independence among BRUVS. TLDR; sometimes we saw same fish on different cameras but BRUVS 500m apart can be considered independent. But count individuals rather than using MaxN if you can! https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfb.70524 @fiu.bsky.social26 Jun 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:da4vm66sirretsligkdemucg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7ewa5wjk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/alharborne.bsky.social/post/3mnwnrvdwnk2hTook a while to get this published but good data never dies! Great to see this out [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jun 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:da4vm66sirretsligkdemucg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwnrvdwnk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/alharborne.bsky.social/post/3mnknhklivs2zIt's great to see this paper out in Animal Conservation @zslofficial.bsky.social! We show that prey availability is an important correlate of shark abundance and hence the need for a holistic management approach. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.70067 Read more at @fiu.bsky.social news https://news.fiu.edu/2026/sharks-thrive-in-hot-spots-of-prey05 Jun 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:da4vm66sirretsligkdemucg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnknhklivs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/alharborne.bsky.social/post/3mklcbze6j22uOne of the highlights of academic life: Commencement with graduate students. Congratulations Dr Marrero!28 Apr 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:da4vm66sirretsligkdemucg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklcbze6j22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/alharborne.bsky.social/post/3mg2bjyqbjk2lAnd foraging grounds for reef fishes! https://www.tropicalfishecologylab.com/the-fishscape-project [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Mar 2026 03:06 +0000at://did:plc:da4vm66sirretsligkdemucg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg2bjyqbjk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/alharborne.bsky.social/post/3mckd5cr5bs22Paper accepted. 100 day streak on Wordle broken. This day could go either way…16 Jan 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:da4vm66sirretsligkdemucg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckd5cr5bs22https://bsky.app/profile/alharborne.bsky.social/post/3m4xs2s64ic2xProf Jim Fourqurean and @carlosduartephd.bsky.social kicking off the Blue Impact summit at FIU’s Biscayne Bay Campus @fiu.bsky.social06 Nov 2025 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:da4vm66sirretsligkdemucg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xs2s64ic2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/alharborne.bsky.social/post/3m4diytbfzc2uGreat day 1 at the FL Keys Marine Science Workshop and nice job by Paula Pabon with the lab’s first talk of the meeting @fiu.bsky.social29 Oct 2025 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:da4vm66sirretsligkdemucg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4diytbfzc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/alharborne.bsky.social/post/3m24zbgmc7c2xCongratulations! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2025 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:da4vm66sirretsligkdemucg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m24zbgmc7c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/alharborne.bsky.social/post/3lvlypt6gis2zFun day at @georgiaaquarium.bsky.social! Great to see so many people enjoying some marine biology, and of course in particular the reef exhibit 😉04 Aug 2025 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:da4vm66sirretsligkdemucg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvlypt6gis2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/alharborne.bsky.social/post/3lqd37gnmx227Great to work with Frances and the rest of the team on this one! 🦈 [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 May 2025 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:da4vm66sirretsligkdemucg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqd37gnmx227https://bsky.app/profile/alharborne.bsky.social/post/3lne7g3jox225Great to see this paper come out at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-025-03584-7. Former lab grad student Lanie Esch did a great job looking at fish in the FL aquarium trade and working out which were the biggest risks as future invasive species based on release probabilities and chances of establishing.21 Apr 2025 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:da4vm66sirretsligkdemucg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lne7g3jox225https://bsky.app/profile/alharborne.bsky.social/post/3llz35aejzs24Congratulations to Dr Sara Schoen for defending her PhD dissertation on Tuesday. Always a good week when we get to bring out the fibreglass barracuda!04 Apr 2025 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:da4vm66sirretsligkdemucg/app.bsky.feed.post/3llz35aejzs24https://bsky.app/profile/alharborne.bsky.social/post/3lkvfuwtmts2gThanks to @gobyone.bsky.social for a great talk yesterday about tiny fish! @fiu.bsky.social21 Mar 2025 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:da4vm66sirretsligkdemucg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvfuwtmts2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/alharborne.bsky.social/post/3lhet3janqs2uOne of my stranger days of fieldwork… monitoring a new Seawall in N Miami…04 Feb 2025 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:da4vm66sirretsligkdemucg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhet3janqs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/alharborne.bsky.social/post/3lgoo3w4auc27Nice work! If anyone is interested in the potential spread of this species have a look at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00338-024-02490-z#citeas [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jan 2025 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:da4vm66sirretsligkdemucg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgoo3w4auc27