Important new correspondance published in Nature last week: Global swimways on free-flowing rivers are essential for protect key migratory fish species nature.com/articles/d4158… michele thieme 💧Marc Goichot🌎💦 Jeff Opperman💧🐟🎸 💧🐟 Stuart Orr 🐟💧 @david_tickner

Fishes that live (swim?) in leaf litter! Barely believable #freshwater biodiversity Kathy Hughes 💧🐟 Stuart Orr 🐟💧 Jeff Opperman💧🐟🎸

Mother Earth really is a beautiful place. Let’s not take it for granted. Happy #EarthDay, everyone. 🌎

This was deeply satisfying notice to receive!

Ready to explore new approaches for your science communication? Want to achieve a greater impact? Check out our workshop at the annual American Fisheries Society meeting #AFS154. We'd love to work with you! afsannualmeeting.fisheries.org/continuing-edu…

We're celebrating the launch of The SHOAL Blueprint for Conservation Action for 1,000 Freshwater Fishes by 2035 🐟 How? Key experts in freshwater conservation are joining us for two webinars in June, one each for Western and Eastern timezones! Keep scrolling to register 👇

‼️🚨📷 PHOTO CONTEST ALERT 📷🚨‼️ This summer we will be holding photo contests to see what fish fun everyone is getting up to in the field and in the lab. Each month we will hold a new contest with a different theme. 1/5

A lot of things scare me. Here is the latest scary bit from Nature Geoscience "Global groundwater warming due to climate change" #climate nature.com/articles/s4156…

"the teaching is not in the classroom". A wonderful video - Please take the time to listen and ponder Dr. Ballard's thoughts.

Ha! I came from a big family and this was a regular occurrence growing up. Just be prepared to hear “remember that time you forgot me…” at future family gatherings 😝

Why we can't afford to ignore the world's smallest freshwater bodies. Ponds have long been neglected by science, but we can't overlook these diverse and important nature hotspots any more 🐸🐌🐟 newscientist.com/article/mg2623….

“If you haven’t fallen in love with Tim Walz yet, watch him and his daughter Hope at the Minnesota state fair”

One of the best things about going to a conference is to find new ways of thinking. This plenary is a great example! ❤️ #AFS154

Interested in tools to address uncertainty in outcomes of fish management decision making? Check out our new paper in Fisheries - happy to talk about these tools at #AFS154.

Yesterday at #AFS154 🐟 American Fisheries Society was an inspirational day about connections - through innovative communications, with past + new colleagues, with cultural identify, and better ways to connect with our diverse AFS membership. What will today bring?

Curious about what makes certain fish grow to massive sizes? 🐟🔍 This paper reveals the secrets! ✨ Visit bit.ly/FishGigantism.

Recreational fishing is also about health. Our new essay presents the one health concept. Led by @SJC_fishy

Before going to a NAR event, I didn't fully realize, emotionally, the implications of preaching Trump's enemies are controlled by demonic forces. It's almost empathetic—It's not their fault as *people*, they're possessed! But it's a wildly powerful idea: slate.com/news-and-polit…

This week we catch up with Rene Martin Dr. Rene P. Martin and hear what she has been up to in the last 5.5 years (whoa, we're getting old). We chat about wrapping up at Kansas, a post doc at AMNH, #SundayFishSketch, and a new gig as professor at the University of Nebraska.