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Tanya Fendler

@scifendler.bsky.social
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PhD from Southern Illinois U, MSc from U Windsor. Invasive fish & movement ecology. First generation university graduate. She/her 🇨🇦🇺🇲

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Tanya Fendler @scifendler.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We recently secured a 4-year grant to track mussel movement following relocation from construction projects. Today, we cleaned the tanks and purchased all the equipement for the first phase: documenting tag burden. Almost ready for our mussels to arrive next week!
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Googly Eyes Clam
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Tanya Fendler @scifendler.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We had a successful session and discussion on why "Science Doesn't Fail, it Pivots" at @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social annual meeting in Columbus OH this year.
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Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
"Of the four million pounds of [invasive] blue catfish harvested from Maryland waters last year, almost 1 in 5 pounds ended up in dining halls at the University of Maryland, College Park, where it’s served almost every week"
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Animal behavior opportunities @animalopps.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
🚨 Fully funded PhD position in Berlin 🚨 Come investigate levelling behaviors in 🐟🐥🐒 will involve conducting experiments on real and robotic fish as well as analyzing long-term databases on birds and mammals. More info here: www.hu-berlin.de/en/universit...
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Smiling Puffer Fish in the Ocean
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Tanya Fendler @scifendler.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Looking at the plenaries for the annual meeting, I noticed there are no women featured. As a woman in STEM, I'm disappointed to see this. Even if the organizers invited women researchers who declined, it begs the question, "why?" How can AFS better support women and marginalized scientists?
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Luca Santini @lsantinieco.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
What is the relationship between population density and home range? and what are the implications in terms of home range overlap? Our latest paper tackling these questions is finally out! nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @giannijacca.bsky.social @marleetucker.bsky.social
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
A new acoustic telemetry tag that identifies carrier mortality by monitoring activity level. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 00, 1–8. doi.org/10.1111/2041...
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A new acoustic telemetry tag that identifies carrier mortality by monitoring activity level
We present a new acoustic telemetry tag capable of detecting whether its carrier stops moving for long enough to presume the organism has died, and of reporting the time elapsed since movement cea...
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Tanya Fendler @scifendler.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
🐟 Attending AFS in Columbus this year? Consider submitting an abstract to our session: Science doesn't fail; it pivots!
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Tanya Fendler @scifendler.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Today, I was informed about a trend to use chatgpt to create a caricature of you working at your job. Here's mine:
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Tanya Fendler @scifendler.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Enjoying the scenic route into the Eastern Townships of Quebec.
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Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Only one more #SundayFishSketch - #25DaysofFishmas mystery fish before the big day! For Sunday December 21, sketch the species you think these clues are describing (don't spoil it early if you know it!). The answer will be revealed with the day's #Fishmas calendar! @lampichthys.bsky.social
Clues for the #SundayFishSketch - #25DaysofFishmas mystery fish for Sunday December 21.

1. Salmonid species native to the North Pacific coast of North America from Washington state to the Bering Sea

2. Some members of this species migrate between the ocean and freshwater, while others stay in the same stream or lake their entire life

