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Doc Stein @steinbutt.bsky.social · 12d

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Major blow to billion-euro glass eel trafficking networks – DNA testing in the US and raids in France expose global reach of trafficking networks | Europol

The latest iteration of Operation LAKE, which ran from October 2024 to June 2025, uncovered large-scale trafficking networks and disrupted the flow of live eels destined for illegal farms in Asia.

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Doc Stein @steinbutt.bsky.social · 15d

Ten people were prosecuted for illegal trafficking of glass eels. Prosecutions include: participation in criminal association, unauthorized possession or transport of non-domestic animals in an organized gang, unauthorized transfer in an organized gang. www.francebleu.fr/emissions/l-...

"On a besoin d'épurer ce type de réseau" : Des pêcheurs vendéens et charentais jugés pour trafic de civelles - ici

Des peines jusqu'à un an de prison ferme et interdiction de pêcher définitivement ont été requises ce lundi par le procureur de La Roche-sur-Yon à l'endroit de pêcheurs de Vendée et de Charente-Mariti...

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Doc Stein @steinbutt.bsky.social · Aug 14

Kim Baublys @kimbaublys.bsky.social · Aug 14

Imagine running into a giant one of these?
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The "itjaritjari" would have made a good monster in 'A Quiet Place'
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Once dismissed as 'low mammals', marsupials are Australian survivors

Many marsupials have become Aussie icons, such as kangaroos, koalas and wombats, yet we still need to pay more attention to this amazing group of animals, experts argue.

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · Jun 28

Welcome to the "gold standard" for medievalism. #NOAA announced yesterday that the Climate.gov site will no longer be updated.
🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #weather #scicomm #science #climate #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm

Screenshot of the home page of NOAA's Climate.gov web site, June 28, 2025.

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Doc Stein @steinbutt.bsky.social · Jun 8

Josh Luke Davis 🏳️‍🌈 @joshlukedavis.com · Jun 8

Today! This afternoon!

Josh Luke Davis 🏳️‍🌈 @joshlukedavis.com · Jun 2

Happy Pride Month folks! 🌈🙌🏼

If you're free this Sunday 08 June between 15.30–16.15 and want to listen to me natter on about queer natural history then come find me at Imperial University 🏳️‍🌈🌳🦋🐠🐧🏳️‍⚧️ #Pride
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Doc Stein @steinbutt.bsky.social · Jun 6

kinesinmotors.bsky.social @kinesinmotors.bsky.social · Jun 6

💥🧪 Scientific Editor Position Open
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NYC

Journal of Cell Biology @jcb.org · Jun 5

We're hiring! The Journal of Cell Biology (JCB) seeks Scientific Editor or Senior Scientific Editor, dependent on experience. Join our team in New York City! Apply here 👉 careers.rockefeller.edu/jobs?keyword...

#STEMjobs #LifeScienceJobs #PublishingJobs #ScienceJobs

Doc Stein @steinbutt.bsky.social · Jun 4

Why would you put high-value Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica into cat food? 🧐🧪 www.frontiersin.org/journals/vet...

Frontiers | The effect of Japanese eel as a main ingredient on hair condition, antioxidant ability, apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) and body weight gain in cat food

This study aims to evaluate the impact of Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) as a primary ingredient in cat food on hair condition, antioxidant ability, appare...

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Doc Stein @steinbutt.bsky.social · May 4

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Apr 11

In which I, a person who trained over 1,500 early career scientists all over the world in how to use Twitter, tell the scientific community that Twitter sucks now and you should use Bluesky for networking and outreach instead.

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Apr 11

New paper!

Social media for fisheries science and management professionals: How to use Bluesky and Instagram, and why you should.

This is the *first* paper in the peer reviewed scientific literature to explain how Bluesky works and how to use it for #SciComm 🧪🦑🐠

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Social media for fisheries science and management professionals: How to use Bluesky and Instagram, and why you should

ABSTRACT. Social media tools have revolutionized how people communicate with one another. A 2018 paper in Fisheries summarized the use of Twitter, Facebook

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Carly Anne York, PhD @biologycarly.bsky.social · Apr 10

Good afternoon from me and this giant jar of alligator balls

My face next to a jar of alligator balls

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Doc Stein @steinbutt.bsky.social · Apr 4

Le procès du trafic de civelles entre la France, Hong Kong et le Sénégal s’est ouvert à Paris www.dakar-echo.com/le-proces-du...

Le procès du trafic de civelles entre la France, Hong Kong et le Sénégal s’est ouvert à Paris

Un vaste réseau international de trafic de civelles, espèce protégée d’alevins d’anguille, a été démantelé entre la France, le Sénégal et la Chine. Treize personnes seront jugées début avril à Paris p...

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Doc Stein @steinbutt.bsky.social · Mar 30

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Government patrols begin crackdown on poaching of endangered eels in Morecambe Bay

The Environment Agency’s Fisheries Enforcement Officers have started patrols along the Morecambe Bay and north Lancashire coastlines to help protect the critically endangered European eel from illegal...

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Doc Stein @steinbutt.bsky.social · Mar 28

“This application for the export of glass eels has been refused over concerns of significant risks of illegal trading compounded by the current situation in Russia.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Export of endangered eels to Russia ends after UK government ban

British eel trader says move will destroy traditional elvering but campaigners welcome decision

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Doc Stein @steinbutt.bsky.social · Mar 25

the official publication by French authorities www.ofb.gouv.fr/actualites/d...

