Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Meh - sometimes. Other times they're wearing earbuds and nodding to music. Legit happened. I was a couple of weeks into a course when I called on "Nod Smiler" to answer a thought-provoking question. [Looked at me confused, removed left earbud, "What?"] 000
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Wanted: #salmon expert who is qualified to review a manuscript about future lake accessibility following glacier retreat, and is free of conflicts of interest. Repost, DM suggestions or interest. #fisheries #FisheriesScience #SockeyeSalmon #wildsalmon 012
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Surprising result: anonymized app data from fishbrain.com suggest that #invasive #hydrilla matters little to #largemouth size or #fishing pressure in #Florida. Size depended on lake dimensions and water quality, pressure depended on human pop. density. @amuehler.bsky.social Free pdf: rdcu.be/fnOBp 000
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 14/04/2026(Fisheries) science is about taking chances, making mistakes, and getting messy! Share your stories of through the "Science Doesn't Fail, it Pivots" session at #AFS156 Columbus. Abstracts due 22 Apr. 010
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Behold Schrödinger’s abstract! Simultaneously limitless yet capped: "While there is not a word limitation for this section, this summary should not exceed 300 words" 010
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Officially adopting this as our lab motto (with neutral pronouns and "human" in place of "man"). 030
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 14/02/2026A note at the start of today’s stats class. 041
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 15/01/2026’Tis the season* to remind beginners that using #R instead of #RStudio is like trying to type with mittens on. *assuming that you are in the northern hemisphere and far enough from the equator. 010
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 06/01/2026First of its kind paper using angler app data + machine learning to id angler characteristics most likely to lead to #AIS spread: frequent trips to diverse locations regardless of day or weather and high catches/trip. First 50 downloads free via DM or this link: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/6X9U7...tandfonline.comCharacterizing behaviors of highly mobile anglers to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive speciesAnglers can contribute to the spread of aquatic invasive species by moving among waterbodies. Angler movement data have been used to predict invasions, but few studies have explored behaviors and p... 000
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Generating keywords is a professional pet peeve. I don't know the biz from the publishing/databasing side of things, but keywords seem vestigial given that everything is now digitized and (machine) searchable. If required, then I try to avoid what's already in the title and abstract. 022
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 22/12/2025"This is a fun paper and nice demonstration of how machine learning can be used to evaluate segmentation" Nice note from our handling editor letting us know that "Characterizing highly mobile anglers for preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species" is accepted in Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 020
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Stats reminder: comparing means to medians is _usually_ apples to oranges when data are skewed. jse.amstat.org/v13n2/vonhip...jse.amstat.orgJournal of Statistics Education, v13n2: Paul T. von Hippel 000
Reposted by Venturelli labValerio Sbragaglia @valeriosbra.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Happy to share our cornerstone book on disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches for recreational fisheries management with a specific focus on understanding recreational fishers link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9… @icmcsic.bsky.social @imares-group.bsky.social @csic.es @csicdivulga.bsky.social 195
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Rec fishing platforms aren’t just passive data sources - they’re powerful tools for engagement, education, and behaviour change. Our Digital Data Mining chapter explores how these data can reshape fisheries research & outreach. link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... #recreationalfisheries #citizensciencelink.springer.comDigital Data MiningRecreational fishers who interact with internet-connected and smart devices generate large volumes of digital data that can be mined to gain valuable and often unique insight into recreational fisher ... 044
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 16/12/2025The Digital Data Mining chapter is a personal favourite - couldn't have done it without you and the rest of the author team! 111
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Also a great way to study the action of protrusible jaws and the inner workings of black bass digestive tracts! 020
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 19/10/2025First we catch the fish, then we fry them - Venturelli lab serving up fresh, local, wild caught fish at the @ballstate.bsky.social #homecoming. It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it. 020
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Sorry, @mimusselman.bsky.social. Join our group exploring ways to use new sources of digital data in fisheries science instead? Looking forward to your @ballstate.bsky.social Biology seminar regardless! 120
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Never stop sampling. These students are learning to measure river flow and discharge in limnology @ballstate.bsky.social 060
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 02/09/2025This semester’s R Boot Camp in @ballstate.bsky.social biology’s stats class kicked off outside due to a fire drill. Students in the course use R to explore key concepts, run common stats (e.g., t-test, ANOVA regression), and be competitive for jobs after graduating. 031
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Do you mean their whiskers/bristles? I believe that it's to taste and feel food in murky water and muck. The bristles are covered in sensory cells. Fish whiskers have evolved independently in numerous families (e.g., fw catfish, marine catfish, sturgeon). 120
