Fish populations can look healthy while quietly losing the #geneticdiversity they need to adapt & survive. 🧬🐟 The #NewFishBaseTool: Genetic Diversity Risk Indicator (#GDRI) reveals this hidden dimension of ocean biodiversity with science-based risk categories. 🚦🌊 Explore 👉 bit.ly/GDRIinFishBase.

Q-quatics welcomed Dr. Joe Miller (Director, GBIF Secretariat) & colleagues from ACB to advance collaboration on biodiversity informatics, open data, data quality, & global species information—strengthening conservation & informing environmental decision-making. More: bit.ly/QQPartnerships-GBIF-ACB

Fish populations can look healthy while quietly losing the #geneticdiversity they need to adapt & survive. 🧬🐟 The #NewFishBaseTool: Genetic Diversity Risk Indicator (#GDRI) reveals this hidden dimension of ocean biodiversity with science-based risk categories. 🚦🌊 Explore 👉 bit.ly/GDRIinFishBase.

#ToolsInAction: Taxonomy is constantly evolving. 🐟 Are the scientific names in your species list still valid? Check your species list first with the #FishBase/#SeaLifeBase #MatchNamesTool, it identifies valid names, synonyms, & misspellings to avoid unnecessary delays during peer review & editing.

Match Names Tool

This is a guide to the Match Names Tool, a valuable feature in FishBase and SeaLifeBase that allows users to compare their list of scientific names against the current valid names. Learn how to use the tool as a useful check for preparing a species list for a report or publication, or for performing advanced queries on large datasets like rfishbase and raquamaps.

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#FishBase CA is now updated! Our growing database now includes: 🐠 36,700 species 🗣️ 333,200 common names 📸 66,300 pictures 📚 68,500 references 🤝 2,570 collaborators 🌍 700,000 visits per month Found an issue? Let us know via Comments & Corrections. 🌐 www.fishbase.ca #OpenScience #CitizenScience

#ToolsInAction: Taxonomy is constantly evolving. 🐟 Are the scientific names in your species list still valid? Check your species list first with the #FishBase/#SeaLifeBase #MatchNamesTool, it identifies valid names, synonyms, & misspellings to avoid unnecessary delays during peer review & editing.

Match Names Tool

This is a guide to the Match Names Tool, a valuable feature in FishBase and SeaLifeBase that allows users to compare their list of scientific names against the current valid names. Learn how to use the tool as a useful check for preparing a species list for a report or publication, or for performing advanced queries on large datasets like rfishbase and raquamaps.

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#FishBase CA is now updated! Our growing database now includes: 🐠 36,700 species 🗣️ 333,200 common names 📸 66,300 pictures 📚 68,500 references 🤝 2,570 collaborators 🌍 700,000 visits per month Found an issue? Let us know via Comments & Corrections. 🌐 www.fishbase.ca #OpenScience #CitizenScience

A quick check before submission can save time later. Use the #FishBase #MatchNames tool to verify species names and species lists—it detects misspelled scientific names and synonyms, helping reduce avoidable issues during peer review and manuscript processing. Watch guide 🛠️ bit.ly/MatchNamesTool.

A fish that evolved in complete darkness is helping scientists uncover how brains evolve. New research suggests evolution doesn't always create new neural circuits—it can repurpose existing ones. nautil.us/this-blind-c...

This Blind Cave-Dwelling Fish May Be the Key to Understanding Brain Evolution

This Blind Cave-Dwelling Fish May Be the Key to Understanding Brain Evolution: Its life in the darkness could shine a light on other neural rewiring

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📘 New book by #DanielPauly & Johannes Müller: Breathing Water in a Warming World. Learn how warming and deoxygenation affects water-breathing animals through #GOLT—and explore its criticisms and alternative hypotheses. Free digital download from Sidestone Press. Learn more: bit.ly/BreathingWater. 🐟

📘 New book by #DanielPauly & Johannes Müller: Breathing Water in a Warming World. Learn how warming and deoxygenation affects water-breathing animals through #GOLT—and explore its criticisms and alternative hypotheses. Free digital download from Sidestone Press. Learn more: bit.ly/BreathingWater. 🐟

A fish that evolved in complete darkness is helping scientists uncover how brains evolve. New research suggests evolution doesn't always create new neural circuits—it can repurpose existing ones. nautil.us/this-blind-c...

