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Louise Lavictoire @louiselavictoire.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Just one of the important jobs we do to keep our broodstock mussels happy and conditions right for breeding of this endangered species. Please consider a small donation. We have 55,000 juvenile mussels prepare for release www.fba.org.uk/make-a-donat... #freshwater #mussel #reintroduction

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Louise Lavictoire @louiselavictoire.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Brilliant few days with @cairngormsnews.bsky.social looking for #freshwater #mussels, their #habitat, swabbing for population #genetics and having important discussions about the pros and cons of #conservation #breeding. Such special habitats 💙🌲🌄🌊

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Freshwater Biological Association @freshwaterbio.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

We are in awe of river ecosystems... so it was an absolute pleasure to catch up with Kurt Fausch to discover more about ‘A Reverence for Rivers: Imagining an Ethic for Running Waters’. Join us for a dive into the inspiration & science that motivated Kurt’s latest book: www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/a-...

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Louise Lavictoire @louiselavictoire.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

🌳🍒🫐It's a mast year! 🌳🍒🫐 There's a huge abundance of berries, nuts & seeds on UK trees/shrubs this year. Known as a mast year, certain species produce a bumper crop to increase seed survival, creating a 'prey satiation' effect. The overwhelming abundance ensures some will survive and germinate

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Freshwater Biological Association @freshwaterbio.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

A spotlight on the #RiverWensum in Norfolk. Simon Johnson, Executive Director at FBA, issues a heartfelt call to action to help save England’s forgotten & sorely neglected #chalkriver. Read the full article 👉The Wensum: England’s dying and forgotten chalk river: www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/th...

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The Wensum: England’s dying and forgotten chalk river — Freshwater Biological Association

After many years away, Simon Johnson, FBA Executive Director, recently re-connected with the River Wensum in Norfolk. Once bursting with nature and one of England’s most famous fisheries, he found thi...

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Freshwater Biological Association @freshwaterbio.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Over 600 scientists from across Europe have signed a joint statement calling on the EU to urgently update its #waterpollution rules to protect #freshwater ecosystems... before it’s too late! 💧🌍💙 View the full statement and signatories: www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/sc... #WaterPollution #EUEnvironment

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Freshwater Biological Association @freshwaterbio.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Please allow us to share a marvellously magical moment on this mussel Monday! The 5000th juvenile #FreshwaterPearlMussel bred here at the FBA Ark has been tagged, ready for release in the river Irt! You can find out more about #SpeciesRecovery at the FBA Ark here: www.fba.org.uk/freshwater-p...

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Louise Lavictoire @louiselavictoire.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Releasing juvenile #freshwater pearl #mussels two channels today, less than 5 metres apart, one spring fed, the other a small side channel of the main stem river (surface water). The spring fed one was 12.5 ºC, the side channel 17.7ºC! That's over 5ºC difference in the space of <5m!

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Louise Lavictoire @louiselavictoire.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

What a wonderful day we had at the @freshwaterbio.bsky.social 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting at Nottingham Trent University. Brilliant discussions on ghost ponds, climate change, pollution, outdoor swimming, being 'activist scientist' and the concept of riverkin. Can't wait to do it again next year!

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Louise Lavictoire @louiselavictoire.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Last 4 hours in our #GreenMatchFund campaign to help save #ArcticCharr in the #LakeDistrict. Please donate if you can or share our campaign with those who might donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05.... Would be great to reach 1/3 of our target of £6666. Thank you! #Windermere #freshwater #fish

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Louise Lavictoire @louiselavictoire.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Great to see our Arctic charr recovery project gaining traction in the press. Until Tuesday 29th April you can donate to our Green Match fundraising campaign to double your donation donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

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Lake District Charr Recovery & Management (CHARM) – Big Give

We want to save one of England's rarest fish species, Arctic charr, from extinction. We will engage communities in the …

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Freshwater Biological Association @freshwaterbio.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Will you help us save #ArcticCharr from extinction in the #LakeDistrict? Our campaign to raise funds for the Lake District Charr Recovery & Management (LD-CHARM) project has just launched! From 22-29 April your donations will be doubled! Find out more & donate: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

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Louise Lavictoire @louiselavictoire.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

We’re raising funds through the #GreenMatchFund for our #LakeDistrict #ArcticCharr Recovery and Management project, aka LD-CHARM 🐟 bit.ly/42BgnII If you can, please donate. Each donation is matched pound-for-pound up to £10K, meaning we could unlock £20K of funding for £10K of donations!

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Lake District Charr Recovery & Management (CHARM) – Big Give

We want to save one of England's rarest fish species, Arctic charr, from extinction. We will engage communities in the …

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Louise Lavictoire @louiselavictoire.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Epic week at the #NaturalHistoryMuseum sampling #ArcticCharr scales for our #CHARM project. Investigating #genetics of English #LakeDistrict populations to aid #conservation. Funded by @naturalengland.bsky.social through #SpeciesRecoveryProgramme www.fba.org.uk/lake-distric...

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Louise Lavictoire @louiselavictoire.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Next week we're taking part in the Green Match Fund to raise money for #conservation of Arctic #charr in the #LakeDistrict. Every donation up to £10k is doubled so please give if you can!

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Louise Lavictoire @louiselavictoire.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Much fun with #ChatGPT making my own freshwater biologist action figure... Complete with mussels, notebook and traffic cone (bathyscope 🤪). Show me your action figures!

