Malte Willmes
@rocksandbones.bsky.social
Wildlife Researcher at NINA Otoliths, Isotopes, Ancient and modern fishes
New paper out, possibly one of the most tedious projects of my life... it's working name was Project ARDUOUS and boy howdy did it live up to its name 🧪🏺 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global compilation of bioavailable strontium isotope data - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Global compilation of bioavailable strontium isotope data
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After taking (too) many pictures of scales we finally have our new study out: Identifying escaped farmed salmon from scales using deep learning: academic.oup.com/biomethods/a... The model works well and covers the major Atlantic salmon rivers in Norway. Could be adpated to other fish and places!
Interesting article by my colleague Carson Jeffres californiawaterblog.com/2025/10/05/c...
California: A Salmon Society?
By Carson Jeffres Consider for a moment the identity of the Pacific Northwest as a Salmon Society. When you fly into an airport in the Pacific Northwest, salmon are on the floors and wal…
californiawaterblog.com
ICES Workshop on emerging methods and technologies for the automated analysis of calcified structures #WKETAC invites experts in fish biology, stock assessment & computational technologies. 📅 2–3 October 2025 📌 Boulogne-sur-mer, France - and online ℹ️https://ices.dk/community/groups/Pages/WKETAC.aspx
IsoArcH is organizing its first Addithon, a 10-day virtual community event! This event will bring volunteers together from all over the world, to add to this ever-growing open data repository for isotopes from archaeological research. bit.ly/IsoArcH2025
IsoArcH Addithon 2025
This form is used to sign up for the IsoArcH Addithon to be run from 11-20 August 2025.
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Our bioavailable strontium baseline for Corsica is out! ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ranges from 0.7075 to 0.7169 and was established from 245 plant & soil leachate samples from 125 sites. Check out the article here lnkd.in/e6pDJFCY and the dataset can be downloaded from the IsoArcH database here lnkd.in/eFNS5Xbw
Scientists! @skypeascientist.bsky.social matches scientists with classrooms, libraries, & more for virtual Q&As! It's easy and fun! We are looking for 750 more volunteers by 8/15 If you're down to chat with 1-5 classrooms this semester, sign up here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
Great news article highlighting our work on the Guadalupe River in California. Really gratefull to all the volunteers collecting samples and caring about fish. calsport.org/learning-fro...
Learning from fish: the importance of nonprofits’ research projects
Nonprofits’ research projects on fish serve multiple purposes. They serve an impetus to improve restoration efforts and manage hatcheries better. They make a case for reintroducing species in areas…
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A piece of good news: www.opb.org/article/2025...
Indigenous youth prepare for the first descent down the Klamath River after dam removal
On Thursday, dozens of young kayakers from a variety of Indigenous tribes will embark on the first source-to-sea descent of the Klamath River since the country’s largest dam removal project was comple...
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This year, traps will be installed in 63 Norwegian rivers to remove pink salmon before they are able to spawn. New publication assessing these extraordinary measures, based on experiences two years ago: reabic.net/journals/mbi/2025/2/MBI_2025_Thorstad_etal.pdf @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social
🐦 Early bird reminder! 🚨 The deadline for early bird registration for the #ICESASC25 is fast approaching! ✨ Secure your spot while early bird rates are still available! 📝 Register today to join us in Klaipėda on 15-18 September: bit.ly/4ldurjP
Blogpost about our work tracking the establishment of Chinook salmon in a restored watershed. Lead Lauren Hitt did an amazing job combining field observations and otoliths! californiawaterblog.com/2025/06/29/b...
Build it, and they will come: Early evidence for establishment of Chinook salmon in Putah Creek, CA
By Lauren G. Hitt, Malte Willmes, Mackenzie C. Miner, Max Stevenson, Carson A. Jeffres, Robert A. Lusardi, Nann A. Fangue, and Andrew L. Rypel Figure 1. Putah Creek during salmon spawning seas…
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AFS joined other science, conservation, and outdoor organizations in a "Statement on Federal Public Lands Transfer, Sale, and Exchange." The current Senate budget reconciliation bill requires federal agencies to sell 2-3 million acres in 11 western states. Read more: fisheries.org/2025/06/stat...
