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William Perry

@drwillperry.bsky.social
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📈 Modelling freshwater biodiversity on the LTLS-FE project. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Based at Cardiff University's Water Research Institute. 🐟 FSBI Publicity Coordinator. 📖 Journal of Fish Biology (#JFB) Senior Editor. 🧬 Molecular ecology enthusiast.

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Dr Anna Sturrock @otolithgirl.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
First leg of our #FSBIGreenTravel journey complete! #FSBI2026 Essex contingent incoming! 🐟🐟🐟 Share your Green Travel stories (even if they arent as exciting as you swimming to Southampton) on social media, and remember to tag #FSBIGreenTravel to be in with a chance of a prize! @thefsbi.bsky.social
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
That's a wrap for #Interrail2026, onto #FSBI2026! Happily doing #FSBIGreenTravel by taking 2 trains (Strasbourg>Paris>London) yesterday & a train to Southampton this morning. Duty free in hand. Big thanks to France's high speed rail! Join me at the #JFB workshop at 1330 to talk publishing/publicity!
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Check out my recent #JFB Editor's Choice: "What big eyes you have! Well, until 500 m, that is": doi.org/10.1111/jfb..... Using an incredible image repository, authors show that larger eye investment peaked at 500m, after which expensive eye structures weren't worth it. Paper by Pinti et al.
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Dr Anna Sturrock @otolithgirl.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Who else is going to #FSBI2026 in Southampton this July? I'm excited to see how we can reduce our env footprint for the Green Travel Awards! Tell us your ideas & tag #FSBIGreenTravel. Even just buying C offsets helps if you need to fly! I am doing walk-train-bus this year. You? @thefsbi.bsky.social
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Mr Bean Holiday: Rowan Atkinson on Bicycle
ALT: Mr Bean Holiday: Rowan Atkinson on Bicycle
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Check out my recent #JFB Editor's Choice: "Toxic tiddlers? Mechanisms driving within species mercury levels uncovered in anchovies ": doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... Dietary shift occurs, which looks to facilitate growth, at the expense of increasing mercury. Paper by Chen et al doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Check out my recent #JFB Editor's Choice: "Travelling in the omics time machine part II: Keeping natural history museums relevant ": doi.org/10.1111/jfb..... Are some museums diverting attention away from collections, undermining their relevance? Paper by Nambiar et al doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Check out my recent #JFB Editor's Choice: "Uncovering the lazybones of the shark world": doi.org/10.1111/jfb..... Stable isotopes, going beyond identifying where a fish has come from, or where it has been - now providing data on life-history traits! Paper by Delgado et al doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
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Alec BM Moore @alecbmmoore.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Fish folk - have you ever heard of old (18thC) name Mylwell or Melvell?🐟 @oceanspast.bsky.social @thefsbi.bsky.social @projectfishistory.bsky.social @leafyhistory.bsky.social Apparently sometimes applied to cod, but not in this context (as named alongside, along with ling, conger, hake and bream)
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The FSBI @thefsbi.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
In rural Mozambique women face systemic barriers in ocean spaces. With FSBI’s support, Love The Oceans' Ocean School empowered women with ocean literacy, building inclusive ocean governance to better protect marine habitats #OceanLiteracy #Lovetheoceans #GenderEquity #Conservation
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Check out my recent #JFB Editor's Choice: "School's out, but not for fish that want to pass ": doi.org/10.1111/jfb..... Groups had a lower metabolic rate than individuals that made it past a barrier (important for the efficacy of fish passes)! Paper by Crawford et al: doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
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The FSBI @thefsbi.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Great to be at Scotland Nature Student Conference, aptly represented by previous president of the FSBI, Professor Colin Adams! The FSBI is a strong advocate for students and early career researchers, with a string of funding opportunities available to members. Membership starts at just £10!
