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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 11h

I definitely went on the best field trip option at the 2026 Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference! Got to hear all about inhibiting invasive carp movement upstream on the Mississippi and observed fish surgery to implant tracking tags #UMISC2026

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 14h

Just a PSA that there is an amazing bookstore in Washburn, WI with tons of hand picked books on every taxon imaginable. If youre in the apostle islands area, check it out. www.chequamegonbooks.com

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Can anyone guess what’s on my grocery list this week?

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

It’s that time of year again! Looking forward to all the derpy fish faces that swim across desktop for the next week - www.dnr.state.mn.us/statefair/we...

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I’ve started working on a piece I’m making for the Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference Art Show in October. Excited to see how this idea will come to fruition. Anyone else making some cool invasive species art? - www.umisc.net/art.html

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Made some scores while stopping by the quaint town of Goldsboro, NC. The coloring book was supposed to be for my niece but I’m tempted to keep it for myself…🐟

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Over 2,000 miles and 8 states later and my Great Lakes road trip has come to an end. Lots of field work in the books and a little family time to finish out an amazing 3 week excursion ❤️🚗 🎣

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I’m on a Great Lakes road trip!!! 🚗 About 600 miles down and 1,400 to go! Here a some pics from along Lake Michigan so far 🌊

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I’ve been MIA on this platform for a while… making my re-entrance with redear sunfish footage I captured during a rec dive yesterday :)

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Hey #SundayFishSketch community! I am running a race this Saturday to raise money for coldwater fish conservation! Donors will receive a handmade thank you note and another fun fishy item in the mail! Spread the word and consider donating - www.coloradogives.org/story/nichol...

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Happy Earth Day! Love your mother today and every day 🌎 ❤️

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Calling all my fishy friends! 🐟 I’m running a race in April to support coldwater fish conservation. You can read more about it on my fundraising page: www.coloradogives.org/story/nichol... Every bit helps! Spread the word! :)

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Support 3rd Annual Western North Carolina Flyathlon on ColoradoGives.org

The Western North Carolina Flyathlon is a fundraiser benefiting the western NC's coldwater fishes!

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Wisconsin Sea Grant @uwiscseagrant.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Ice fishing is a Wisconsin winter tradition—but changing ice conditions can make it dangerous. ⚠️ Learn how Sea Grant-funded researchers are working to improve ice angler safety in the Great Lakes: www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/new-sea-…

Two people ice fishing on a frozen lake, one adjusting a fishing rod while the other watches near a white bucket.

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

This discussion provided a refreshing reminder of the community and hope that pours from SUNY ESF - @sunyesf.bsky.social Accurately described as the “crown jewel” of the SUNY system, ESF needs support from @governor.ny.gov now more than ever to contest the SUNY Chancellors “stability planning”

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

A presentation that uses AI to discuss the Clean Water Act should be illegal…just sayin 😒

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Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Happy Year of the (Red) Horse! 🐎 The redhorses (Moxostoma) are a group of some 20 native sucker species found in North America. While they're sometimes mistaken for invasive carp, redhorses are actually indicators of healthy ecosystems

A diagram showing the differences among different redhorse species

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Just finished a fun little guy I’ve been working on 🧶: Gulper Catfish (Asterophysus batrachus)

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Jérôme Marty (he/him) @freshwater.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

How healthy are the Great Lakes? It depends where. Results are being shared at the GL Forum this week in Chicago. See full report: binational.net/2026/01/20/2...

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Great Lakes Commission @glcommission.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

The GLC will be hiring a 2026 miseagrant.bsky.social summer intern! This position will fund an undergraduate to work on aquatic invasive species projects relevant to the #GreatLakes, including the #GLAISBlitz. For more info and how to apply, visit: ow.ly/ZTSk50Y05Hv

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Holiday travel snafu’s mean I am late with my #SundayFishSketch. Here is a merry and bright Dolly Varden for the last #25DaysOfFishmas riddle this year!

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

My work from home door decorations! 🎣 🎅🏼 Who needs a red nose reindeer when you can have a redhorse instead!

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Google had to help me with the answer to this week’s #SundayFishSketch & #25DaysOfFishmas riddle, but nevertheless here is a holly jolly Rio Grande Cichlid!

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

My festive Least Killifish for this week’s #SundayFishSketch and #25DaysOfFishmas collab!

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Another Thanksgiving, another completed puzzle for the books!

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

It’s the moooost wonderful timeeee of the yeeeaaarrrr! 🐟 🎄🐟🎅🏼🐟⛄️🐟

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Got to spend some time in the office this week and I must say the office place humor is on point

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

I’m Detroit, Michigan for the 3rd Binational Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species Forum and needed to share pictures of this amazing carousel I spotted along the Detroit Riverwalk! 🐟

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Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Michigan lawmakers want to greatly increase funding for invasive mussel control research in the #GreatLakes to $500 million over the next 10 years - as Great Lakes Fishery Commission's Greg McClinchey says in this article: "Mussels are this generation’s sea lamprey" bridgemi.com/michigan-env...

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Michigan lawmakers seek $500M to stop mussels, save Great Lakes whitefish - Bridge Michigan

US Reps. Debbie Dingell and Tim Walberg are planning legislation to boost research to control invasive mussels, following Bridge Michigan reporting about the impending collapse of whitefish.

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

The anadromous life cycle of the American Shad for this week’s #SundayFishSketch theme!

