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Sarah Salisbury

@salisburyfish.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Sustainable Aquaculture at the University of Exeter | Studying 🧬 to help better understand 🐟 | molecular ecology & evolution | she/her | salisburylab.weebly.com

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Lea Soler Clavel @lsoler.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
First big conference this week at #fsbi2026, where I presented my early first chapter results with a poster and a flash talk 🐟 thank you @thefsbi.bsky.social for the opportunity!
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Michel J. Kaiser @micheljkaiser.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
David Murray (cefas) very clear explanation of challenges of jargon in population genetics when communicating with policymakers #FSBI2026
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Dr Anna Sturrock @otolithgirl.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
So many wonderful, thought provoking talks at #FSBI2026! From weird economics to shark tooth jewellery to tagging to metapopulations to stakeholder engagement to fisheries management. So diverse and interesting!! @thefsbi.bsky.social
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The Mariani Lab @marianilab.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
A taster of the @projectfishistory.bsky.social from @alecbmmoore.bsky.social, digging out some especially revealing #historical #ecological facts on #herring (never forgotten) spawning grounds in the #IrishSea. #FSBI2026
Alec Moore’s presentation at FSBI 2026.
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The FSBI @thefsbi.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This morning we are lucky to have Steven Cooke kicking off the session: "Fish Behaviour & Physiology in Conservation". He talks about interdisciplinary in fish biology and why it's needed to meet the challenges of the 21st century. You can read more, here: doi.org/10.1139/face... #FSBI2026
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The FSBI @thefsbi.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Fuelled up from lunch and ready to go! Opening the "Fish & Human Health" session we have our next keynote, Ioanna Katsiadaki! Ioanna talks about the importance of fish as a healthy food. However, heavy metal contamination like mercury, POPs and other emerging contaminants threaten this #FSBI2026
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The Mariani Lab @marianilab.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Masterful overview of the current risks to #fish and #human #health and ways forward to avert them! By #IoannaKatsiadaki #FSBI2026
Ioanna Katsiadaki presenting at FSBI 2026
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The Mariani Lab @marianilab.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The role of #Oxygen in preserving vivid #colours in #packaged #yellowtail fillets. By #YaoWang #FSBI2026 #Seriola
Yao Wang from Nagasaki University presenting at FSBI 2026
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The FSBI @thefsbi.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Finishing today, our distinguished medallists!🏅Esteban Nogueira, this year's Huntingford Medallist for most impactful paper by an ECR in the Journal of Fish Biology, told us about: The theory of island biogeography and the stability of oceanic reef fish communities doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... #FSBI2026
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The FSBI @thefsbi.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🏅 Last but not least, we heard from Simon Jennings, this year's Beverton Medallist, awarded to a distinguished scientist for lifelong contribution. Simon talked about importance of identifying difficult questions then fitting the right tools as well as spotting happenstance opportunities #FSBI2026
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The FSBI @thefsbi.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🏅 We also heard from this year's Le Cren Medallist, Adalberto Luis Val, awarded for lifelong contributions to conservation, training, or public understanding of fish biology. Adalberto took us on his research journey through the Amazon, in his truly charismatic style! #FSBI2026
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Dan Osmond @danosmond.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Award for the most entertaining slides of #FSBI2026 might have to go to @salisburyfish.bsky.social! Interesting work looking at shared and divergent responses of salmonids to sea lice attack.
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Sarah Salisbury @salisburyfish.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Congratulations to @lsoler.bsky.social who presented an excellent poster and flash talk at the #FSBI2026 symposium! Her single cell RNA sequencing results revealed how resistant and susceptible salmonids differ in their systemic immune responses to sea lice. 🐟🧪🧬🧑‍💻 @thefsbi.bsky.social
A photo of Léa Soler Clavel presenting her research slide.
