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31 Jul 2026 08:02 +0000

Leaf scorpionfish ~Taenianotus triacanthus~ on marine macroalgae known as sea grapes. Bunaken, 🇮🇩 Leaf scorpionfish are camouflaged ambush predators which resemble a leaf. To be more convincing, they gently move their pelvic area to look like a drifting inert object. #marinelife #uwphoto

30 Jul 2026 09:12 +0000

Yellow edged moray eel (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus) in Bunaken, 🇮🇩. Moray eels, one of the few predators of the venomous lionfish. A fascinating video of this can be seen at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10641-017-0600-7 #marinelife #uwphoto

29 Jul 2026 12:59 +0000

The doubling of something small, i.e. the carbon footprint of eggs, is still small, something that seems to have been lost when writing this article. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/29/organic-eggs-climate-caged-chickens-carbon-emissions-environment

28 Jul 2026 12:48 +0000

~Chromodoris annae~ Nudibranch, Anna's magnificent sea slug. C. annae feeds upon one specific genus of sponge, Petrosaspongia, which are toxic to other predators. The nudibranch can absorb and store these compounds, which are unpleasant to potential predators. Bunaken 🇮🇩 #addOcean #uwphoto

24 Jul 2026 11:20 +0000

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/23/orcas-ramming-prey-hard-explodes-playing-game?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

25 Jun 2026 10:56 +0000

You can also do the same for other sealife using sealifebase sealife <- species_names(server = c("sealifebase"), version = "latest") sealife <- sealife %>% separate(Species, into = c("genus", "species"), sep = " ", remove = FALSE) [contains quote post or other embedded content]

25 Jun 2026 07:52 +0000

Any cephalopod experts out there who can id my cuttlefish, either Either Ascarosepion latimanus (broadclub cuttlefish) or Acanthosepion pharaonis (pharaoh cuttlefish). Seem at Bunaken. Indonesia #uwphoto

24 Jun 2026 13:55 +0000

If you are using rmarkdown in Rstudio to write about #fishsci, then you can create a custom dictionary containing all genus and species names for fish with this simple code 1/n

24 Jun 2026 07:34 +0000

Maroon clownfish ~Amphiprion biaculeatus~ with its symbiotic sea anemone the bubble tip anemone ~Entacmaea quadricolor~. Maroon clownfish are the most host specialised of the anemone fish and will associate almost exclusively with this anemone. Taken on the island of Bunaken, Indonesia.

27 May 2026 11:07 +0000

If you happen to be in northern Iceland tomorrow, drop by the seal center for some presentations from researchers around Iceland, there will even be something about lumpfish. https://selasetur.is/en/5th-isc-symposium-program/

14 Apr 2026 07:06 +0000

A superb video from the Lump Now project at DTU Aqua (Denmark) of the moment a lumpfish releases its eggs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9z8K_ruSKY

23 Mar 2026 20:13 +0000

A nice whiting ()Merlangius merlangus) caught during the Icelandic groundfish survey @mfri.bsky.social . While the range of this species reaches northern Iceland, it is not as common than other areas of Europe, and there is no targeted fishery.

21 Mar 2026 21:10 +0000

Out on the Icelandic groundfish survey and here just a few of the fishes we get at the deeper stations ~400 m. (1/n) Sea tadpole - Careproctus reinhardti Greater eelpout - Lycodes esmarkii Doubleline eelpout - L. eudipleurostictus Arctic eelpout - L. reticulatus Vahl´s eelpout - L. gracilis

13 Feb 2026 07:46 +0000

Today at 12:10 GMT I will provide insight into the wonderful life of a lumpfish. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

12 Feb 2026 10:49 +0000

Want to know more about lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus), join me online or in person on Friday 13th for my talk at the University of the Westfjords. https://www.uw.is/en/events/visindaport-lif-grasleppunnar-fra-hrogni-til-hafs-og-aftur-til-baka

08 Feb 2026 11:56 +0000

My first ever attempt at #SundayFishSketch. Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus).

15 Jan 2026 07:42 +0000

(1/n) New paper alert. Using GSI based method to investigate maturity in female Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, a long lived flatfish with an unusual ovary development strategy. @mfri.bsky.social https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.70046

20 Nov 2025 11:14 +0000

New publication looking at the occurrence and distribution of polar cod (Boreogadus saida) around Iceland (its southern limit) and how it is affected by changes in temperature. @mfri.bsky.social https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfb.70279

28 Oct 2025 10:11 +0000

A fascinating talk on fish parasites with Haseeb Randhawa talking with Alessandra Schnider from @icefishresearch.bsky.social . Also available on spotify, just search for "Fiskaspjall". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhtwdtoFDCw

07 Oct 2025 09:05 +0000

My poster is currently being printed, this is the joy I will endure in the coming days. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

01 Oct 2025 10:52 +0000

With two above average year classes entering the fishery, ICES advice for Norwegian spring-spawning herring increases by 33 % to 533 914 tonnes. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.27202611

30 Sep 2025 11:36 +0000

After years of coastal states failing to agree to a shared TAC for Atlantic mackerel, leading to catches > advice, ICES advice for 2026 is 71 % lower than in 2025. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.c.7488219.v33

02 Sep 2025 11:37 +0000

PhD opportunity to investigate how the invasive pink salmon affects terrestrial communities & ecology. https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/283012/phd-position-in-carrion-invasive-species-ecology

10 Jul 2025 11:39 +0000

A whole podcast dedicated to lumpfish!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]