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Rachel Stubbington @rstubbington.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Excited that Nottingham Trent Uni will host the Freshwater Biological Association Annual Scientific Meeting on Wednesday 25 June. Awesome lineup including keynotes @davetickner.bsky.social, @michcjackson.bsky.social, Steve Ormerod and Julia Martin-Ortega. Registration is open: t.co/GRdq6E33v2

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Lynsey Harper @lynseyrharper.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Fantastic to see the State of Windermere in 2024 report and Windermere Integrated Science Plan (WISP) published! Over 90 yrs of information and data on Windermere and its catchment summarised during my time with @freshwaterbio.bsky.social, which was only possible with the help of many people! 1/4

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Louise Lavictoire @louiselavictoire.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Brilliant to see these two reports by @lynseyrharper.bsky.social when she was at @freshwaterbio.bsky.social on the state of #Windermere released today! Thanks to all involved in early drafts and discussions and for the Environment Agency for funding the work

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Freshwater Biological Association @freshwaterbio.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

It is a pleasure to announce that registration for our Annual Scientific Meeting 2025 is now open! The #FBAASM2025 is an in-person only event at Nottingham Trent University’s Clifton Campus on Wednesday 25 June. Please head over to our website for the full ASM agenda: www.fba.org.uk/annual-scien...

FBA Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) at Nottingham Trent University on Wednesday 25 June 2025.

Registration now open for the FBA Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) and check out the agenda online

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Louise Lavictoire @louiselavictoire.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Literally from the car window! Nearly ran these two over. Interrupted a sparrowhawk attempting to make a woodcock its dinner 😱 Spoiler...the woodcock got away

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Louise Lavictoire @louiselavictoire.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Stunning day on the #RiverLaxford seeing amazing habitats, mussels, lichens and even sea eagles 😱😍🦅 what a stunning part of the world! Thanks to Chris Conroy from Atlantic Salmon Trust for explaining the amazing work he's doing and answering my many fishy questions 🐟

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

A tale of two headlines based on the same press release. The reality, of course, is that the National Trust’s nature restoration efforts will bolster good farming, by “improving the health of enough soil to provide habitat for 1 billion earthworms.”

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 31/12/2024

As always, my last post of the year reminder... Reducing emissions will reduce future climate warming and impacts. The time is now. Visualization made by globalcarbonbudget.org Thank you all for sticking by in 2024! 🙂

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The Riverfly Partnership @riverflies.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Any Riverfly goodies on your Christmas list? 🎄Grab them this weekend with freepost! ✨ riverflies.teemill.com

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Louise Lavictoire @louiselavictoire.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Are you a scientist interested in seeing the true extent of chemical pollution in freshwaters recognised? ☠️ 🌊 🔬 👩‍🔬 Then sign the Statement of Support for updated EU water pollution standards 👇 www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/sc...

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Scientists' statement on pollutants in water — Freshwater Biological Association

Calling all scientists, researchers and academics. Following the EEA’s recent ‘Europe's state of water 2024' report, European institutions are now in the process of updating the priority pollutants to...

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Laurence Carvalho @laclaurence.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Pleased to announce the start of a new EU innovation project on lake restoration, @futurelakes.bsky.social , contributing to the #Mission-Ocean-and-Waters #FutureLakes demonstrates innovative solutions to transform lake restoration and will promote citizen actions to support lake restoration

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Kevin Wood @drkevinwood.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Attending #BES2024 next week? I'm giving a talk on our work on #wetlands and cultural ecosystem services. In the meantime, you can access the paper here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1k0257szSJ... 🌍 🧪 🦤

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Louise Lavictoire @louiselavictoire.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

I do love this time of year...cold, crisp and cloud inversions help ease the mind...happy weekend Blueskyers #Windermere #Blueskies #LakeDistrict

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Coming soon! In the next episode of Counting the Earth, we explore microplastics—tiny plastic particles that permeate soil, water, food, drinking supplies, and even our bodies—and ask how much do we actually understand about their long-term effects? #podcast 🎙️

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Louise Lavictoire @louiselavictoire.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

If you're going to @kendalmountainfest.bsky.social this weekend, come and hear the wonderful Michael Malay talk about his book Late Light TODAY. Tickets still available and you'll learn about #eels, #moths, #mussels, #crickets and so much more! kendalmountainfestival.eventive.org/schedule/66a...

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Louise Lavictoire @louiselavictoire.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Some fantastic #PhDs here with #ECOWILD👇🏼 Receive world-class training studying #MultipleStressors on #wetland #habitats. #FreshwaterBiologicalAssociation is supporting #marine & #freshwater #wetland #recovery from extreme events with @michcjackson.bsky.social ecowild.site.hw.ac.uk/current-oppo...

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Current Opportunities – ECOWILD

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Louise Lavictoire @louiselavictoire.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

There's a chill in the air for the #autumn #BigWindermereSurvey this morning. 150 #CitizenScientists out in force in the #Windermere #catchment taking #WaterQuality and #bacterial samples for the #FreshwaterBiologicalAssociation & #LancasterUniversity www.fba.org.uk/the-big-wind...

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 17/11/2024

Have you heard of entoLIVE? It’s a series of free webinars that showcases the research of invertebrate researchers. 70 webinars to date! We’re recruiting speakers for 2025 so get in touch if you’d like to present your work. 🧪 #entomology #research #science biologicalrecording.co.uk/entolive/

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entoLIVE

entoLIVE webinars bring the latest invertebrate subjects to the wider public. Our expert speakers cover cutting edge science, the latest conservation efforts and the status of British invertebrates…

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Peter powell @peterpowell.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Gravel is the unsung hero of healthy rivers. I think it is (almost) as important for river wildlife as the water that flows over the top. The sediments, pebbles rocks and stones are vital to healthy rivers but they are also under threat. Read on to find out why 👇

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