FINtastic job by @garlab.bsky.social students @alyssarausch96.bsky.social @jonathanwt.bsky.social presenting at the Minnesota Chapter @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social meeting! ConGARtulations to Jonathan for winning best student poster!

GARgantuan thank you to the @garlab.bsky.social Team as we focus on conservation & research on this final day of #GarWeek! The science and #SciComm we do wouldn’t be possible without this FINtastic team of students!

Meet GarLab team member @jennampearson.bsky.social Jenna is a senior in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, and Marine Biology at the University of Minnesota! Some of Jenna’s roles in the lab include helping out with data collection, science communication, and outreach! #Garweek #GarLab

Meet GarLab member @ella1326.bsky.social Ella is a senior in Earth Sciences and Marine Bio at the University of MN. She has previously worked with the MN Zoo as their freshwater mussel intern. Just having joined GarLab, she is excited to assist in the research of ancient fishes! #Garweek #GarLab

Meet #GarLab member @jacobswilson.bsky.social! Jacob, a senior at the University of Minnesota studying FWCB, joined GarLab for Directed Research in May 2024. Passionate about freshwater conservation, he brings field experience and aims to pursue a master’s in fish ecology. #GarWeek

Meet #GarLab member @alyssarausch96.bsky.social! Alyssa is a PhD student focusing her dissertation on comparing the life history/ecology of gars/bowfins in northern vs. southern regions. She is also collaborating with Native American tribes to explore how they value and manage these fish. #GarWeek

Another fascinating primitive fish to appreciate: the Lake Sturgeon! These photos are from my first visit to the GarLab, when I knew it was the lab for me (I’m secretly obsessed with Lake Sturgeon 😉😂). Shh, don’t tell my advisor! 😆 Happy #GarWeek!

Today we celebrate other ancient fishes for #GarWeek, and Lake Sturgeon is today’s species for @drkatfish.bsky.social’s #25DaysOfFishmas, so here you go:

Dr. Solomon David@solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 2y ago

Enjoy some Bluesky positive vibes (sound on👍) from these juvenile Lake Sturgeon @garlab.bsky.social!

I'm really grateful for the opportunity to study the bowfin as well—such a beautiful and unique primitive fish! 😌 #garweek

BEST. #GARWEEK. POST. GARgantuan thank you @caseydavid.bsky.social for supporting the garsanity!

Casey E. David@caseydavid.bsky.social · 2y ago

It’s #Garweek! When you’re married to the gar guy, gars are along for the ride too! A few examples: gar to help celebrate our wedding, gar to help announce a pregnancy and gars to welcome our kids into the world . Here’s to these awesome fish and the man behind #garweek. 🙌🏻🫶

Happy #GarWeek, everyone! In celebration of #GarWeek, here are some of my favorite photos featuring gar!

Dear #GarWeek folks, We’ll be coming at you with more gar content, but we also want to know what you’d like to see more of! Please let us know in the replies! Thanks for your FINtastic enthusiasm for these living fossil fishes! 🐟safely released!

In honor of #garweek day two I’m sharing one of my favorite gems from @hankgreen.bsky.social 🫶 cc: @solomonrdavid.bsky.social

For stats on #GarWeek @bsky.app so far, please refer to this gar graph 📈🧐

#garweek continues! Here’s another picture of snoop log from last year. (Alligator #gar - Atractosteus spatula)(Shot at Cincinnati #zoo 5-27-23) #photography #fishsky #fishmas #fish #monsterfish 🐠

in these unprecedented times, never let your gar down. #GarWeek

Alligator #gar are an incredible fish, and one of the largest freshwater fish in North America- reaching over 6 feet long and weighing over 100 pounds. They may even reach 8+ feet and 300+ pounds! This skull was photographed by @nerdrvt.bsky.social on a BTS tour of NEAQ several years ago. #GarWeek

"Gar jokes are the eventuality of a Solomonomaly, which despite my sincerest efforts I have been unable to eliminate from what is otherwise a garmony of lepisosteidical precision" #GarWeek

Dr. Solomon David@solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 2y ago

I think you already know the answer to this question

“What’s the deal with GARS?” Here’s a #GarWeek mega-thread of gar stories (aka GARticles) over the years: First up: Gar Wars by @matthewlmiller.bsky.social blog.nature.org/science/2015...

It’s Time to End the Gar Wars

Imagine anglers piling hundreds of dead trout they've killed along stream banks. Not gonna happen, right? But it's still happening native fish called gar.

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Real debate: Do you like suGAR in your coffee? ☕️ Let us know in the comments below! 👇 Happy #GarWeek! 😃

#GARWEEK IS HERE!!! We’re excited to celebrate this “most-loathed,” misunderstood, and amazing group of living fossil fishes with you all! Enjoy this Intro to Gars @ologies.bsky.social from #Garology! Feel free to share YOUR #GarPuns, photos, #GARtwork and any other GARish posts!

#GARWEEK schedule is HERE! Get ready for a FINtastic week celebrating gars, native fishes, freshwater biodiversity, and GARish puns! *while Gar Week is cross-platform, there will be content exclusive to Bluesky🦋😎

Team @garlab.bsky.social photo with @jonathanwt.bsky.social & @alyssarausch96.bsky.social! Back in the field today, ready for #GarWeek next week!!!

It’s always a FINtastic time! 😎❤️🐟

Dr. Cam Mosley@fisherthem.bsky.social · 2y ago

Super happy to be working in the same department as my best bud! 💙 Friends that fish together stay together 🎣🫱🏾‍🫲🏻

Hi everyone! I’m a first-year PhD student in the GarLab at the University of Minnesota! I’m excited to build my dissertation around prehistoric fishes and science communication! I'm advised by @solomonrdavid.bsky.social! 🐟 Outside of research, I like to compete in Olympic lifting! 🏋🏼‍♀️

Hello blue sky ☀️ my name is Cam! I’m a fisheries ecologist that studies how human impacts and climate stressors influence fish biology and ecology. I’m currently based in St. Paul, MN @ UMN in the Hansen lab. In my free time I enjoy cooking, camping, watching women’s sports and fishing 🎣 🏕️

“What is #GarWeek?” Here’s some background on a previous year. www.kosu.org/energy-envir... We’ll be celebrating these amazing living fossil across platforms with several orgs & people; EVERYONE is welcome to participate! #GarPuns optional [but actually required] ReGARds, #GarWeek Team

Scientists and state officials honor underappreciated fish with Gar Week

You’ve probably heard of Shark Week—a seven-day deep dive into everything shark. But if you want to celebrate toothy fish a bit closer to home, you’re in for a treat. Earlier this month, the Oklahoma ...

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Pssst… Bluesky gets to know FIRST… We’re bringing you #GarWeek the week of December 16!!! More info coming soon!

Dr. Solomon David@solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 2y ago

Plans for #GarWeek 2024 are in the works! It will look a little different this time around, spread across multiple platforms…and for the first time on BlueSky!