Statement on Federal Public Lands Transfer, Sale, and Exchange - American Fisheries Society
American Fisheries Society ● American Fly Fishing Trade Association ● Angler Action Foundation ● Archery Trade Association ● Backcountry Hunters & Anglers
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Excited to be back working with sturgeon finrays from California. Trying to estimate age 🔬 isnt easy but these high quality and beautiful images sure help!
New article on land use efficiency of renewable energy in Norway. Production density (GWh/km2) was highest for small hydropower and low for land-based wind. Storage hydropower needed to balance wind power at 0.2/1.0 TWh. Led by M.S. Kenawi with collaborators at NTNU and NINA. doi.org/10.1016/j.re...
We tend to think about catastrophic things when we think of biodiversity change, like the extinction of a species. But biodiversity change can be much more insidious than this. A lot of important changes go unnoticed. But these can be precursors to much more problematic changes. Dive in for more 👇
Change is afoot, but not always how you expect
Biodiversity is changing all the time, but not necessarily in headline catching ways
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#ThingsWithRings! Read this new @uk.theconversation.com article about some of the surprising biological archives out there, and what we can use them for... theconversation.com/most-animals... #otoliths #archaeology, #forensics #fish #sclerochronology #biochronology @universityofessex.bsky.social
Most animals have their own version of tree rings – here’s how we biologists use them to help species thrive
From whale earwax to bird feathers, almost all organisms keep a record of their existence.
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Was out this week in the Alviso Marsh to collect Longfin Smelt for UC Davis culture program. Weather was waaaaay too nice for January.
Hot off the press: A fitness-based indicator for the effect of aquaculture-produced salmon lice on wild sea trout. doi.org/10.1093/ices... @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social
Work with us? Postdoc position in Arctic coastal carbon cycling at NINA’s Department for Arctic Ecology in Tromsø nina-english.attract.reachmee.com/jobs/65-post...
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research | Postdoctoral position in Arctic coastal carbon cycling
Introduction Applications are invited for a two-year postdoctoral research associate position related to Arctic coastal carbon cycling, in conjunction with a Horizon EU project (“POMP: Polar Ocean Mi...
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Are you a fish telemetry practitioner? The 7th International Conference on Fish Telemetry will take place June 8-13, 2025 in Traverse City, Michigan, USA. The conference website is now live for abstract submission and details on the venue. Help spread the word. event.fourwaves.com/7thicft/pages
International Conference on Fish Telemetry (7th ICFT)
Fourwaves - International Conference on Fish Telemetry (7th ICFT)
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Stuck on an R problem so decided to go for a longer dog walk. R problem is still there but the view of the fjord was beautiful.
Sea Grant is accepting applications for NOAA Fisheries-Sea Grant Graduate fellowships in population and ecosystem dynamics & marine resource economics. Deadline = Jan. 23. Applicant guides at lnkd.in/dyggpSR9
New paper from @louisehosking.bsky.social @zoedoubleday.bsky.social et al reviewing the wealth of chemical information in less-frequently analysed biomineralized tissues from aquatic taxa. If you're bored of otoliths, bivalves, and corals... tinyurl.com/v8p8nxk4. #sclerochronology #marinelife 🦑
The status of European eel remains critical. ICES advises that there should be zero catches of eel in all habitats in 2025. Further, that all non-fisheries related anthropogenic mortalities should be zero @icesmarine.bsky.social ICES advice available at ices-library.figshare.com/articles/rep...
Hey Bluesky! Are you ready for #GarWeek? Look out for some fun informational posts and exclusive swag starting December 16th! @garlab.bsky.social @solomonrdavid.bsky.social
