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Jaakko Erkinaro @jaakkoerkinaro.bsky.social · Sep 3

Two new papers about diversity and genetic structure of Atlantic salmon populations in two sub-arctic rivers in the northernmost Finland and Norway

doi.org/10.1007/s105...

doi.org/10.1111/jfb....

@fishcongen.bsky.social
@andersfoldvik.bsky.social @alamarins.bsky.social
@luke.fi @helsinki.fi

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Tom Staveley @tabstaveley.bsky.social · Sep 2

Status and future perspectives of pink salmon in the Nordic region 🐟🐟🐟

New article out now
@evathorstad.bsky.social @jaakkoerkinaro.bsky.social

Check it out here: doi.org/10.60910/ber...

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𝙱.𝙺. 𝚂𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚘𝚌𝚔 @bksandercock.bsky.social · Sep 1

NINA har ledet et samarbeidsprosjekt som har vurdert miljøeffektene av fornybar energi. Nå har vi publisert en nettside med interaktive kart som sammenligner vannkraft, vindkraft på land og solenergi. Bransjeprognoser med mer energiutbygging vil kreve miljømessige avveininger. tinyurl.com/4wabb9hd

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Line Cordes @linecordes.bsky.social · Aug 25

Very happy to share that our paper presenting a framework for optimal movement decisions in complex landscapes has just been published in TREE @stephharris.bsky.social @jacobnabe.bsky.social tinyurl.com/d45s36y5

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𝙱.𝙺. 𝚂𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚘𝚌𝚔 @bksandercock.bsky.social · May 27

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...

Concession areas for different types of renewable energy projects

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Fredrik Jutfelt 🐠 @jutfelt.bsky.social · Aug 18

Associate Professor position in animal physiology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
(to replace me basically). An amazing permanent position at a great university!

Please spread widely 🙏

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Associate Professor in molecular/cellular animal physiology (281754) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Job title: Associate Professor in molecular/cellular animal physiology (281754), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Monday, September 1, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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Jenni Prokkola @jmprok.bsky.social · Aug 20

🔈 🐟❓🎣
Save the date for an exciting event next summer! Our symposium, co-sponsored by @icesmarine.bsky.social, is titled Habitat restoration for diadromous fishes – best practices and impacts on stock assessment

Date: 30 June - 2 July 2026

Website: lnkd.in/dBwSC_cV

@luke.fi @unioulu.bsky.social

A brochure of the symposium with salmon filmed under water on the cover and a small eel on the second page. The title of the sympisium is Habitat restoration for diadromous fishes – best practices and impacts on stock assessment. It will be organised in Oulu, Finland, 30 June - 2 July 2026. Please see details on the website.

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Jukka-Pekka Verta @jpverta.bsky.social · Aug 21

How do regulatory genes control alternative life histories? We have an open PhD position to answer this question using functional genomics in Atlantic salmon.

Apply by October 15th through www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Please share widely! 🧬🦑🖥️

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · Jul 28

New paper 🚨 Do pathogens predict salmon survival? In our recently published study on the Endangered Atlantic salmon, we combined acoustic telemetry with pathogen and gene expression profiles. Read the paper here
doi.org/10.1002/aqc....

#Salmosalar
#Telemetry

Pathogen and Gene Expression Profiles of Atlantic Salmon From an Endangered Population

The role of pathogens in impacting the behaviour and fate of salmonids has been studied extensively for some selected pathogens such as sea lice. However, the whole pathobiome of the fish are seldom ...

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Normand Bergeron @normandsky.bsky.social · Jul 28

Postdoc offer : Remote sensing modeler of Atlantic salmon river habitat suitability
We are looking for a resourcefull person with cross-over expertises in remote sensing (Lidar and satellite imagery), programming, wildlife habitat modelling... and ideally hydraulic modelling and AI. ;-)

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Jack A Brand @jack-brand.bsky.social · Jul 15

Had a lot of fun running GAMs for our new paper on differences in movement and space use between wild and hatchery-reared brown trout, led by Daniel Palm with the awesome team from
SLU!

Find the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/fme....

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Dr Anna Sturrock @otolithgirl.bsky.social · Jul 6

Hiring a marine biology lecturer at @universityofessex.bsky.social! Permanent position. Deadline to apply= 20 Aug. We have aquaria, lots of mass specs/genomic facilities, field trips to Crotia, Indonesia, Scotland and a super collegial department. Pls share!

vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

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Eva B. Thorstad @evathorstad.bsky.social · Jul 4

I don't know of any size comparison, but have heard also from others who know pink salmon from the Pacific that they look like they have a higher condition factor here. They certainly look well fed also this year!

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Eva B. Thorstad @evathorstad.bsky.social · Jul 3

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

Trap catching upstream migrating salmonids in Vestre Jakobselv, Norway

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Guðbjörg Ásta Ólafsdóttir @fishiceland.bsky.social · Jul 2

🎣 New paper! Combining dive surveys and beach seining reveals contrasting nursery use: 0-group saithe dominate shallow algal zones early in summer, while cod settle later and use broader depths.
📄 doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Complementing Beach Seining With Dive Surveys Improves Fine‐Scale Resolution of 0‐Group Gadoid Distributions in Nearshore Habitats

Located within the Westfjords of Iceland, the fine-scale depth distribution of juvenile 0-group gadoids was surveyed in nearshore nursery habitats using beach seine and dive survey methods. The beach....