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NoWPaS - Salmonid Research Network @nowpas.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
📌 Sponsor Spotlight ✨ Today we are highlighting @thefsbi.bsky.social as a sponsor of the NoWPaS 2026. Their contribution makes this workshop possible for early-career researchers in salmonid sciences 🎣 👉Learn more: nowpas.wordpress.com/sponsors/cur... #NoWPaS2026 #Sponsors #ThankYou #Salmonids
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The FSBI @thefsbi.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
#JFB Editor's Choice by Senior Editor @DrWillPerry - "School's out, but not for fish that want to pass": doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... Original JFB paper by Crawford et al: doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Check out my recent #JFB Editor's Choice: "Put it in reverse! Captivating deep-sea footage reveals the mysterious movements of abyssal fish", featuring some amazing footage: doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... It highlights a paper by Priede and Jamieson doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
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The FSBI @thefsbi.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Registration is now open for #FSBI2026! Early bird closes 27 May. Full details at: store.southampton.ac.uk/conferences-...
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I had the great pleasure of working with BBC Radio 4's Inside Science to produce a short segment on the topic of #aquaculture and aquaculture #escapees. You can now listen to it, here, accompanied with some visuals for full immersion! youtu.be/Tp4KbRry7xE?... #GMO #Salmon #Environment #Rivers
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BBC Radio 4's Inside Science - Aquaculture, salmon escapees & genetic modification
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Today is the official deadline for applications to this lovely freshwater, fishy, eDNA PhD, but the portal will be open throughout the weekend, ready for any last minute submissions! #PhD #PhDOppertunity
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Si Creer @profsicreer.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Great opportunity to work with @drwillperry.bsky.social Isabelle Durance and @meebangor.bsky.social on freshwater fish #eDNA here - 7 days to go for the application! @britishecologicalsociety.org #UKDNAWG
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The FSBI @thefsbi.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
A new installation of #InsideTheFSBI! We hear from FSBI PhD Student, Rebecca Bentley, who is based at the University of Bristol. Rebecca talks about her work on jaw shape in armoured #catfish and how it links to #ecological factors like diet, but constrained by #phylogenetics. Some amazing #microCT!
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Inside the FSBI - FSBI PhD Student, Rebecca Bentley
Rebecca Bentley is an FSBI funded PhD student at the University of Bristol, working on the evolution of ecomorphology in armoured catfish (an adaptive radiation of over 1,070 species). In this video, she focuses on how jaw shape is linked to diet and other ecological factors, but constrained by phylogenetics. With some phenomenal micro-CT images of these charismatic little catfish, we get a glimpse into the anatomical features Rebecca is examining as part of her PhD.
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The FSBI @thefsbi.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Abstract submission is now open for #FSBI2026 in Southampton, 27-31 July! Deadline for abstracts is 2 February 2026 (17:00 GMT). You can find more info, here: fsbi.org.uk/symposium-2026/
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
📢 #PhD opportunity! Interested in #eDNA and protecting our #rivers? We are recruiting a PhD researcher to tackle a very topical challenge: Empowering citizen scientists with an eDNA toolbox to safeguard #freshwater fishes. Deadline: January 16th 2026. #PhDPosition #CardiffUniversity bit.ly/49bl4gO
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
My debut on BBC Radio Scotland! Two clips from my recent interview on the topic of #aquaculture escapees - specifically the 75,000 #salmon released in Loch Linnhe at the beginning of October: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp7r... #Environment #Pollution
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Almost 75,000 salmon escape from storm-damaged farm
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Such a pleasure to give the welcoming address to #WEEN25 last week in my capacity as one of the Wales Ecology and Evolution Network's directors. I gave a brief history of the network, how it has developed in recent years, while also welcoming early career researchers from all over Wales to Cardiff
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Check out my recent #JFB Editor's Choice: "Tough mothers and tender fathers: New assays reveal the behavioural complexity of the common #clownfish": doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... Highlights a paper by Graham et al doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... showing the behavioural depth of these little fish!
