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Howard Browman

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Marine/fisheries ecologist, Institue of Marine Research, Norway + Editor-in-Chief, ICES Journal of Marine Science + Council Member & Trustee, Committee on Publication Ethics - https://fishlarvae.org/people/scientists/howard-i-browman/ .. more

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Howard Browman @hbrowman.bsky.social · 11d

@peerreviewweek.bsky.social #PRW2025 - facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/...

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Howard Browman @hbrowman.bsky.social · 18d

www.aslo.org/2025-applica...

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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · 21d

💙A huge thanks to our friends at Klaipeda University!
From the smooth logistics to the warm welcome, your organizing team made #ICESASC25 not just possible but unforgettable.
We’re grateful for the hard work, energy & hospitality you brought to every detail.
Klaipeda you’ve been amazing 🌊🐟🎶

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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · 21d

Congratulations to Sissel Kolls Bertelsen @dtu.dk Denmark, awarded Best Presentation at #ICESASC25 for her work Out with the Inputs and in with the Outputs that evaluated which technical measures could become redundant under Fully Documented Fisheries without compromising sustainability. Well done!

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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · 21d

Congratulations to Abril Reynes Cardona, Ghent University, Belgium, awarded Best presentation at #ICESASC25 for her work on Offshore wind farm development alters food web structure and carbon flows; insights from 14-year data-driven study. Great work- well done!

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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · 21d

Congratulations to Anika Sonjudóttir, Marine and Freshwater Research Institute Iceland @mfri.bsky.social for being awarded Best poster at #ICESASC25 for her work on exploring the impact of capelin decline in Icelandic waters through the marine food web. Great work!

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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · 21d

Congratulations to Juliane Niewar, Institute of Marine Ecosystem and Fishery Science, Universität Hamburg @uni-hamburg.de for being awarded Best poster for her work on Understanding the effects of climate change and fishing on the Western Baltic Sea via dynamic food-web modeling.
Great work!

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Edd Hind-Ozan, Ph.D. @socialseas.bsky.social · 22d

Can you spot Reviewer 2?

Peer review training is rare, so we had a great networking session aimed at improving our peer review skills at this morning’s #ICESASC25.

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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · 22d

Day 3 of #ICESASC25 is up and running!

First up this morning is a network session on peer-review. Come along to discuss challenges, solutions and strategies for becoming an effective reviewer!

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Nathalie Steins @nathaliesteins.bsky.social · 24d

Congratulations @hbrowman.bsky.social - winner of the @icesmarine.bsky.social Outstanding Achievement Award! #ICESASC25

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Nathalie Steins @nathaliesteins.bsky.social · Sep 4

11 days to go to until #ICESASC25. So there is still time to knit, crochet, paint, .... goodies for our marine-themed #craft pop-up shop. Ocean-inspired clothes and toys also welcome. Swap or buy. All proceeds go to a #Klaipeda charity.

I knitted these lovely halibut hats.
@icesmarine.bsky.social

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Howard Browman @hbrowman.bsky.social · Sep 2

@icesmarine.bsky.social - Join us in celebrating by submitting an article to the 100th anniversary issue! Call for papers: academic.oup.com/icesjms/page... - Cartoon by Bas Kohler

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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · Aug 29

Meet the mentees👩‍🔬👨‍🔬📝
🗣 Alexandra Schneider @akschneider.bsky.social | Kerr lab, University of Maine
🗣 Julia Polo Sainz | @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
🗣 Thomas Clegg @tomclegg.bsky.social | Havforskningen
🗣 Ming Sun @swim-in-the-sun.bsky.social | Virginia Institute of Marine Science

#supportingECS

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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · Aug 29

🤔 How does mentorship strengthen science & publishing?

This year’s mentees of ICES Journal of Marine Science Editorial Mentorship Programme talk about their experiences & what the mentorship means to them 🤝✨

👇 Here's what they had to say
📖 Read the full story: shorturl.at/15KsZ

#supportingECS

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Howard Browman @hbrowman.bsky.social · Aug 17

Read the latest article from our team
@AlessandroCre90 @durifcaroline @ICES_ASC @Havforskningen @NOAAFisheries @CefasGovUK
@EU_MARE @ifremer_fr – onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Howard Browman @hbrowman.bsky.social · Jul 4

Highly recommended reading - academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...

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Howard Browman @hbrowman.bsky.social · Jun 21

Journals Operating Predatory Practices Are Systematically Eroding the Science Ethos- enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Howard Browman @hbrowman.bsky.social · Jun 6

Expressions of interest to Cigdem Beyan - [email protected] - cbeyan.github.io

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Howard Browman @hbrowman.bsky.social · Jun 3

journal.trialanderror.org/pub/preprint...

Howard Browman @hbrowman.bsky.social · Apr 9

Also see - www.facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/...

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Howard Browman @hbrowman.bsky.social · Apr 9

scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/04/09/p...

Peer Review Has Lost Its Human Face. So, What’s Next? - The Scholarly Kitchen

I think human-dependent peer review has lost its human element, thus its relevance, so what we can do to install a new system by abandoning the present one?

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Howard Browman @hbrowman.bsky.social · Apr 3

@icesmarine.bsky.social On Einer Steemann Nielsen’s 1952 “The Use of Radio-active Carbon (C14) for measuring Organic Production in the Sea”

John Dolan @tintinnman.bsky.social · Apr 1

The guy in the white shoes was doing something new & hot in 1950 aboard the Galathea: doi.org/10.1093/ices...

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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · Apr 3

🌊 Calling all early-career scientists
ICES #SIIECS & Mission Atlantic return with #InterDis, a summer school for interdisciplinary ocean management using #IEA
📍 Copenhagen, Denmark
10–15 August 2025
🏫32 spots available - applications close 15 May 2025.
www.ices.dk/news-and-eve...

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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · Apr 2

🌊 Curiosity. Dedication. Collaboration.
These are the forces that drive our work at ICES.
But behind every step forward, some individuals inspire, mentor & lead the way. Let's recognize them.
💡Nominations for ICES Outstanding Achievement Award open until 15 April!
www.ices.dk/news-and-eve...

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John Dolan @tintinnman.bsky.social · Apr 1

The guy in the white shoes was doing something new & hot in 1950 aboard the Galathea: doi.org/10.1093/ices...

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Howard Browman @hbrowman.bsky.social · Mar 29

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving

More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.

www.nature.com

Howard Browman @hbrowman.bsky.social · Mar 26

@icesmarine.bsky.social - I am deeply saddened to report that former ICES JMS editor Stéphane Plourde passed away yesterday. RIP Stéph - tinyurl.com/mubfkue5

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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · Mar 13

🌊 What happens to carbon when fishing gear stirs up sediments?
Experts & stakeholders-your insights are needed!
Join WKFISHCARBON2 as we tackle how fishing impacts the ocean's carbon pump, seabed storage & fuel emissions
8–10 April Copenhagen
Sign up👉 ices.dk/community/gr...
#BCP #WKFISHCARBON2

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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · Mar 12

👀Would you like to be on top of the cutting edge science in your field?
ICES Journal of Marine Science are currently looking for reviewers academic.oup.com/icesjms/page...

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Howard Browman @hbrowman.bsky.social · Mar 10

@icesmarine.bsky.social - academic.oup.com/icesjms/page...