Ben Walther
@bendw.bsky.social
Fish ecologist. Professor at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. he/him
Did you know Benjamin Franklin discovered the Gulf Stream? In 1769, Franklin’s Gulf Stream chart was printed—the first map of the oceanic current ever published. Two more editions followed, but the original map disappeared for nearly 200 years. Learn how it was found: go.whoi.edu/Franklin
New paper out! Interested in #marineconnectivity? Curious about #genetics or #telemetry or #otolith chemistry? This paper is for you! Methods to estimate marine functional connectivity: A primer. Sturrock et al. 2026. Ecological Applications esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
If you're new junior faculty within 7 years of setting up your first lab in experimental biology, you can apply for one of JEB's Kickstart Travel Grants or ECR Visiting Fellowships to help build your career The next deadline is 5 June Find out more at www.biologists.com/grants/#jeb
A shocking new poll result: Many Americans somehow don't have a favorite dinosaur. And only 6% give the correct answer (triceratops). Check out YouGov's new polling on Americans and dinosaurs: yougovamerica.substack.com/p/whats-your...
"We consider three folklore-motivated deterrents against monsters: reduced organosulfur gases as antihematophage repellents, argentiferous reflective aerosols as anti-lycanthropic countermeasures, and haline aerosols as a counting problem for specters."
Plan 9: Detecting Atmospheric Deterrence Against Interstellar Monsters
Exoplanet atmospheres are usually discussed as tracers of climate, chemistry, and habitability, but they may also preserve signatures of planetary defense. We consider three folklore-motivated deterre...
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If you liked the eel life cycle map I posted the other day, and you want to know more about how/why I drew it, I've written about it over on my patreon. It's free & public, so give it (and my other posts!) a read if you're curious about what goes into making maps. www.patreon.com/posts/slip-s...
Slip Sliding Away: A Map for the Eels | Surprised Eel Maps
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Do you work on connectivity and management of #estuarine dependent species? Submit to our Special Collection on in the journal Estuaries & Coasts! Open submission with a deadline of June 1, 2026. More information at bit.ly/ESCOconnectivity @cerfscience.bsky.social @estuariescoasts.bsky.social
Dewey Mears took this moody, atmospheric photo of Austin's Congress Avenue in 1947. It's almost film-noirish, isn't it? I wonder what it was like to walk down the sidewalk when Austin was a normal, quiet town. 😉 From the Austin History Center, a great place to visit if you're in downtown Austin.
Climate variations over the last 2000 years provide valuable context and help answer questions about how unusual the recent changes are. Now with added global sea level rise: climatelabbook.substack.com/p/climate-ch... Graphics: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
Tomorrow morning! Come hear about hypoxia and fishes! Register at bit.ly/4oTTo5V
GOOD - UN Ocean Decade@good-ocean-oxy.bsky.social · 11mo agoRegister👉 bit.ly/4oTTo5V for #GO2NE webinar 41 on 🌊 #ocean #deoxygenation 23 September 1600 CEST Speakers: Yvette Heimbrand Benjamin Walther @bendw.bsky.social Moderator: Karin Limburg Topics below! 👇 @kisensee.bsky.social @carolineslomp.bsky.social @aoschlies.bsky.social
#Eels and isotopes, oh my! New paper out from my lab led by the amazing @mikecurtis.bsky.social! What kind of variation is found in #stableisotopes in American eel in the understudied subtropical part of its range? Find out now! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Are you interested in #hypoxia and #oceans? Come attend this webinar on 23 September! I'll be presenting some work from our #otolith methods to reconstruct hypoxia histories in fish, and talking with some wonderful colleagues about global change! Register at bit.ly/4oTTo5V
GOOD - UN Ocean Decade@good-ocean-oxy.bsky.social · 11mo agoRegister👉 bit.ly/4oTTo5V for #GO2NE webinar 41 on 🌊 #ocean #deoxygenation 23 September 1600 CEST Speakers: Yvette Heimbrand Benjamin Walther @bendw.bsky.social Moderator: Karin Limburg Topics below! 👇 @kisensee.bsky.social @carolineslomp.bsky.social @aoschlies.bsky.social
Excited to be a part of this new and fantastic paper!
Dr Anna Sturrock@otolithgirl.bsky.social · 12mo agoNew #OA systematic review of the current state of marine functional connectivity research in @meps-ir.bsky.social. This #SEA-UNICORN output uses an 'umbrella review' approach to summarise this growing field and includes a bibliometic analysis of 'who' is doing what. 1/2.. 🦞🐟🌊 doi.org/10.3354/meps...
Larry Richardson appeared to be an early-career mathematician with potential, racking up more than 130 citations in 4 years. It would all be rather remarkable—if the studies weren’t complete gibberish. And if Larry wasn’t a cat. #InternationalCatDay scim.ag/4lg3wTp
How easy is it to fudge your scientific rank? Meet Larry, the world’s most cited cat
“Exercise in absurdity” reveals flaws in Google Scholar’s productivity metrics
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Fun news: I'm hiring a postdoc in ichthyology! Please spread the word #TeamFish, and message me if you have questions. (Job requisition id is R00107333 if LSU link below takes you elsewhere.) lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/de...
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I'm pleased to be participating in a @cerfscience.bsky.social webinar on Communicating with Policy Makers on 28 September. Free to CERF members. Check it out. www.cerf.science/index.php?op...
Atlantic Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) and their beautifully patterned backs. County Clare, Ireland.
Meet the CERF 2025–2027 Governing Board Officers! Join us in congratulating CERF’s new President-Elect, Secretary, and Treasurer 🎉 Learn more about the incoming Board and Affiliate Society Representatives at ow.ly/EjMR50Wublt
Meet the 2025–2027 CERF Governing Board Members at Large! Join us in congratulating our new Members at Large and Student Member at Large 🎉Learn more about the incoming Board and Affiliate Society Representatives at ow.ly/bOfc50Wublr
Academia: "Dear Dr. Gleick, write 10,000 words for us and we won't charge you for it."
We will be hosting another student feedback session on Thursday, July 31 at 7pm CT. Students can receive feedback on how to improve their #fishscicomm ahead of their big days at the @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social Annual Meeting in the Lonestar State.
Kicked off #SharkWeek with a student research panel at the Mary and Jeff Bell Library! Jaz, Katie, and Kyle presented lightning talks on their shark-related work here at the Island University. 🦈 #TAMUCC
What's marine functional connectivity? And where is the research going next? I'm excited to be a part of this new major review of the field along with some amazing colleagues! Check it out! doi.org/10.3354/meps...
What it took to get tenure in the Batman Studies Department in the 1960s, and what it takes to get tenure in Batman Studies today...
Some thoughts on the performance of current AI models in a research setting. open.substack.com/pub/clauswil...
PhD-level intelligence or the graduate student from hell
AI companies love to tout that their models are approaching—or have reached—PhD-level intelligence. This is blatant nonsensical marketing geared towards an audience that deeply misunderstands what a P...
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A mammoth effort from all involved. Great to see this published. bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
Reviews and syntheses: Review of proxies for low-oxygen paleoceanographic reconstructions
Abstract. A growing body of observations has revealed rapid changes in both the total inventory and the distribution of marine oxygen over the latter half of the 20th century, leading to increased int...
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www.nature.com/articles/s41... Loving this paper on recent collaboration between Cefas and partners, including @universityofexeter.bsky.social ...in essence, tagging of a tuna that got eaten by a whale 🍣
High-resolution biologging of an Atlantic bluefin tuna captured and eaten by a supposed orca - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - High-resolution biologging of an Atlantic bluefin tuna captured and eaten by a supposed orca
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