journal front cover with AQC title on the top and an image below of a diver underwater looking at settlement tiles covered in pink coralline algae

Feb issue of #AquaticConservation
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📸 Settlement tiles in Isfjorden, see Sowa et al. Photo credit: P Balazy / IO PAN Diving Team
Also: frogs, corals, seaweed, whales, turtles, fishing, eels, crabs, seals, (e)DNA, dolphins, pike, crayfish, sturgeon
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South Carolina has 28,000 miles of streams and scientists are still discovering what lives in them. A new GIS tool models aquatic biodiversity through the year 2100—protecting species before we know everything we'd lose. #AquaticConservation #GIS www.esri.com/about/newsro...

journal front cover with the AQC title and image below of people in a small boat in a river surrounded by trees

#AquaticConservation January issue
📸Fishers navigating an Amazonian estuary, see Marques et al. Credit: Dayse Marques
Also: manatees, MPAs, water lillies, fish, crustaceans, mangrove, molluscs, streamflow, seals, eDNA, mucilage
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journal front cover with the AQC title at the top, and an image below of a digger removing a stone dam at a lake edge, surrounded by swedish pine forest

Nov issue of #AquaticConservation!

📸Dam removal in Sweden; Watz et al. Credit: Johan Watz

Also: eels, seahorses, turtles, catfish, sharks, urbanisation, seaweeds, management, oysters, reef fish, mangar, tilapia, microplastics, riverscapes

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journal front cover with the AQC title at the top and an image below of a person crouching in shallow water with a quadrat and tape doing a seagrass survey

A bit late, but October issue of #AquaticConservation #AQC 💙

📸Seagrass surveys in Zanzibar. Photo credit: @researchlina.bsky.social

Also: Whale sharks, crocodiles, turtle hatchlings, freshwater mussels, coralline algae and seagrass restoration
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Council directs staff to draft ordinance limiting architectural copper to protect stormwater Staff briefed the council on monitoring data showing elevated dissolved copper in local outfalls and proposed a policy to prohibit architectural copper gutters/downspouts on new work. The council asked staff to pursue a codified ordinance, preserve exemptions for designated historic resources, and return with planning-commission review and draft

Carmel's council is taking bold steps to safeguard the Monterey Bay by proposing a ban on architectural copper gutters to combat toxic stormwater pollution.

Get the details!

#MontereyCounty #CA #StormwaterManagement #CitizenPortal #AquaticConservation #WaterQuality

The 2026 Annual Meeting website is your go-to source for information about the Georgia AFS meeting. georgiaafs.my.canva.site/gaafs-2026-a...

#fisheriesmanagement #FisheriesResearch #fisheriesscience #AquaticConservation #ConservationLeadership #sciencepolicy #ProtectOurWaters

New study supported by #GuardIAS uses #eDNA to uncover how #InvasiveSpecies are spreading—offering a powerful tool for early detection and smarter management. 🧬 🌍🌐
#InvasionBiology #AquaticConservation
#bioinvasions

Sept issue of #AquaticConservation
📸Cetacean conservation, Ghana; photo credit: Everlove Asante
Also: Arctic, eDNA, Himalyan rivers, tilapia invasion, sturgeon, birds, turtles, urbanisation, wildfire, seagrass, trout, ostracods, seaweed
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ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok, Claude Prompts for Marine biologist ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok, Claude Prompts for Marine BiologistUnlock your creativity and expand your marine biology expertise with "ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok, Claud...

ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok, Claude Prompts for Marine Biologist

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#ChatGPTPromptsForMarineBiologists #MarineBiology #OceanEcosystems #MarineLifeResearch #AquaticConservation #MarineHabitats #ChatGPT #PromptEngineering #Prompt

journal front cover with the AQC title and an image below of piles of mangrove wood next to a river surrounded by mangrove forest

Aug issue of #AquaticConservation!
📸Mangrove wood market in Ghana. Photo credit: One Tree Planted
Also: cetaceans, freshwater fish, agricultural streams, litter-vs-invasives, seals, mussels, trout, turtles, MPAs, fish farming & insect bioindicators!
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An Olivia baseball cap with an embroidered pimpleback freshwater mussel.

An Olivia baseball cap with the words “I filter out negativity” on the back

An Olivia baseball cap with an embroidered pimpleback freshwater mussel.

The back of an Olivia baseball cap with the words “I filter out negativity”

#FreshwaterMussel lovers! New Pimpleback Baseball hats are live on my website! Based on my digital design, they feature a Pimpleback mussel on the front and the words “I filter out negativity” on the back! 🌎🐚🦪

#SmallBusiness #AquaticConservation #SciArt

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July issue of #AquaticConservation!
📸Oyster farming in China. Credit:Qing Liu
Also: eDNA, frogs, sharks, coralline algae, blue carbon, eels, river modelling, genetics, MPAs, petrels, crayfish, dolphins, wind farms, mangroves, whales, & management
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Join us at #OSM26!
Session on: Advances in Marine Conservation for Local-to-Global Sustainability
Submit abstract here: agu.confex.com/agu/osm26/pr...
Abstract deadline: 20 August!
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#MarineConservation #AquaticConservation #AQC

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems is an international journal focusing on the conservation of freshwater, brackish or marine habitat.

