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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

We are incredibly grateful to @wildlabs.bsky.social, @diioriolucia1.bsky.social, NSERC, and many others for supporting and funding our work. We hope to continue improving in the years to come! 🧵7/7

Screenshot of the FishSounds About Us page showing logos of funders and institutions associated with the project.

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

The admin portal will also allow us to regularly import FishBase data and export our data. Our long-term data repository on Borealis will soon be reorganized and updated to better reflect the website. 🧵6/7

Screenshot of the FishSounds Admin Portal showing data import and export options.

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

We are especially excited with our new admin portal, which will allow us to update the website continuously! From now on, FishSounds datasets may be updated at any point, so please take care to note the website version and access date to properly cite your data. 🧵5/7

Screenshot of the FishSounds Admin Portal, showing options for adding different types of data or system management.

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

We made a few more minor changes around the website, as well, such as updating the FishSounds Fisheries project page to include an acoustic catalog of Canadian fished species. 🧵4/7

Screenshot of the FishSounds Fisheries project page summarizing the FishSounds Fisheries (Canada) project, with data available for download.

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

We have also started adding information from references published in the years 2024 and 2025, with 2026 to soon follow! The systematized review of these new publications may not be completed for another month or so, so please understand that some may be missing for now. 🧵3/7

Screenshot of the FishSounds website showing search results for research summaries published in 2024 and 2025.

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

First, we now have simple and advanced search options to serve a variety of users. For our recordings, we are also in the process of implementing new visualizations, measurements, and standardized sound categories that will operate alongside the onomatopoeic names we’re all used to. 🧵2/7

Screenshot of the FishSounds recording search options, showcasing the advanced search with new features like sound category and minimum frequency.

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

🔉 Major FishSounds Website Update!! The beta version of the new FishSounds.net is live now and will be finalized over the next month. Most of the updates won’t necessarily be noticeable on first glance, so a few of the more consequential changes are outlined below. 🧵1/7

Screenshot of the FishSounds home page with a pop up banner announcing that changes have been made.

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Our @wildlabs.bsky.social Boring Fund updates are coming along well! Here's a demo of what our recording search pages will soon look like, including the ability to switch between simple and advanced search functions as well as acoustic measurements to help with filtering!

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Just wanted to share a sneak preview of what our recording visualizations will soon look like, thanks to the support of the @wildlabs.bsky.social Boring Fund! We'll also soon be adding new search features, data updates, and other changes, so stay tuned for more exciting news!

Screenshot of a FishSounds recording page showing an unnamed sound of a damselfish with a waveform and spectrogram.

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

If you're looking for more great fish sounds educational content, check out FishSounds.net/educate.js or the beautifully illustrated kids book "What Fish Are Saying" by @kirstenpendreigh.bsky.social!

Cover of the book What Fish Are Saying showcasing a variety of brightly colored fish

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

🐟🔊 New publication about all the exciting additions we made to FishSounds throughout versions 2 and 3: doi.org/10.1111/geb....! Since then, we've added even more recordings thanks to the FishEye Collaborative, and we have a lot more planned for next year!

Visual summaries of the additions made to the datasets and recordings in FishSounds Versions 2 and 3. Top: Lollipop plot of the number of total and newly added references per publication year. Left: Spectrograms of select recordings added to the FishSounds database in the latest versions, showing representative grunts and boatwhistles of the Gulf toadfish and very fast repetitive ticks of a salmon that could not be identified to species. Right: Bar plot of the number of total and newly added recordings on the FishSounds database, either hosted on the website or through links to FishBase and the Macaulay Library.

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

🐟New Publication🔉 We found that strategies for conserving at-risk fishes in Canada rarely consider acoustics. We propose that integrating fish sonifery and noise pollution into Canadian policies would improve species management and conservation efforts. Read more at doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...!

A bar plot showing the number of assessed designatable fish taxa that are actively soniferous, as well as the number of designatable taxa that had soundscapes and sound production mentioned in conservation documents produced by COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada) and SARA (Species at Risk Act) and a second bar plot showing the number of actively soniferous designatable taxa that had at least one anthropogenic stressor mentioned as threats, as well as those that had noise pollution acknowledged as a potential threat in the same documents.