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 27/06/2025This looks like really good #insect #cosplay 020
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Got invited to this. Walked in not knowing anyone. Walked out with new friends and a few stories. Thanks, @nature.org and @iccb2025.bsky.social! 040
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 15/06/2025You can't make this up: a researcher friend just had a paper rejected because the result was statistically non-significant. The editor said to try out different stats to get the p-value <0.05. That's NOT how science works. Non-significance is a legit result that is worth being communicated. 061
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 14/06/2025If Hell were real, one of the layers would be “conference app”. 040
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Had a great time in Perth talking fishing apps, survey science with Karina Ryan et al., (DPIRD), and NGO RecFishWest. Sample frames, trust, and the spectrum of engagement. Next up: Western Australia holiday, then Brisbane to prep for an eval of behaviour change efforts on app data quality. 040
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Hire new MSc Rocco Boyd (stat & GIS whiz)! App data suggest invasive #Hydrilla isn’t v. good for #Florida #largemouth bass fishing. H doesn't attract more anglers or make larger bass - native veg is better. H mats do get fished for slightly larger bass, but not enough to justify limiting H control. 031
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 25/05/2025Onward & upward (bc #wefly)! @mackensieshears.bsky.social started in ed, switched to aquatics & fisheries, & was an asset to the lab for 20 mo - helping w main projects, side projects, teaching, service, & snacks. Thx for everything, best of luck, you’re missed, & come back any time! 031
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Very proud of Paton Willbanks for successfully defending her thesis on methods for using app data to monitor for changes in marine fish assemblage and species distributions. Except that we now have a Paton-sized hole in the lab. Saying bye to great students is one of the hardest parts of this job. 030
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 28/04/2025If making Outlook add #UTF-8 to the start of every downloaded filename is someone's idea of psychological warfare, it’s totally working. 😱 010
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 22/04/2025I'm a Ball State University professor. My team explores the ways in which we can use big data from online activity, apps, social media, and connected devices to help recreational fisheries and the environment. Research topics include invasive species, climate change, and fish contamination. 0122
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 13/04/2025I wish that it was so straightforward. What if your student, who is starting a PhD in fall in the same state as spouse, is 3 mo from defending a thesis based on data from a company that now refuses to associate its brand with CC research? Options are to re-frame the work or tank a promising career. 020
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Our lab unwinds by playing bar trivia with friends and family most weeks. We are the Aquaholics. This week’s game was a little sad because it was the last time that this cohort would play together. Even sadder is that we lost…by a lot. 241
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Departments in good working order still have to deal with administrative trickledown, so this also implies that the school is in good working order. That, or everyone has simply given up. 101
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Observation: The US imports 80% of its seafood. As a result, US aquaculture is underdeveloped and many US stocks are recovering. Prediction: Tariffs on #seafood imports will reduce US seafood consumption, increase pressure on US stocks, and increase #aquaculture development and impacts. 020
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Lab members @mackensieshears.bsky.social, Paton Willbanks, and Rocco Boyd racked up wins at this year's Department of Biology Awards Ceremony. They were recognized for their hard work and dedication to generating knowledge that will help to monitor and manage #recreationalfisheries. ❤️💪🐟 020
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 01/04/2025“Dr” Boyd at the FloridaWCC #Invasive #plant Mgmnt review. He applied machine learning to agency & #fishing app data (217 lake-yrs!) & found that native veg spp >> Hydrilla in 3 of 4 categories. Natives make ⬆️ #bass, attract ⬆️ anglers, cause ⬆️ fishing success. But we do find ⬆️ big bass near Hydrilla 031
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Snapped this pic at the start of last week's FWC meeting in Orlando. "Dr" Boyd is a MSc student, but the label is appropriate - he’s an amazing student who is writing up THREE data chapters. Whoever hires him is getting bargain. 020
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 31/03/2025The lab's very own @mackensieshears.bsky.social is one of Ball State's Top 50 students for 2025! Super proud of this achievement. Excellent student, excellent researcher. Congratulations! bsu.edu/news/press-c...bsu.edu 031
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 26/02/2025I believe that these sum to “field biologist” 031
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Our lab has had similar experiences in recent years, but AI can’t make up for the fact that the prospectives lack relevant education/experience. Maybe that’s next… 010
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 21/02/2025@docspalding.bsky.social @mackensieshears.bsky.social @amuehler.bsky.socialeshears.bsky.socialeshears.bsky.social 000
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 21/02/2025It was an honour & pleasure to be involved in this @nature.org -led, global assessment of app data as a means of identifying impt marine rec fishing areas. The assessment went well, so we're planning follow-up research to help protect these areas from other sectors. oceanwealth.org/wp-content/u... 151
Venturelli lab @venturellilab.bsky.social · 21/02/2025@docspalding.bsky.social @mackensieshears.bsky.social @amuehler.bsky.social 000