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The Mariani Lab @marianilab.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
We’re graced by @bd-stew.bsky.social telling us recent stories of #marine #faunal changes around the Southwest of England and their impacts on human communities. (With an added picture of the many octopuses being caught in Brittany a couple of years before the UK #bloom!) #FSBI2026
Bryce Stewart presenting at the 2026 FSBI Symposium - with a picture of octopus clogging nets in Brittany back in 2023
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Alec BM Moore @alecbmmoore.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Putting finishing touches to talk on @projectfishistory.bsky.social - looking forward to #FSBI Southampton @thefsbi.bsky.social
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Molecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Flanagan et al. test the macroevolutionary stability of the transcriptomic response to a standardized immune challenge in 14 ray-finned fish; conserved phenotypic responses are associated with highly flexible gene regulatory architecture. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf323 #evobio #molbio
MBE | Macroevolutionary changes in gene expression response to an immune stimulus across the diversity of fishes
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Joanna Bagniewska @joannabagniewska.com · 29/01/2026
Cinnamon and chocolate: a combination to die for. Brushtail possums, invasive in NZ, can normally be trapped easily. But the most trap-shy animals are a problem: how to target the last few? Turns out, special edition cinnamon Oreos. More addictive than drugs. 🧪🌍 predatorfreenz.org/research/ore...
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Oreos and uppers: inside the research to get the last 1% of predators
To achieve Predator Free 2050, every last individual predator needs to be caught – and the final few are often the hardest.
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Sarah Salisbury @salisburyfish.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Pigs edited at CD163 to be resistant to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus approved by Health Canada! www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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These gene-edited pigs can go to market, Health Canada says | CBC News
Food made from pigs engineered to be resistant to a porcine virus are as safe and nutritious to eat as pork currently on the market, Health Canada said Friday.
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Claire Branston @clairebranston.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I’m excited to share our new paper in Ecology! Our 9‑year study across an urban–rural gradient shows native trees, especially oaks, boost blue tit breeding success. More native foliage supports more of the birds preferred prey and improves reproductive success. 📃 doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... #ornithology
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Native trees are related to advanced bird breeding phenology and increased reproductive success along an urban gradient
Urban areas are altered from natural landscapes in several ways that can impact wildlife. Birds are widespread in urban areas, and it is well documented that there are phenotypic differences between ...
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Rob Parton @robparton.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
How do nanoparticles traverse the endothelial barrier in a living organism? We explored this fundamental question using the zebrafish and PEG-based nanoparticles (NPs) in our latest article: (pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...).
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Trans-Endothelial Trafficking in Zebrafish: Nanobio Interactions of Polyethylene Glycol-Based Nanoparticles in Live Vasculature
Trans-endothelial transport of nanoparticles remains poorly characterized in live organisms. The zebrafish is a well-established model for direct in vivo imaging; however, standardized controls have n...
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Eric R. Larson @ericrlarson.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Excited that our newly described Okanagan Crayfish makes an appearance on the CBC's cool species of 2025 list: www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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Tarantula with XXL genitalia, 'death ball' sponge among cool species of 2025 | CBC News
A spider with extraordinary genitalia, a carnivorous caterpillar that wears its prey's body parts, and a tiny opossum are among the cool new species described by science in 2025.
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Alice Accorsi @accorsi-alice.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
I am very excited to share the first Accorsi lab publication: a collection of detailed protocols to maintain an apple snail 🐌 colony and generate stable mutant lines. The video is coming soon @ JoVE! We hope this will be a valuable resource for the community. app.jove.com/t/69267/the-...
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The Golden Apple Snail Pomacea canaliculata: From Zygotes to Stable Mutant Lines
University of California, Davis. This study developed a workflow for the generation and maintenance of stable mutant lines for the freshwater apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata. The protocols include ...
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Pia Schwarz @pfschwarz.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
I am very excited to share our new paper with my amazing co-authors and mentors @dmacguig.bsky.social @fishgenomes.bsky.social @tjnear.bsky.social . We investigate a secondary contact zone in #darters. track.smtpsendmail.com/9032119/c?p=...