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Are you ready for Science Rendezvous on May 10? 🎉🐟 FishSounds will be there—come visit us in the Elliott Building at UVic! Join us for a day of fun activities and fascinating research. 🔗 www.sciencerendezvous.ca/event_sites/... #SciRen #SciRenYYJ #bioacoustics @uvicscience.bsky.social

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Browsing our #bioacoustics recordings just got easier! We've now embedded visualizations for the almost 1000 Macaulay Library recordings we link to on FishSounds. And we're hoping to improve the rest of our recording visualizations later this year!

screenshot of the FishSounds recording search page showing sergeant major sounds with embedded visualizations from the Macaulay Library

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

We made a #bioacoustics colouring book! 🎨🐟 Download What Sound Does a Fish Make!? at fishsounds.net/educate.js for a fun at-home activity. This project features art by Sarah Jim—explore her amazing work at sarahjimstudio.com!

The cover page of the book by Hailey Shafer, Hailey, Davies, Sarah Jim, Audrey Looby, and Kieran Cox, with three coloured fish. An example colouring page showing herring in a kelp forest.

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

🎣🔉 We will have our final FishSounds Educate #bioacoustics seminar on Mar 7 at 9 am Pacific—all about eavesdropping on fisheries with Dr. Audrey Looby! Register here: uvic.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

FishSounds Educate seminar flyer about eavesdropping on fisheries. Register at FishSounds.net/educate.js

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

🗺️🔉🤝 We will have our next FishSounds Educate #bioacoustics seminar on Friday Feb 21 at 9 am Pacific—all about global bioacoustics collaborations with Dr. Isla Keesje Davidson! Register here: uvic.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

FishSounds Educate seminar flyer about global bioacoustics collaborations. Register at FishSounds.net/educate.js

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

🚢 🔊 We will have our next #bioacoustics FishSounds Educate seminar on Friday Feb 7 at 9 am Pacific—all about underwater noise pollution with Dr. Kieran Cox! Register here: uvic.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

FishSounds Educate flyer for Kieran Cox's seminar on noise pollution at February 7 at 9 am Pacific time. Register at FishSounds.net/educate.js.

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

🦐🐙🦀 We will have our next #bioacoustics seminar on Friday Jan 24 at 9 am Pacific—all about underwater invertebrate sounds with Dr. Ashlee Lillis! Register here: uvic.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

flyer for FishSounds Educate seminar on underwater invertebrate sounds, register at FishSounds.net/educate.js

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

The FishSounds Educate #bioacoustics seminar series resumes Jan 10 at 9 am Pacific—this time with a break in format! We'll be hosting a discussion about a community-led special issue on underwater sounds and are eager for broad involvement! Register here: uvic.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Flyer for a community-led special issue discussion on Jan. 10 at 9 am Pacific. Register at FishSounds.net/Educate.js

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

It was a big day for #bioacoustics publications from the FishSounds team! Learn about habitat-mediated soundscape conservation at t.co/B9EBc9hMId 🔉🪸 And learn about the importance of active sound production to tropical coral reef fishes at t.co/xNCQdVEon0 🗨️🐠

conceptual diagram depicting healthy coral reef and kelp forest habitats diminishing the sounds from a recreational boat compared to degraded habitats

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

🦐🪲🐟 We will have our next FishSounds Educate seminar on Friday Dec. 6 at 9 am Pacific—all about freshwater soundscapes with Dr. Jack Greenhalgh! Register here: uvic.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Flyer advertising the FishSounds Educate seminar on freshwater soundscapes by Dr. Jack Greenhalgh on Dec. 6 at 9 am Pacific. Register at FishSounds.net/educate.js.

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

🔊🐙🦀🦐🚢 New paper alert! Marine and Freshwater Sounds Impact Invertebrate Behavior and Physiology: A Meta-Analysis now out in Global Change Biology led by FishSounds' own Hailey Davies! t.co/DguKzbLXpr

graphical abstract of Marine and Freshwater Sounds Impact Invertebrate Behavior and Physiology: A Meta-Analysis showing sounds emanating from human activities like shipping affecting a range of aquatic invertebrates like squids and zooplankton

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

FishSounds Educate is excited to present an online seminar series all about underwater sounds and their study—aimed at bioacousticians and acoustics-curious folks alike! For more info, Zoom registration links, and links to videos of our past talks, see fishsounds.net/educate.js.

flyer and schedule of the FishSounds Educate seminar series, also accessible on FishSounds.net/Educate.js

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FishSounds @fishsounds.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Hello! We are FishSounds, an effort to study and communicate about fish and other underwater sounds, centered on the website FishSounds.net. To celebrate our first post, I hope you enjoy the sounds of the Bocon toadfish, the calls of one of the grumpy toadfish cuties that inspired our logo!

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