Démantèlement d'un réseau illégal de trafic de civelles en Vendée et Charente-Maritime

Le 18 mars 2025, une vaste opération judiciaire a été menée en Vendée (85) et en Charente-Maritime (17) pour démanteler un trafic illégal de civelles. Plusieurs professionnels de la pêche sont soupçon...

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Doc Stein @steinbutt.bsky.social · Mar 23

A large glass eel trafficking network dismantled in Vendée and Charente-Maritime: seven people indicted www.francebleu.fr/vie-quotidie... 🧪

Un gros réseau de trafic de civelles démantelé en Vendée et Charente-Maritime : sept personnes mises en examen - ici

Un réseau de trafic illégal de civelles, le bébé de l'anguille, a été démantelé en Vendée et Charente-Maritime. Ce mardi 18 mars, sept personnes dont cinq pêcheurs professionnels ont été interpellés. ...

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Doc Stein @steinbutt.bsky.social · Mar 18

🧪 Very pleased to see that trafficking in European glass #eels remains a priority in the new EUROPOL Report on Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA) which was just published!

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The changing DNA of serious and organised crime | Europol

Join the launch of the EU-SOCTA 2025 report on 18 March. The EU-SOCTA report is Europol's flagship analysis that provides a comprehensive overview of the threats posed by serious and organised crime i...

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Doc Stein @steinbutt.bsky.social · Mar 18

🧪 Our paper on "How to deal with confiscated glass eels destined for reintroduction" has been published in Fisheries Research. Free download for a period of 50 days.
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How to deal with confiscated European eels (Anguilla anguilla L.) destined for reintroduction?

Illegal trafficking of critically endangered European eels (Anguilla anguilla L.) to Asia for consumption is a lucrative business and considered to be…

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Eleanor Frajka-Williams @eleanorfrajka.bsky.social · Mar 8

🚨**Job advert** 🚨 We are hiring a seagoing technician in Hamburg! Interested in going to sea, handling instrumentation (ship-based, moored, glider) and logistics of research-travel to remote places? See the advert - contact me with any questions. Deadline 4 April.
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View of the back deck of the research vessel Maria S. Merian, showing the A-frame and flotation for moorings.

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Doc Stein @steinbutt.bsky.social · Mar 3

Hi Andrew, can you please add me? My research focusses on trafficking in eels (Anguilla) scholar.google.de/citations?us...

Florian M Stein

‪Oxford Wildlife Trade Research Group, TU Braunschweig, Deutscher Angelfischerverband (DAFV)‬ - ‪‪Cited by 177‬‬ - ‪Anguillids‬ - ‪DNA barcoding‬ - ‪Wildlife Forensics‬ - ‪Wildlife Trafficking‬ - ‪Sea...

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Doc Stein @steinbutt.bsky.social · Feb 12

Lucky boy you are in the West! Don’t try the East of the North! 🥶🥶🥶

Doc Stein @steinbutt.bsky.social · Feb 8

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Pêche illégale à la civelle : Ottawa introduit de nouvelles mesures de traçabilité | Le téléjournal Acadie

La réouverture de la pêche à la civelle est prévue dans environ un mois, et Ottawa met en place de nouvelles règles de traçabilité cette année pour réduire la récolte et l'exportation illégale.

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Doc Stein @steinbutt.bsky.social · Feb 6

CITES currently discusses potential changes to the listings of eels (anguillids). We consider the uncertain impacts of those changes and conclude that a comprehensive assessment to evaluate the expected impacts relative to conservation targets and risk analyses are needed.
doi.org/10.1017/S003...

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Doc Stein @steinbutt.bsky.social · Jan 29

“Many people tend to think that the extremists, the nutty MAGA people, are inherently incompetent; and that conversely, when you go up on the competence scale, you are likely to encounter fewer ideological extremists. Vought, however, is a fully competent, utterly committed radical ideologue.”

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · Jan 28

What are they giving themselves permission to do?

That’s the key question to ask when dealing with the radical forces that are in charge on the Right.

For guys like Vought, the answer is: Whatever it takes, regardless of how extreme. There is no line he won’t cross, no restraining principle.

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · Jan 28

The Right today is dominated by people like Vought who are convinced there is nothing left to conserve – that our moment requires not “conservatism,” but a radical “counter-revolution.”

They have never been so close to power as they are now. And they are determined to abuse power ruthlessly.

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Institute of Fisheries Management @ifmfish.bsky.social · Jan 28

We are attending the Wild Salmon Connections conference this week at Fishmongers Hall in London.
Although things may not look great for #salmon populations not all is lost as there is a great deal of work going into reversing that trend.

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Doc Stein @steinbutt.bsky.social · Jan 23

Matthew L. Miller @matthewlmiller.bsky.social · Jan 22

The chiselmouth is appropriately named: it has a plated bottom lip to "chisel" algae off rocks.

While many sources call them strictly herbivorous, they will take redworms & small flies. They start showing up on local streams in spring & we often catch good numbers of this interesting species.

Chiselmouth caught in a local Idaho stream.

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