Special Issues in #AquaticConservation
🌍Frontiers in African Marine & Aquatic Conservation
🌿Rugulopteryx okamurae (seaweed) invasion
🦑Cephalopod conservation
⚖️Aquatic Conservation in a Wellbeing Economy
🌊Marine Conservation for Sustainability
🥵Climate Change
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journal front cover, with Aquatic Conservation title and an image of a spiky sea cucumber in seagrass

May issue of #AquaticConservation!
📷 Spiky sea cucumber, cf Job & Mishra. Credit: Amrit Kumar Mishra
Also: sharks, molluscs, eco-engineering, fish diversity, rhodolith diversity, seal by-catch, sticklebacks, dolphins, dugongs, MPAs & urchins!
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journal front covers with a marine theme - seals, sea cucumber, rays, divers, dolphins, manatees. Text: aquatic conservation loves one ocean science congress

#AquaticConservation loves #OOSC!
With my Editor-in-Chief hat on for #AQC, if you’re interested in publishing with us, let’s chat!
Currently have 3 special issues especially relevant to OOSC:
🌍 #Africa
🥵 #ClimateChange
💙 #WellbeingEconomy
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Wildlife team stocks 2.5 million walleye fry at Willard Bay Team collects 9.5 million walleye eggs and enhances fish populations in local reservoirs.

Utah's wildlife team has made waves by stocking an astonishing 2.5 million walleye fry, sparking excitement for thriving fish populations this spring!

Click to read more!

#UT #CitizenPortal #BiodiversityManagement #AquaticConservation #EcosystemRestoration

We supply largemouth bass fry to fisheries across Kentucky—and to ensure accuracy, we use a specialized counter. As the tiny fry swim through, they pass a light sensor that tracks each one, giving far... TikTok video by ksuaquaculture

#LargemouthBass #AquaticConservation #Aquaculture #BabyBass #FishHatchery #LargemouthBabies #AquaticLife #Hatchery #SustainableFisheries #FisheriesScience #AquaticResearch #FarmRaisedFish #FreshwaterFisheries #FishFarming #FishProduction #EcoAquaculture

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four quadrat image: tope left: "welcome to our newest members of the Aquatic Conservation Editorial Board!", top right: image of a lady, bottom left: image of a man, bottom right: latest front cover for AQC

Huge welcome to the newest members of the #AquaticConservation Editorial Board!

- Anthi Oikonomou (freshwater fish ecology & conservation)
- Wei Yu (pelagic fish and fisheries management)

Full #AQC editorial team here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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journal front cover with the aquatic conservation title and an aerial image below of elephant seals on a beach

April issue of #AquaticConservation
📸 Elephant seals in California (📷 US National Park Service)
Also: clams, dolphins, shads, groupers, rhodoliths, sharks, albatross, sea cucumbers, salmon, mayflies, porpoises, frogs, citizen science, blue carbon
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Local experts warn about boating impact on lake ecosystems Boating waves threaten fish nesting and aquatic plant health in local lakes.

Boating may be fun, but it’s wreaking havoc on our local fish populations and aquatic plants—could regulations be the answer to saving our lakes?

Learn more here

#SalemLakesKenoshaCounty #WI #SalemLakesEnvironment #EcosystemBiodiversity #AquaticConservation #RecreationalBoating #CitizenPortal

Five years ago, my first paper on the coastal breeding aggregations of threatened stingrays and guitarfish in the Levant was published! 🧵

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#MarineBiology #Conservation #Mediterranean #Batoids #AquaticConservation

Congrats #TomClarke for your PhD paper being one of the 2024 top viewed article in #AquaticConservation #Wiley

journal front cover with the Aquatic Conservation title header and an image below of a steaming river with flowering lilypads

Bumper March issue of #AquaticConservation ⬇️
📸Alien Nymphaea lotus & CArolina fanwort, Hungary - see Nagy et al
Also: turtles, fish, mining, snails, rabbits, caiman, eel, ducks, dolphins, sharks, coral reefs, newts, ponds, stakholders, coralline algae
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Word cloud of keywords for all AQC publications 1991-2023. fish, mpa, invertebrate, biodiversity, endangered species and coastal are the biggest words

** New paper **
Analysis of #AquaticConservation articles 1991-2023, identifying 30y of trends in aquatic conservation research: internationalising, collaborating, biodiversity vs emerging topics, and prolonged citation impact
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Oregon establishes Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Fund for wildlife protection Oregon's updated law creates a fund for controlling aquatic invasive species.

Oregon is taking a bold step to protect its waterways with a new bill that establishes a fund aimed at combatting invasive aquatic species, but will increased enforcement measures raise concerns among boaters?

Read the full story

#OR #AquaticConservation #InvasiveSpecies #EcoEducation

Opportunities within Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems is an international journal focusing on the conservation of freshwater, brackish or marine habitat.

**Join us!**
I am looking for 2 new Associate Editors to join the #AquaticConservation editorial team!
We welcome applications from researchers and/or practioners in the conservation of (1) marine mammals or (2) freshwater fish
More info here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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Abundance and Residency Patterns of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Freshwater‐Influenced Estuaries of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Multiple stressors are affecting common bottlenose dolphins in the northern Gulf of Mexico, including two embayments in Alabama, Mobile Bay (MOB) and Perdido Bay (PER), where no comprehensive abundan...

Great paper! It is always good to remember how exhausting (and expensive) can be studying the demographics of such mobile species.

I really admire each paper that I read unravelling those essential info's for conservation!

#marmam #aquaticconservation

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Feb issue of #AquaticConservation, with 32 (!) papers
📸bottlenose dolphins, Alabama - Bouveroux et al
Also: coralline algae, (illegal) fishing, sharks, abalone, crayfish, cetaceans, freshwater fish, copepods, oysters, turtles, eDNA, satellite tracking!
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