3. Its common name comes from a Charles Dickens character who wore colorful clothing – a reference to this species’ bright breeding colors
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Tanya Fendler @scifendler.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
I'm surprised at how many Canadian scientists are complaining about this decision. (A thread) Do I think Canadian scientists should have more funding, yes, BUT that doesn't mean we should invalidate this good decision. (1/n)
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Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Rudolph, the red-eared reindeer! 🦌 With ears so bright, the Redear Sunfish (Lepomis microlophus) guides us into Day 2 of #25DaysofFishmas! This member of the sunfish family found throughout the southeastern US is a warm-water loving ray of sun on a cold winter day ☀️
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with redear sunfish on Day 2
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Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
🎶It’s beginning to look a lot like #Fishmas🎶 There’s no better fish to kick off this year’s #25DaysofFishmas than the aptly-named Christmas darter (Etheostoma hopkinsi)! We get our road trip started down in the southeastern US with this small species of fish who has big holiday spirit all year long
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with the Christmas darter on Day 1
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Nerrrrrrrrrrrds! To celebrate getting 100,000 followers on Bluesky, I am offering some of you fine folks the chance to join me on a 2026 shark research expedition. Really! Enter here: forms.gle/iq3YQG31kbAC... Terms and conditions in thread below:
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a man in red swim trunks is standing in the ocean
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Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
🎶From Atlantic to Pacific, gee the fish facts are terrific!🎶 #25DaysofFishmas is hitting the road! While there's no place like H.O.M.E.S. for the holidays, we'll be traveling beyond the #GreatLakes this year to learn about freshwater fishes from across the US. The road trip kicks off December 1!
A cartoon winter landscape with fish participating in winter activities; the text reads "#25DaysofFishmas is hitting the road December 1!"
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Tanya Fendler @scifendler.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
🎉 My first publication has been accepted in STOTEN! doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
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Tanya Fendler @scifendler.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
After 4 1/2 years, my dissertation defense is scheduled!
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Greg Albery @gfalbery.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
I'm v excited to be recruiting a PhD student to work on badger behaviour and ecology! Starting date is March 2026; see the ad here, or message me for more details: www.gregalbery.me/s/March-2026...
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Magda Garbowski @magdagarbowski.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Hello! I’m recruiting three graduate students (MS or PhD) to start in summer or fall 2026 . Projects are broadly focused on the ecology, restoration, and management of rangelands, deserts, and forests. Please share! Lab website: functionalrestoration.nmsu.edu
Students collecting vegetation data in the Organ Mountains Plants with soil and rootsStudents collecting plants from forest understory
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The Ricciardians @ricciardilab.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
A fascinating series worth watching again. youtu.be/udbk7olgZTw?...
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The Last Whitefish | Episode 1 | 4K | All Too Clear | TVO Original
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Tanya Fendler @scifendler.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Today was a great day at #ICFT I had the privilege to present my research this morning, and I joined in on some song and dance in the evening at the banquet.
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Tanya Fendler @scifendler.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
6 days of field work and likely the last until my next position. It's nice to get out of the office once in a while and relive why I chose this career path. It's also always a great time when working with the CFAAS crew at SIU.
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Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Neglecting to consider mortalities can create bias in telemetry studies. The R package 'mort' identifies potential mortalities &/or expelled tags in passive telemetry arrays, filling an important gap in workflows when analysing passive telemetry data🐾👇 buff.ly/YFB55q0
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Centre for Ecosystem Management @centreecomgmt.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
⚠️ Freshwater ecosystems under global change ➡️ nature.com is encouraging the submission of studies that focus on natural freshwaters, including lentic (lakes, ponds), lotic (streams, rivers) and wetland systems. To learn more and/or to submit your study: www.nature.com/collections/...
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Freshwater ecosystems under global change
In this cross-journal Collection, we highlight papers that help deepen our ecological understanding of freshwater ecosystems and the threats they face from ...
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Antoine Stier @antoinestier.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Please share: (competitive) PhD funding in Strasbourg (France) to work on 🐧🔥: Physiological and reproductive consequences of ‘warm’ environmental conditions on land in a sub-polar penguin species Fieldwork in Crozet 🇹🇫 is forecasted (pending on HPAI situation) amethis3.unistra.fr/amethis-clie...
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Matt Carter @mattidcarter.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
New #OA paper in Movement Ecology using a combination of statistical models (HMMs & GAMMs) to understand environmental drivers of behaviour in Saimaa ringed seals. Very pleased to be invited to collaborate on this research! 🤓🦭 @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @uniuef.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2uhxez5x
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Linking ringed seal foraging behaviour to environmental variability - Movement Ecology
Background Foraging rates directly influence animals’ energetic intake and expenditure and are thus linked to body condition and the ability to survive and reproduce. Further, understanding the underl...
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Tanya Fendler @scifendler.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Not a fish this week, but it's still an aquatic animal :)
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Alison Coulter @sdsufishecology.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