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Mosaic tri-lineage secondary contact shapes diverse genomic outcomes in darters
Abstract. Speciation does not always lead to complete reproductive isolation, which can result in hybrid zones with gene flow. In freshwater fishes, second
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Trevor Krabbenhoft @fishgenomes.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Congrats to @pfschwarz.bsky.social on publishing her undergraduate honors thesis work on darter hybridization! There is evidence of ecological specialization of two sister species. She also compares lcWGS and RAD-seq data for the same samples and finds tighter distribution of Fst estimates w/ lcWGS
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Ethan Linck @elinck.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
I've slowly been reformatting notes from my population and conservation genetics course at Montana State University into a web book—a rough draft is now live here: elinck.org/popgen_conge...
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Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Day 19’s #25DaysofFishmas feature wouldn’t feel out of place at Santa’s Workshop! ❄️ We trade a our road-trip car for a seaplane and head north - very north - to Alaska and the Alaska Blackfish (Dallia pectoralis), a tough-as-ice fish that breathes air and has been described as “a bulldog with fins”
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with Alaska Blackfish on December 19
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Natalie Cooper @nhcooper123.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
Book cover for Reproducible Code guide. The cover has a red background with a large yellow-bodied black-headed stag beetle.
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Becky Taylor @beckystaylor.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Glad to have the final version of this out! Advice for anyone with low coverage genomes wanting reliable measures of inbreeding 🧬
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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Team fish - we need your help! We are trying to build a database of all the fish chromosome-scale genomes where sex chromosomes have been identified. Have you build one or some? Do you know someone who has? Can you post the link in the comments? Please spread the word and repost! Thank you!
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Sarah Salisbury @salisburyfish.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Great talk by @chantellehooper.bsky.social who presented her work investigating microbiome changes in healthy and languishing shrimp at the Cefas Student Day @cefasgovuk.bsky.social! 🦐🧬🦠
Chantelle Hooper stands next to her slide showing DNA being extracted from shrimp in front of an audience.
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Dax Kellie @daxkellie.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
If you missed my talk but still want some tips for writing good code for scientists, my slides are here: daxkellie.quarto.pub/a-guide-to-w... All the links and references are there too in case you want to see more! 😀🧪🌏 #ESA2025 #rstats #quartopub
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A guide to writing good code for the busy scientist

Black text over stripey pale brown-green background
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Arne Jacobs @fishyomics.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Integrative PhD position available in my lab on the mechanisms (gene expression, metabolism, microbiome and hormones) of intestinal remodelling in lampreys. Come work in a great and fun research environment with @nealdawson.bsky.social & Adam Dobson (not here). Apply: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
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University of Glasgow - Colleges - College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences - MVLS Graduate School - PhD Research Opportunities - College Futures Themes PhD Programme
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Jesse Popp @jessepopp.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
*NEW OPPORTUNITY* with the WISE Lab and Saugeen Ojibway Nation on "Community-Driven Mukwa (Black Bear) Conservation" - Please share!
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Fredrik Jutfelt 🐠 @jutfelt.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Interested in thermal biology? Please join our new and growing grass roots initiative, the Thermal Ecology Alliance, initiated by @patricepottier.bsky.social. 🧪🐟🦑🌡️ Sign up here: www.thermalecologyalliance.org#participation Check who already signed up: www.thermalecologyalliance.org#community
Fish embryos under the microscope
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Jeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 22/10/2025
Very cool population genomic look into local adaptation against gene flow at a relatively small spatial scale, urban/rural gradients across metro Toronto, in this month's @journal-evo.bsky.social Signatures of selective sweeps in urban and rural white clover populations buff.ly/IfNhLx7
A multi-line graph with each line tracing the minor allele frequency for a locus in the white clover genome (y-axis) varying with distance from the Toronto city center (x-axis), with many light gray lines that don't indicate significant urban-rural allele frequency change, and highlighted green lines or blue lines that have steep slopes indicating local adaptation against gene flow
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Guðbjörg Ásta Ólafsdóttir @fishiceland.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Love how curious these baby (young-of-year) Atlantic cod are😍 #teamfish #ecology #iceland
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The American Genetic Association @theaga.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
This advancement will boost genomic research and efforts to protect this threatened species. Paper here: doi.org/10.1093/jher... Corresponding author: cypayne.github.io #JHered #OpenAccess
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The American Genetic Association @theaga.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Here's a new genome from the CCGP: The Lahontan Cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi). This species, endemic to Western North America, may be in danger of extinction. Photo: NDOW
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Jérôme Marty (he/him) @freshwater.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
You are invited to submit a session to the 2026 Joint Aquatic Conference of the @iaglr.bsky.social and @Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences (SCAS-SCSA), and hosted by @experimentallakes.bsky.social !!! Check out the call for sessions at: iaglr.org/iaglr-scas26... - Deadline: September 19.
