Over the years I have written a few papers that are a cross between a rant and a plea... There is a common theme - They all involve attempts to address dumb stuff happening to freshwater ecosystems. In this thread I collate those rants ;)

BREAKING: IUCN Red List update reveals 25% of #freshwaterfishes are threatened with extinction! World must rise to the #FreshwaterChallenge to protect & restore freshwater ecosystems - for the benefit of freshwater fishes, nature, climate & people theguardian.com/environment/20…

@IFIResearch Seminar welcomes Dr. Paul Franklin from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research and 5 min presentations across a range of internal projects #fishsci #conservation

I have a 2-year for Postdoctoral Fellowship available, as part of the Fish Futures research programme. Focus: #forecasting #freshwater #fish community responses to #climatechange. University of Canterbury Biology at UCNZ UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao. #postdocjobs #postdoc #ecology jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/aji…

I have a 2-year Postdoctoral Fellowship available, as part of the Fish Futures research programme. Focus: #forecasting #freshwater #fish community responses to #climatechange. University of Canterbury Biology at UCNZ UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao #postdocjobs #postdoc #Ecology jobs.canterbury.ac.nz/jobdetails/aji…

Migratory species are facing growing extinction risks across the globe, warns a devastating new UN Biodiversity report, with habitat loss driving the decline. WWF's michele thieme shares that freshwater fish species are particularly threatened in Atmos. atmos.earth/a-first-of-its…

New Zealand scraps science reform plan, prompting fears of budget cuts | Science | AAAS science.org/content/articl…

🔖Check out the complete KEY CONCEPTS IN ECOLOGY series: Reading lists & introductions to help learn the key topics in #ecology! 🔗britishecologicalsociety.org/learning-and-r…

Love this piece by Jeff Opperman💧🐟🎸 reimagining our paper on safeguarding river connectivity as art!

Just saying...#waronnature rnz.co.nz/national/progr…

NEW STUDY: Evidence of marine predation on silver New Zealand longfin eels, Anguilla dieffenbachii Jellyman et al. investigated the predation risks faced by migrating New Zealand longfin eels using Pop-up Satellite Archival Tags (PSATs). doi.org/10.1111/fme.12…

Record number of river barriers removed across Europe in 2023. It would be nice to see a bit more of this in NZ! theguardian.com/environment/20…

5 reasons why the Fast-track Approvals Bill threatens NZ’s already fragile ecosystems theconversation.com/5-reasons-why-… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

This is so true!

A new report shows a staggering 81% average decline in migratory fish populations--including salmon, trout, eel, and sturgeon--in the last 50 years. Read the Living Planet Index report to learn how this threatens the health of millions of people and critical freshwater

🚨New report: the 2024 update Living Planet Index for Migratory Freshwater Fishes is out! ❌Migratory fish populations worldwide are under threat due to human activities, with a staggering 81% collapse since 1970 🐟 ➡️Read more at worldfishmigrationfoundation.com/staggering-col… Video by Emerging Creatives of Science

This study examined how temperature affects critical swimming speed in four migratory fish species. The authors call for fish passage solutions that consider temperature fluctuations, to preserve populations in a changing climate 🐟🐟 DOI: doi.org/10.1093/conphy…