AFS Introduced and Invasive Species Section invites abstract submissions for our symposium for #AFS2025. Students can also submit for our travel award. @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social @scifendler.bsky.social @mullyfish.bsky.social
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Tanya Fendler @scifendler.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
A sketched an emerald shiner for this week's #FishSketchSunday. It's the most common shiner we catch during LTEF on the Ohio River.
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Hey! Are you an American considering a PhD or a postdoc, and the funding / academic situation just went absolutely bonkers? Canada's federal funding awards just added eligibility for international applicants if at Cdn institutions. www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...
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NSERC - Latest News - Launch of the new Harmonized Tri-agency Scholarship and Fellowship programs
As announced in Budget 2024, the scholarship and fellowship programs administered by the three federal research funding agencies – the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) – have been streamlined into a new harmonized talent program called the Canada Research Training Awards Suite (CRTAS) that will open for applications in summer 2025.
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Blake Matthews @ebmatthews.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Postdoctoral fellowship at Eawag, Switzerland. Independent position hosted in one of the research departments, including mine at Kastanienbaum. apply.refline.ch/673277/1246/...
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Hannah Mulligan @mullyfish.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Are you a student presenting research on invasive species at the annual AFS meeting this year? If so, please see the flyer below for a travel award opportunity 🐟! @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social @sdsufishecology.bsky.social
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Tanya Fendler @scifendler.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Why DEI are important!
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Tanya Fendler @scifendler.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Peaceful protests are a great way to express our displeasure. We can also see just how many are on our side. Change happens when we the people speak up!
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Julia Willett @jlewillett.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
"downsizes" is a weak way of saying "forced to cancel dozens of programs, which jeopardizes future STEM careers of talented undergrads" @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
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NSF downsizes summer research program for undergraduates
Many participants are from groups underrepresented in science
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Tanya Fendler @scifendler.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
📰 Request for newsletter content! Hey, fish-heads! I'm a co-editor of the AFS education section newsletter, and I'd like to include your stories on how recent funding cuts have affected your teaching, graduate program, or experience as a student. These are difficult times to put it mildly... 🧵
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Tanya Fendler @scifendler.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Thank you #SCAS2025 for holding a great conference. I met some great people and learned a lot of mew things! Looking forward to next year!
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Canadians on here actually being like "I can't believe how bad things are getting in the US" without acknowledging Alberta just passed some of the harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws and are about to vote Doug Ford back into power. Wakeup because the far right are in inside the building
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Turbulent Times @5214rrc.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Lake Erie, other Great Lakes could be damaged by Trump’s funding cuts, hiring freezes www.toledoblade.com/local/enviro...
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Lake Erie, other Great Lakes could be hurt by federal cuts and hiring freezes
Two of the biggest threats to the Great Lakes region’s $7 billion fishery — invasive carp and sea lampreys — will get worse if the Trump Administration’s ...
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Tanya Fendler @scifendler.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
One of my favourite kinds of field work ❤️
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 08/02/2025
Guess what - our Science Moms climate ad made this top ten best (upcoming) Super Bowl ads list! The only nonprofit ad on the list! Warning: do not watch without a tissue www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/a...
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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Don't surrender to their language. It's not an "anti-DEI policy", it's Segregation.
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Tanya Fendler @scifendler.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
If the tariff wars begin tomorrow, I would not put it past Trump to deport us, shut down the borders, or even hold us in prisons because we retaliated with our own tariffs. I am afraid for my degree, career, health, and future. And I am afraid of half the Americans that voted for him.
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Climate change by any other name is still climate change. Government censorship can change or hide or remove words and reports, but will do nothing to alter the science and real impacts. #climatechange #censorship Science not silence.
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Dr. Maya @drdrmaya.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY #medsky #IDsky #obgynsky #pedsky CDC STI treatment guidelines have been taken down. They are archived here 👇 web.archive.org/web/20250131...
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Site Index
STIs are common. Many are curable - all are preventable.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Wanted: A few days ago I saw stats about “for every dollar spent on an NSF grant, there’s ____ economic impact on communities” or something I need that stat for an open letter for scientists and now can’t find it. Also similar stats for EPA, NOAA, NIH grants etc would be useful here. 🧪
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Paul Kardol @paulkardol.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Two cool post-doc positions available at Umeå Uni to work on David Wardle's unique long-term experiments on lake islands in N-Sweden! One position focuses on microbial communities, the other on above-belowground linkages. Please, share! 🧬🦠🌲🍂 www.umu.se/en/work-with... www.umu.se/en/work-with...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
NSF grantees - people who have already received their grants based on a previously funded and approved research proposal - are being told to stop any activities related to DEI and accessibility. Call this what it is: government censorship of ongoing research projects. www.opm.gov/policy-data-...
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