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Category: Fishery Science Profession
Sparking future fisheries scientists with Nisga’a Salmon Science Camp
In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, check out this four minute film by a young indigenous videographer on the 2021 Nisga’a Salmon Science Camp!
Repeat spawner series: Underwater photography guide
Underwater photography can spark fascination – and passion- for the world below the surface. Take a lesson from guest blogger Derek Wheaton on how to frame the most effective shots.
Repeat spawner series: Black scientific illustrators
From the Fisheries Blog, we wish you a Happy Juneteenth!
America’s Bountiful Waters: A must read for all anglers and fish scientists
If you love fish and have ever enjoyed a Ken Burns documentary about the rich history of the interaction of humans with the natural world, then America’s Bountiful Waters is for you.
3 quick steps: Become an ally to women in science
3 quick steps: Become an ally to women in science. These basic steps can quickly and positively transform the fabric of the scientific community to be more inclusive and diverse. #womenoffisheries #womenofscience #womeninscience
Fisherwomen: Get hooked streaming this new (pod)cast!
Here, we have a virtual sit down with Katie Osborn, creator of ‘Fisherwomen’ a new podcast about fish and the people who earn their living by them.
A Call for Recording Institutional Knowledge: Memorializing Richard Sanders
Learn as much as you can from the people you rely on the most. The information that they carry with them are things that cannot be found in books or data sets or lectures.
To Hells Canyon and Back: Conducting Fisheries Science with a Disability
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and I encourage each of you to challenge any preconceived notions you have, see, or hear about people with disabilities. Inclusivity and equity are more than buzzwords, and the field of fisheries conservation needs representation from all backgrounds in order to maximize its success. @sasha_piranha
9 Tips for Effectively Presenting Your Science
As a scientist, it is imperative that you explore and practice communicating your science to a broad audience — if you want your science to matter.
This week: Scientific Communication Workshop
This workshop is designed to help you with #SciComm, whether you are starting your first research project, finishing up your second post-doc, or just getting your feet wet in the natural resources workforce.
Who is Louella Cable?
Guest blogger Ben Ikenson illuminates a piece of fisheries professional trivia and an important life’s work…
Broadcast Spawning: Creating a new generation of anglers across the airwaves
Audio broadcasts, be it radio or podcasts, are a great means for communicating insider tips about fishing and fisheries science to anglers.
Electrofishing: simplified explanation of voltage, current, power, and conductivity
What do drinking straws and electrofishing settings have to do with each other?
10 Lessons Learned From Writing a Book About Fish
Guest Authors: Corbin D. Hilling, Derek A. Wheaton, and Donald J. Orth Editor: Patrick Cooney We are impatiently awaiting the September 24, 2019 release of the Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Virginia. We’d rather not admit when we first began thinking about this field guide, because we grossly underestimated how much work this little…
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