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B. Prendergast @renderg.host · 04/11/2025
Thank you @drwillperry.bsky.social and the Fisheries Society of the British Isles @thefsbi.bsky.social for being an #a11y
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Follow-up: Thank You to Dr William Perry and the FSBI
Making science on the web a little bit more-accessible.
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B. Prendergast @renderg.host · 23/10/2025
When Publishers use forced italics (e.g. 𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑠) in their social media posts, it makes the content less #accessible. You have a duty of care to your audience. Please stop.
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Stop using stylised italics (Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols) in scientific social media posts.
Decorative characters make content inaccessible to those using assistive technology.
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The FSBI @thefsbi.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
#JFB: Stress-linked morphological change associated with rearing techniques of hatchery reliant endemic landlocked Atlantic salmon (𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘳 m. sebago) doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70149 #FishSci @drwillperry.bsky.social
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 14/10/2025
Scientists warn escaped farmed salmon could interbreed with wild fish, further endangering Scotland’s fragile populations.
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Almost 75,000 farmed salmon in Scotland escaped into the wild after Storm Amy – why this may cause lasting damage
Scientists warn escaped farmed salmon could interbreed with wild fish, further endangering Scotland’s fragile populations.
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
After the calamitous news last week that 75,000 farmed #salmon had escaped in #Scotland, I wrote this Conversation article exploring why this is such bad news and what it means for wild salmon: doi.org/10.64628/AB.... #Environment #Aquaculture #FishFarming #Fish #Pollution #Genetics
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Almost 75,000 farmed salmon in Scotland escaped into the wild after Storm Amy – why this may cause lasting damage
Scientists warn escaped farmed salmon could interbreed with wild fish, further endangering Scotland’s fragile populations.
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The FSBI @thefsbi.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Following the Titanic theme, with #FSBI2025 being held in Belfast, #FSBI2026 will be taking place in 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗻! Be sure to get 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵-𝟯𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 in your diary, with the exciting theme of "Breaking Siloes in Fish Biology"! fsbi.org.uk/symposium-2026/
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Are you doing a Masters/PhD/Postdoc in Ecology/Environment/Evolution in Wales? Make sure you don’t miss one of the most important dates in the calendar: the Wales Ecology & Evolution Network (WEEN) Annual Conference! #WEEN25 ween.wales/event/ween/ @lswalescddcymru.bsky.social @epwales.bsky.social
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Hot off the press! Our #JFB paper showing #eDNA #metabarcoding's ability to give quantitative insights in #AtlanticSalmon distribution in a river: doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... Showing, once again, the value of integrating eDNA into #freshwater #biodiversity monitoring. Big thanks to Nigel Milner!
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Ever wondered what #Zendaya and wild #salmon have in common? Check out this Conversation piece I recently wrote based on our recent #JFB paper (doi.org/10.1111/jfb....)! theconversation.com/wild-salmon-...
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Wild salmon are the Zendayas of the fish world – what that tells us about conservation
Wild salmon look incredibly symmetrical but captivity makes them more lopsided, stressed and less able to survive in the wild.
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
A piece I wrote on our recent #JFB paper looking at the impacts of #hatchery techniques on a critically endangered population of landlocked #salmon! You can read the full paper, here: doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... #FishSci #Aquaculture #Conservation
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Check out my recent #JFB Editor's Choice: The grime fighting potential of fish #guts and the battle for responsible consumption doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... It covers some big topics around #capitalism, #consumption, #CircularEconomies and... fish guts? Original article: doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Just published 'Dietary Differentiation Between Sympatric #Ecotypes of #Astatotilapia calliptera From Lake Masoko, #Tanzania Revealed by Metabarcoding'! bit.ly/3GTRKjI Great to be part of this work led by Dr Kirthana Pillay (FSBI PhD)! Nostalgic, given that my MSci thesis looked at these #cichlids!
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Check out my recent #JFB Editor's Choice: Lump by name, but not by nature: 1000km migration of lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... Highlights work by Kennedy et al recording #lumpfish #migration of up to 1,612 km. Original article: doi.org/10.1111/JFB....