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Malte Willmes @rocksandbones.bsky.social · Jun 30

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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Elvira de Eyto @edeeyto.bsky.social · Jun 26

We are in the 4th year of production of Freshwater Pearl Mussels at the Marine Institute’s hatchery in Furnace, Co.Mayo.
Lots of babies for us to mind for the next decade 😂😂 www.mayonews.ie/news/local-n... Endangered freshwater pearl mussel successfully bred at Mayo Marine facility - Mayo Live

Endangered freshwater pearl mussel successfully bred at Mayo Marine facility

Scientists at the Newport based research facility have had great success breeding juvenile freshwater pearl mussels

www.mayonews.ie

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Vitenskapelig råd for lakseforvaltning @vitenskapsraadet.bsky.social · Jun 23

The decline of salmon continues – Norwegian wild salmon is at a historic low.

A summary of the status of wild Atlantic salmon in Norway 2024 is now available in English:

vitenskapsradet.no/Nyheter/stat...

Status of wild Atlantic salmon in Norway 2025

The decline of the salmon continues. Norwegian salmon populations are at a historically low level, and the number of salmon returning from the sea to Norway in 2024 hit an all-time low. In fact, three...

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Eva B. Thorstad @evathorstad.bsky.social · Jun 22

Do poor growth conditions at sea result in salmon returning to rivers to spawn at a younger or older age? New study shows that that rapid growth can lead to later maturation but maturation age can be influenced by shifts in growth during the marine migration link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🐟

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Antonia Klöcker @cakloecker.bsky.social · May 12

#BaskingSharks of the #ArticCircle 📢Tracking the second largest #fish for a full year, our new paper invites you on a deep #dive into the life of a cold water giant between the Barents Sea and the Azores 🐟❄️🌊🏝️🇳🇴
#sharkscience #IMR @forskning.no
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Tom Staveley @tabstaveley.bsky.social · May 31

Submersed aquatic vegetation (SAV) enhances epifaunal diversity & abundance, esp. grazers. 🌱🐌🐚🌊Filamentous algal mats mainly increase gastropod populations. Protecting SAV & reducing eutrophication are vital for sustaining Baltic Sea invertebrate communities.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Enhances Density and Diversity of Epifaunal Invertebrates Compared to Filamentous Mats in the Central Baltic Sea

This study evaluates the relative importance of Submersed Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) and filamentous mats in shaping epifaunal invertebrate communities in the central Baltic Sea. Our results showed tha....

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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · Jun 8

Detection of Non-Native Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) in Swedish Rivers Using eDNA. Environmental DNA, 7: e70117. doi.org/10.1002/edn3...

Detection of Non‐Native Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) in Swedish Rivers Using eDNA

eDNA surveys were conducted in 27 river systems in south-western Sweden in 2023 to detect adult spawning pink salmon. Results indicated, through mainly qPCR methods, the presence of pink salmon at 24...

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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · Jun 8

Complex relationships between marine growth and age at maturity in Atlantic salmon. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries (2025). doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Complex relationships between marine growth and age at maturity in Atlantic salmon - Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Drastic declines in abundance of Atlantic salmon have been attributed to ecosystem change at sea reducing growth in body size, which in turn could impact survival because mortality at sea may be size-...

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Amaïa Lamarins @alamarins.bsky.social · Jun 13

🚨 Very happy to share our latest version of IBASAM, a simulation model of salmonids populations! 📖 Published in the newly created diamond journal Individual-Based Ecology @ibe.pensoft.net

Mathieu Buoro @matbuoro.bsky.social · Jun 13

After years of non-stop brainstorming and hard work with
@alamarins.bsky.social & co, we're thrilled to present IBASAM (v3): a spatially explicit demo-genetic individual-based model for anadromous salmonids (meta)populations. @inrhttps://ibe.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=153305

IBASAM: a spatially explicit demo-genetic individual-based model for anadromous salmonids (meta)populations

To improve our understanding and management of species’ response to environmental and anthropogenic changes, there is a critical need for integrative modeling approaches that encompass demographic, ec...

ibe.pensoft.net

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Mathieu Buoro @matbuoro.bsky.social · Jun 13

After years of non-stop brainstorming and hard work with
@alamarins.bsky.social & co, we're thrilled to present IBASAM (v3): a spatially explicit demo-genetic individual-based model for anadromous salmonids (meta)populations. @inrhttps://ibe.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=153305

IBASAM: a spatially explicit demo-genetic individual-based model for anadromous salmonids (meta)populations

To improve our understanding and management of species’ response to environmental and anthropogenic changes, there is a critical need for integrative modeling approaches that encompass demographic, ec...

ibe.pensoft.net

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