This Blind Cave-Dwelling Fish May Be the Key to Understanding Brain Evolution

This Blind Cave-Dwelling Fish May Be the Key to Understanding Brain Evolution: Its life in the darkness could shine a light on other neural rewiring

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A quick check before submission can save time later. Use the #FishBase #MatchNames tool to verify species names and species lists—it detects misspelled scientific names and synonyms, helping reduce avoidable issues during peer review and manuscript processing. Watch guide 🛠️ bit.ly/MatchNamesTool.

Discarded fish represent lost food and overlooked data. As Dr. #DanielPauly reminds us: "[Discarded fish are] part of the biomass we exploit and manage. So throwing away potential food is immoral; it also totally undermines fisheries management." #fishbase #sustainablefisheries #foodsecurity

Oceana in Europe@oceanaeurope.bsky.social · 4w ago

Reducing fish discards isn't just good practice. It is essential for sustainable fisheries, healthy oceans, food security and resilient coastal communities. Strong implementation of the EU #CommonFisheriesPolicy and more selective fishing must remain a political priority.

Discarded fish represent lost food and overlooked data. As Dr. #DanielPauly reminds us: "[Discarded fish are] part of the biomass we exploit and manage. So throwing away potential food is immoral; it also totally undermines fisheries management." #fishbase #sustainablefisheries #foodsecurity

Oceana in Europe@oceanaeurope.bsky.social · 4w ago

Reducing fish discards isn't just good practice. It is essential for sustainable fisheries, healthy oceans, food security and resilient coastal communities. Strong implementation of the EU #CommonFisheriesPolicy and more selective fishing must remain a political priority.

Good science starts with good data—and good biodiversity data starts with accurate species names. 🐟 Use the Match Names Tool in FishBase and SeaLifeBase to compare your species list with the current valid taxonomy before reporting or analyzing your data. Explore tool 🛠️: youtu.be/n7uTEthpjCM?...

🪧 1st global conference on transitioning away from #fossilfuels (Apr 24–29, Santa Marta 🇨🇴). 50+ countries are testing a smaller coalition approach to tackle what #COPs have struggled with: ending fossil fuel dependence, scaling renewables & removing legal barriers. resilience.org/stories/2026...

What to expect from the first Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels

More than 50 countries are meeting in Colombia to explore how economies can move away from coal, oil and gas through "complementary" multilateral negotiations.

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🔉 FishSounds.net got a major update! ✨ New features include simple & advanced search, plus streamlined regular #FishBase imports and FishSounds data exports. Explore this global resource for fish sound recordings & research supporting fish behavior, acoustic monitoring, and underwater soundscape.

FishSounds@fishsounds.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🔉 Major FishSounds Website Update!! The beta version of the new FishSounds.net is live now and will be finalized over the next month. Most of the updates won’t necessarily be noticeable on first glance, so a few of the more consequential changes are outlined below. 🧵1/7

Good science starts with good data—and good biodiversity data starts with accurate species names. 🐟 Use the Match Names Tool in FishBase and SeaLifeBase to compare your species list with the current valid taxonomy before reporting or analyzing your data. Explore tool 🛠️: youtu.be/n7uTEthpjCM?...

🔉 FishSounds.net got a major update! ✨ New features include simple & advanced search, plus streamlined regular #FishBase imports and FishSounds data exports. Explore this global resource for fish sound recordings & research supporting fish behavior, acoustic monitoring, and underwater soundscape.

FishSounds@fishsounds.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🔉 Major FishSounds Website Update!! The beta version of the new FishSounds.net is live now and will be finalized over the next month. Most of the updates won’t necessarily be noticeable on first glance, so a few of the more consequential changes are outlined below. 🧵1/7

Dr. Gabriel Reygondeau explains how #AquaMaps 2.0, powered by AI and predictive modeling, helps map #marinebiodiversity, supporting research, conservation, and informed ocean decision-making. 🎧 Check out this episode of #DecodingSeafood by Mowi on AquaMaps via YouTube: bit.ly/YT_AI-AquaMaps.