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Ellie Dolan @elliedolan.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Our opinion piece discussing the potential spread of invasive species following riverine barrier removals is now out 🦞🐟 Excited to share my first first author publication! @rosscuthbert.bsky.social @fengzhihe.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Riverine Barrier Removals Could Proliferate Biological Invasions
Artificial barriers (e.g., dams) are longstanding features of global freshwater habitats, which are being removed in growing numbers due to the limitations they place on native species movements. How....
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Had such a laugh hosting the #FSBI2025 pub quiz last night. Turns out, coming up with 60 questions for a room full of academics, arbiters of truth, is far more difficult than first anticipated...! Felt like a second viva!
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The FSBI @thefsbi.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Remember, if you couldn't make it to #FSBI2025, we will be posting about all the talks and events on our Mastodon! Come join us there! fishsci.com/invite/DqK2J... Our account is @TheFSBI@fishsci.com
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
The last leg of yesterday's #FSBIGreenTravel, crossing the Irish Sea, quick stop in Dublin and then up north! Such a smooth trip, and a new found love of ferries. The perfect start to #FSBI2025!
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Dr Anna Sturrock @otolithgirl.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
#FSBI2025 here we come! Roped my lovely students into this long journey from Essex to Belfast! Walked to Wivenhoe station & now on train to Liverpool to get ferry. Wish us luck! Remember to add your own green travel stories/efforts (however small) to tinyurl.com/FSBIGreenTravel 🐟🚄⛴️ #FSBIGreenTravel
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
The #FSBIGreenTravel to #FSBI2025 continues after a pit stop in Bangor, spending a wonderfully raucous evening with dear friend and colleague, Gary Carvalho! Treated to a bounty of vegetarian dishes. Produce which was in the garden 5 mins before. Now a quick train to Holyhead and the ferry awaits!
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
On my way to #FSBI2025 in Belfast, and my #FSBIGreenTravel is well underway! The first leg involves a journey from #Cardiff to #Bangor. After making my way through a sea of bucket hats, with the aftermath of Oasis' opening night in Cardiff, I'm on one of Transport for Wales' new, greener trains!
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The FSBI @thefsbi.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
With only two more sleeps until #FSBI2025, remember to tell us all about your #FSBIGreenTravel to the symposium! We'll collate and share our favourite stories and will announce three winners at the banquet! To enter, fill in the following: tinyurl.com/FSBIGreenTravel Safe travels!
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Check out my recent #JFB Editor's Choice: "Pick on someone your own size! Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) do". It contains one of JFB newest features, embedded videos! Bringing research to life. doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... Original study by Holubová et al doi.org/10.1111/JFB.... #Alaska #FishSci
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
It was great to take part in the UK Freshwater Quality Programme webinar last week, giving an update on the Long-Term Large-Scale Freshwater Ecosystems project! If you didn't manage to attend the webinar, but were interested in what we are doing, you can find a recording, here: bit.ly/44qGoMN
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UK Freshwater Quality Programme June 2025 webinar: LTLS-FE Project update
LTLS-FE project update 19 June 2025. Presentations from members of the LTLS-FE team: Theo Jackson (Rothamsted), Will Perry (University of Cardiff), and Mark ...
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The FSBI @thefsbi.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Don't forget to register for #FSBI2025! It's set to be a fantastic week of research, management and fun, with a wonderful line-up of speakers. But remember, ticket prices are set to increase after 6th June, so get in there quick for those savings! fsbi.org.uk/symposium-2025/
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William Perry @drwillperry.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
It was a joy to be at NoWPaS again! Taking place in Halifax (NS), it's as vibrant/stimulating as when I attended in 2018. I presented work on #AtlanticSalmon #eDNA, which was selected as best talk in the session! Thanks to @thefsbi.bsky.social & @gensocuk.bsky.social for travel funding! #NoWPaS2025
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