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Last night I joined the Great Lakes Young Professionals Network for a virtual screening of The Fish Thief (youtu.be/_3zJyKfi4hU?...). The film is very well done and highlights the history behind the Great Lakes sea lamprey invasion and how the Great Lakes Fishery Commission came to be!

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The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery

YouTube video by YouTube Movies

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

🚨 New publication alert! 🚨 Excited to share our paper on a new application built into the AIS Explorer dashboard! The app simulates the spread of aquatic invasive species under user-defined prevention scenarios. Also extremely grateful for the amazing team behind this work! 🙏🏻 bit.ly/47Hjm62

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AIS Explorer: Intervention Impact—an application for planning more cost-effective AIS prevention programs - Biological Invasions

Overland transport of recreational boats facilitates movement of aquatic invasive species (AIS) between waterbodies. Once established, AIS can have detrimental and difficult-to-manage ecological impac...

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Ligus @greyauk.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Spooky season curse 👻 If you mention hagfish in October, you become hagfish! The curse already has found me 🤧 #SundayFishSketch 🐡 #kleineKunstklasse 🎃

photo of a Sketchbook page showing a woman sneezing into a handkerchief.
swearing a red/orange shirt.
Over her is hovering a giant pinkish slimy hagfish. On the left side is written "The Ghost Hagfish".
The background is apple green.

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autumn coded @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

For today’s arctic themed #SundayFishSketch and #inktober crossover I choose one of my favorites! The longnose sucker :)

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Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

New episode of the Teach Me About the Great Lakes podcast is out! I joined a couple other invasive species folks to talk about the new-ish aquatic invasive species in the #GreatLakes region we think people should know about www.teachmeaboutthegreatlakes.com/113

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Teach Me About the Great Lakes | Spoiler Alert: This is Not Fine

What are the aquatic invasive species that Great Lakes experts wish you knew more about? Megan and Carolyn discuss with TMATGL all-stars El Lower, Katie O'Reilly, and Brian Roth.Links:Past episodes...

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El Lower @helloellower.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

✨New publication alert✨: “Recommendations from the Sea Grant-Led Invasive Species Language Workshop” — a report on the workshop I organized in DC last year! #BiologicalInvasions #InvasiveSpecies 🧪 www.reabic.net/journals/mbi...

Message frames and metaphors are commonly used within science communication to discuss complex topics, including invasive species. While these communication tools are undoubtedly helpful, the ecological process of invasion juxtaposed with the use of militaristic and nativist language can have unintended consequences that are counterproductive to management efforts. Species naming conventions are likewise complex, with some species bearing names that may reinforce xenophobic concepts or contain racial slurs. Despite the known need, there have been limited national efforts to develop better and more inclusive guidelines for invasive species communication...

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Happy Sunday! For this week’s #SundayFishSketch theme of harvest I decided to go with a fish that reminds me of the harvest season, the Pumpkinseed! 🎃 🐟

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SICB journals @sicbjournals.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

ICB Celebrating @lizlagomorph.bsky.social 's #SciArtSeptember & @lampichthys.bsky.social 's #SundayFishSketch spotlight on @nicholeangell.bsky.social who shares her #art & her thoughts on the intersection of #science and art. integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/a...

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Gadfly Stratton, Ph.D. @inclusivescience.ca · 24/09/2025

Another new paper out! 😱🧑‍🔬 "Recommendations from the Sea Grant-Led Invasive Species Language Workshop" out now, open access, in Management of Biological Invasions! @invasivesnet.bsky.social www.reabic.net/journals/mbi... #BiologicalInvasions 🧪

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Busy weekend = day late #SundayFishSketch Nevertheless here is an Atlantic Spadefish. See the rest of the thread for a video I took of this species during a shipwreck dive this past summer 🤿

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Here is a Farlowella catfish for this week’s #SundayFishSketch mimicry theme! Inspired by one I saw at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington DC this past winter.

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Here is a Lake Whitefish for my boreal species themed #SundayFishSketch. For more Lake Whitefish art, check out this project we are working on at the @glcommission.bsky.social with lots of great partners: youtu.be/kpBMDAJU-s8 (Video art done by the amazing @taaja.bsky.social)

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

It was wonderful to get together with UMN Water Resources Science grad students and alumni this past Thursday in St. Paul, MN. Such good people passionate about various dimensions of water and the environment. 💧The WRS branded fleeces were icing on the cake!

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Oh how I missed the Mighty Mississippi. Gona soak up every bit of it while working remotely from St. Paul this week 💙

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Happy National Go Fishing Day to all the fish lovers out there! 🎣 Here is a carefully crafted fishing themed playlist you can have on repeat today 😉 : open.spotify.com/playlist/7Hn...

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Wanted to paint a catfish for this weeks #SundayFishSketch. It definitely did not come out anatomically correct and I’m not sure what species I was aiming for, but I still like it :)

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Nichole Angell @nicholeangell.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Had to show off my Play Clean Go temp tattoos at run group this morning 😆 Happy Play Clean Go Awareness week! playcleango.org/take-action/...

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Jack Stack @jackstack.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

🧪 PSA regarding fish and fishes. open.substack.com/pub/fishhist...

Illustrated use of Fish (singular animal), Fish (multiple individuals of the same type of fish) and fishes (multiple kinds or species of fish).

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