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Giacomo Bernardi @embiotoca.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Our new paper on population genomics of black surfperch. I am incredibly happy, decades in the making.... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Population Genomics, Local Adaptation and Cryptic Speciation in a Temperate Reef Fish, the Black Surfperch, Embiotoca jacksoni, Using Genome‐Wide Resequencing
The black surfperch, Embiotoca jacksoni , exhibits limited dispersal due to its lack of a pelagic larval stage and offers a unique model for studying local adaptation and potential cryptic speciation...
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Dr Vincent Raoult @sawsharkman.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Cutting teeth probably let smaller sharks get higher in the food web than those with grasping teeth. Awesome stable isotope study led by fabulous PhD graduate Sabrina Riveron! @griffith.edu.au onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Shearing Tooth Morphology May Allow Sharks to Access Higher Trophic Levels at Smaller Sizes
Predator morphology imposes limitations on prey selection due to biomechanical constraints, making some prey functionally inaccessible and thereby constraining predator trophic niches. We assessed ho....
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Merv @merv1965.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Young Blackbird with a Blackberry, today at Catcott
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Nicolas Bierne @couplingdmi.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Skeleton shrimps dancing in the docks (make me think about baby groot). #MarineLife #PortBiodibersity
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cars-afs.bsky.social @cars-afs.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
‼️ Calling All Students ‼️ 🪼 2025 Peter A. Larkin Awards for Excellence in Fisheries 🪼 Applications are being accepted DUE Friday, June 20 $200 Cash & Travel to @scas-scsa.bsky.social #2026 Email YOUR application to kyle.wellband@dfo-mpo.gc.ca today!
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Robert Arlinghaus @rarlinghausfish.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Fish and Fisheries is seeking a new Editor-in-Chief. Please apply to guide the future of this leading journal. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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Fish and Fisheries
Fish and Fisheries is an interdisciplinary journal covering fish biology, fisheries and aquaculture – from molecular biology & genetics to behavior & conservation.
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Physalia-courses@ONLINE @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
🚨 Last discounted seat available! The final spot at the 60 EUR discounted rate is still open for our Spatial Data Visualisation in R course. Please feel free to share this opportunity with researchers and students from developing countries who may be interested. 👉 forms.gle/VzUEPdrKFQm8...
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Reduced-Fee Application – Spatial Data Visualisation in R (June 2025)
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Louise Firth @louisefirth.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
28-mo postdoc OPEN TO ALL in Cork 🇮🇪. Hybrid #ecoengineering in #saltmarshes @ucc.ie. 🇪🇺-funded BLUESHORES Project. Collaborators: Laura Airoldi (Uni Padova 🇮🇹), Tjeerd Bouma & @jimvanbelzen.bsky.social (NIOZ 🇳🇱) Start: 1/9/25. Salary: €45k–€52k. 🌱🌊🦀🐌 See link: universityvacancies.com/university-c...
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Anna Brüniche-Olsen @annabruniche.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
GenDivRange: A global dataset of geo-referenced population genetic diversity across species ranges #popgen #consgen www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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GenDivRange: A global dataset of geo-referenced population genetic diversity across species ranges - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - GenDivRange: A global dataset of geo-referenced population genetic diversity across species ranges
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Aquatic Animal Health Team @a2s-ciimar.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Just finished a fantastic week at the Flow Cytometry #GRINNAQUA Summer School, organized and hosted by our project partner INIA. Great mix of hands-on training, insightful talks, and engaging discussions. Huge thanks to everyone who made it happen!
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