Nonbinary by birth (they/them) 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Aquatic ecologist by profession 🐟🐠🐡 Kind by choice Fisheries, human impacts, sustainability, all things water Currently studying how environmental stressors affect aquatic-terrestrial linkages in Germany 🇩🇪https://bsky.app/profile/aquaticenby.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aquaticenby.bsky.social/post/3mal65em5bk2mTo this day, I've never found anything more spiritual than a river [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Dec 2025 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:h4luzuuh7lrggfdb72mshut5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mal65em5bk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/aquaticenby.bsky.social/post/3maiwlsaw4c2nToday is Sunday AND the winter solstice AND we were gifted with a beautiful day and bright blue sky. Can't waste the gift!21 Dec 2025 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:h4luzuuh7lrggfdb72mshut5/app.bsky.feed.post/3maiwlsaw4c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/aquaticenby.bsky.social/post/3mageh4aldk2vSometimes when I'm shopping here in Germany I see things that I just can't pass up20 Dec 2025 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:h4luzuuh7lrggfdb72mshut5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mageh4aldk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/aquaticenby.bsky.social/post/3mae6tlooek2jI have so much willpower and self control in all areas of my life. Until the very moment I lay eyes on a pretty plant or a bookstore Oh well! Worst comes to worst, someone gets some free plants in 3 years. The books I'll ship19 Dec 2025 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:h4luzuuh7lrggfdb72mshut5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mae6tlooek2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/aquaticenby.bsky.social/post/3m7sv2cp7mc2rWhen it comes to fish with unfortunate names, the chubsucker really got screwed. So for this #FishOfTheWeek let's learn enough for them to redeem themselves. There are 4 species of chubsucker, all belonging to the Erimyzon genus. And if you think their genus name saves them, you're wrong 1/712 Dec 2025 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:h4luzuuh7lrggfdb72mshut5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7sv2cp7mc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/aquaticenby.bsky.social/post/3m7b56tzedc25When we think about fish large enough to attack people, sharks are usually what comes to mind. However, there is one fish in the ocean that even most sharks would choose to leave alone. And that is the goliath grouper, a fitting choice for #FishOfTheWeek 1/605 Dec 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:h4luzuuh7lrggfdb72mshut5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7b56tzedc25https://bsky.app/profile/aquaticenby.bsky.social/post/3m6tjowapus26This singing moose head hung over the stand selling glühwein and one of my friends loved it. I just kept thinking of Billy Bass...30 Nov 2025 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:h4luzuuh7lrggfdb72mshut5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6tjowapus26https://bsky.app/profile/aquaticenby.bsky.social/post/3m6tjl5kc7s26The Christmas market opened on Thursday so naturally we had to go last night and enjoy it. A few glasses of glühwein and I mind the crowds a whole lot less30 Nov 2025 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:h4luzuuh7lrggfdb72mshut5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6tjl5kc7s26https://bsky.app/profile/aquaticenby.bsky.social/post/3m6plbwjucc2oWhen it comes to remaining unseen, there are many animals with insanely good camouflage. But fish really take camouflage to every extreme. For this #FishOfTheWeek, let's look at fishes power of invisibility 1/628 Nov 2025 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:h4luzuuh7lrggfdb72mshut5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6plbwjucc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/aquaticenby.bsky.social/post/3m65kmnuyms2zIt decided to snow a bit this morning and we rescued a poor hedgehog that got caught out in it instead of safely hibernating. He was taken to a wildlife rehab where they'll help him to gain some weight and be properly prepared for winter21 Nov 2025 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:h4luzuuh7lrggfdb72mshut5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m65kmnuyms2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/aquaticenby.bsky.social/post/3m65ck3ulr22zToday is World Fisheries Day, so for #FishOfTheWeek let's talk about a fisheries issue that is becoming more and more common, reductions in size of fishes due to fishing pressure. This may seem like a small issue but is in fact a major problem for many reasons 1/521 Nov 2025 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:h4luzuuh7lrggfdb72mshut5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m65ck3ulr22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/aquaticenby.bsky.social/post/3m5m5zlsh3k2kIt's time for #FishOfTheWeek and today I want to talk about a really cool fish that has become much maligned (not without reason) in North America. That's right, today we're gonna talk about the so-called Frankenfish. The snakehead 1/714 Nov 2025 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:h4luzuuh7lrggfdb72mshut5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5m5zlsh3k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/aquaticenby.bsky.social/post/3m52qzbpnxc2eI didn't get to do #FishOfTheWeek last week because I was in Poland for field work, but it's gar week this week so of course I have to talk about one of my all-time favorite fishes. And there's a lot know, so get ready to learn something new 1/807 Nov 2025 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:h4luzuuh7lrggfdb72mshut5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52qzbpnxc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/aquaticenby.bsky.social/post/3m4vp2vcljs2vJust continuing my record of always living in a town with a river. This one is smaller than others, but still just as pretty05 Nov 2025 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:h4luzuuh7lrggfdb72mshut5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4vp2vcljs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/aquaticenby.bsky.social/post/3m4jbbetka224We also got to see the ruins of an old castle today, though sadly we didn't get to go inside31 Oct 2025 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:h4luzuuh7lrggfdb72mshut5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4jbbetka224https://bsky.app/profile/aquaticenby.bsky.social/post/3m4jb4gttys24Today we got to see a massive rock structure with Neolithic age tool marks! The rock structure was so big you almost can't see me in the pics!31 Oct 2025 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:h4luzuuh7lrggfdb72mshut5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4jb4gttys24https://bsky.app/profile/aquaticenby.bsky.social/post/3m4is4uu7z22yPotato and leek soup, pumpkin gnocchi with chorizo, and house lemonade that tasted like if mulled cider was lemonade instead? And all for $9? And a tasty little berry cake from a 24 hour bakery for dessert? Yea, I had a delicious lunch today31 Oct 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:h4luzuuh7lrggfdb72mshut5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4is4uu7z22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/aquaticenby.bsky.social/post/3m4gcsipsq22pTried some Polish treats today. Apple and chokeberry shortbread cookies and chocolate covered chokeberries. Delicious!30 Oct 2025 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:h4luzuuh7lrggfdb72mshut5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4gcsipsq22p