Zur industriellen #Fischerei gehört auch #Discard - andere Fischarten als d Zielart werden meist sterbend oder tot ins Meer zurückgekippt. 😡

Quantitative Aquatics (Q-quatics)@q-quatics.bsky.social · last mo.

#NewStudy estimates industrial fleets discarded 80,000 tonnes of fish in Saint Pierre & Miquelon (1950–2022), while actual catches were ~20% higher than official records. The findings reveal decades of hidden fishing pressure—and a marine food web in decline. www.downtoearth.org.in/amp/story/wi...

New study finds #bottomtrawling in Europe may cost society €2–16B annually, largely from carbon released when fishing gear disturbs seabed sediments. Nearly 25% of trawling also occurs inside MPAs, raising urgent policy concerns. Protecting marine ecosystems is #climateaction. #BlueCarbon 🌊

SeaAroundUs@seaaroundus.org · 3mo ago

Bottom trawling in Europe may cost society up to €16 BILLION a year Not from fish—but from climate damage caused by disturbing carbon-rich seafloors 🌊💨 bit.ly/trawlingeurope

The study examined 19 major fishing regions worldwide and found major gaps between fisheries sustainability goals and biodiversity targets. bit.ly/mpaandfisher...

Spot-on ocean protection demands collaboration between fisheries managers and conservationists | Sea Around Us

If humanity wants to continue to derive healthy nutrition from wild-caught fish – as 40 per cent of the global population currently does – it is crucial that fisheries managers and marine conservation...

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Dr. Gabriel Reygondeau explains how #AquaMaps 2.0, powered by AI and predictive modeling, helps map #marinebiodiversity, supporting research, conservation, and informed ocean decision-making. 🎧 Check out this episode of #DecodingSeafood by Mowi on AquaMaps via YouTube: bit.ly/YT_AI-AquaMaps.

#NewStudy estimates industrial fleets discarded 80,000 tonnes of fish in Saint Pierre & Miquelon (1950–2022), while actual catches were ~20% higher than official records. The findings reveal decades of hidden fishing pressure—and a marine food web in decline. www.downtoearth.org.in/amp/story/wi...

Between 1950 and 2022, industrial fleets decimated fisheries in one North Atlantic archipelago by overfishing

Industrial fishing ships dumped about 80,000 metric tons of fish back into the ocean in the waters of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a French territory near Canada,

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A great interview with our PI, Dr. Daniel Pauly.

Oceana in Europe@oceanaeurope.bsky.social · last mo.

Dr. Daniel Pauly highlights a fundamental reality: commercial fishing benefits from a technological advantage that marine life simply cannot match. This is why efforts to "simplify" fisheries regulations are so concerning. Weakening protections puts marine ecosystems at risk.

Dr. Daniel Pauly highlights a fundamental reality: commercial fishing benefits from a technological advantage that marine life simply cannot match. This is why efforts to "simplify" fisheries regulations are so concerning. Weakening protections puts marine ecosystems at risk.

#NewStudy estimates industrial fleets discarded 80,000 tonnes of fish in Saint Pierre & Miquelon (1950–2022), while actual catches were ~20% higher than official records. The findings reveal decades of hidden fishing pressure—and a marine food web in decline. www.downtoearth.org.in/amp/story/wi...

Between 1950 and 2022, industrial fleets decimated fisheries in one North Atlantic archipelago by overfishing

Industrial fishing ships dumped about 80,000 metric tons of fish back into the ocean in the waters of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a French territory near Canada,

downtoearth.org.in

AI-generated images can be eye-catching—but looks can be deceiving. There are no shortcuts to scientific accuracy. Every image and its accompanying data must be carefully verified, just as the #FishBase team does for 60,000+ fish photos in the database. www.sustainability-times.com/climate/they...

“They’re Warning Us”: Scientists Alarmed After Three Giant ‘Apocalypse Fish’ Mysteriously Wash Ashore in Just One Week

The recent washing ashore of multiple giant oarfish on the coasts of Tasmania and New Zealand has reignited age-old myths surrounding these elusive sea

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