Check out my recent #JFB Editor's Choice: "What big eyes you have! Well, until 500 m, that is": doi.org/10.1111/jfb..... Using an incredible image repository, authors show that larger eye investment peaked at 500m, after which expensive eye structures weren't worth it. Paper by Pinti et al.
Check out my recent #JFB Editor's Choice: "School's out, but not for fish that want to pass ": doi.org/10.1111/jfb..... Groups had a lower metabolic rate than individuals that made it past a barrier (important for the efficacy of fish passes)! Paper by Crawford et al: doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
Great to be at Scotland Nature Student Conference, aptly represented by previous president of the FSBI, Professor Colin Adams! The FSBI is a strong advocate for students and early career researchers, with a string of funding opportunities available to members. Membership starts at just £10!
Check out my recent #JFB Editor's Choice: "Toxic tiddlers? Mechanisms driving within species mercury levels uncovered in anchovies ": doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... Dietary shift occurs, which looks to facilitate growth, at the expense of increasing mercury.
Paper by Chen et al doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
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Check out my recent #JFB Editor's Choice: "Uncovering the lazybones of the shark world": doi.org/10.1111/jfb..... Stable isotopes, going beyond identifying where a fish has come from, or where it has been - now providing data on life-history traits! Paper by Delgado et al doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
Fish folk - have you ever heard of old (18thC) name Mylwell or Melvell?🐟 @oceanspast.bsky.social @thefsbi.bsky.social @projectfishistory.bsky.social @leafyhistory.bsky.social
Apparently sometimes applied to cod, but not in this context (as named alongside, along with ling, conger, hake and bream)
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Check out my recent #JFB Editor's Choice: "Travelling in the omics time machine part II: Keeping natural history museums relevant ": doi.org/10.1111/jfb..... Are some museums diverting attention away from collections, undermining their relevance?
Paper by Nambiar et al doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
In rural Mozambique women face systemic barriers in ocean spaces. With FSBI’s support, Love The Oceans' Ocean School empowered women with ocean literacy, building inclusive ocean governance to better protect marine habitats #OceanLiteracy #Lovetheoceans #GenderEquity #Conservation
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Who else is going to #FSBI2026 in Southampton this July? I'm excited to see how we can reduce our env footprint for the Green Travel Awards! Tell us your ideas & tag #FSBIGreenTravel. Even just buying C offsets helps if you need to fly! I am doing walk-train-bus this year. You?
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