Dr Phoebe Griffith

Ah amazing! Thank you Dave!

YouTube video by CMNSDI Nama'o: The Ancient Story Teller

I just watched this fascinating short documentary on the importance of namä’o (Lake Sturgeon) the Ancient Storyteller to the Menominee people (watch all the way to the end for the post-credits conclusion of the cute animation!) youtu.be/c5vII8Qzi3c?...

#sturgeon #freshwatermegafauna

“Trashing the living world to stimulate growth is like sacrificing virgins to secure a good harvest: it’s cruel, ignorant and ineffective.”

Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

1. Because this issue is critical, but has received remarkably little coverage, here's a thread pulling out the key themes from my article yesterday, on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which puts decades of environmental protections to the torch. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

To extend everyone’s little sturgeon break… very chill baby sturgeons sturgeoning.

To extend everyone’s little sturgeon break… very chill baby sturgeons sturgeoning.

I would totally research mermaid diets 🤣 looking for microbes in different types of water (whiskey being an important water?)

Can you guess my current research?

🤔 🐟 + 🎣 + 🧜‍♀️ + 🎏 + 🍣 = 👩‍💻 ➡️ 🐟📈😃

We (@gkalinkat.bsky.social and I) just did a social media for scientists workshop with @aquacosm-ecr.bsky.social and thought I should practice what I preach (writing up your current research using only emojis 😅)

Just finished a fun workshop on 'Social Media in Science', so here's my PhD research topic as emojis:
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Thanks to @crocodiledunphd.bsky.social and @gkalinkat.bsky.social and to @aquacosm-ecr.bsky.social for hosting this!

#phdchat #academicchatter #scicomm #dowestillusehashtags

The ultimate animal mascot for those having an existential crisis

We will host Gregor Kalinkat and Phoebe Griffith for the online workshop "Social Media for Scientists". They will explore how to optimise the visibility of our science and present the potential of various social networks! 🧑‍💻

🗓️ March 18th at 14:00 - 16:00 CET
📝 Register here: tinyurl.com/23pmvx3b

That is a very appropriate name 😅😅

Ah perfect! 🙏 thank you! I’ve got it ☺️☺️

I’m gonna try it! I love ham cooked in Coke so think it should be delicious!

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Oh lawyer! 🤣🤣 that so funny - do you know why?

Oh cool - I totally feel the onomatopoeic aspect ! I had heard the name quappe but didn’t know it had such an interesting etymology.

Oh that’s really cool! Apparently they start migrating when it gets really cold here in Germany, so maybe that’s how they got such a name?

I am now sitting at home trying all the different ways I can say the syllables La and ka 🤣🤣 thank you! 🙏

Soda as in a fizzy caffeinated beverage?

Oooh I love it! Very similar to a tale of the ‘aalversupen’ or eel drowning from Fockbeck in Germany! Apparently it’s a beloved story, and there is still a three day annual ‘aalversuperdaag’ festival and an eel on the coat of arms! 🤩

Oh cool! Does it have any other meaning or just burbot? 😃

Question for any ecology peeps that might read my tweets (blues? Do we have a new word for this by now? 😅): Do you know of any courses teaching species distribution modelling techniques (correlative/causative) that you can recommend?
Grateful for any advice (baby pike pic for attention) 🙏🧪

“The lobster of Superior” love that! They are exceptionally tasty!

Awesome - thank you! I had seen that got really confused with the other fishes called eelpout 😂😄

Phoebe wearing a white fluffy jacket (it’s night time, it is clearly very cold) is holding a gorgeous fish in front of her. It is mottled yellow and black and has a long tail and has inspired many folk names.

Hi #fishsky - calling all fans of the fish Lota lota or #burbot. What common names do you know for this species (in any language) and why is it called that? I have heard some very funny common names in US English and German for the species and would LOVE to know some more! #fishtaxonomy

Giant fish thought to be extinct is spotted in the Mekong River Scientists say a giant fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent years.

#FishADay Aaptosyax grypus Giant Salmon Carp. Endemic to the middle Mekong River in SE Asia. Up to 30 kg, 130 cm, it had not been recorded after 2005 and was thought extinct. BUT cooperation with local fishermen resulted in several new records from 2020 forward. apnews.com/article/meko...

Happy to share we have a new postdoc position in "Biogeography of genetic diversity changes or Macrogenetics" at @utu.fi to work on large-scale patterns of genetic diversity using Lepidoptera= moths and butterflies 🦋🦋 Applications are open until March 10!
ats.talentadore.com/apply/tutkij...

One quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction - IUCN Red List - Shoal One quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction – IUCN Red List The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ to date has revealed that 24% of...

❌ BREAKING NEWS ❌
1/4 of freshwater animals are at risk of #extinction‼️
The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List to date has revealed that 24% are at high risk of extinction, according to analysis published in Nature today.
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shoalconservation.org/global-fresh...

Christmas paper, fresh from under the tree!!! Everyone measuring oxygen isotopes in fish otoliths, this year for Christmas, we´re making the whole story just a little bit more complicated for you (naughty!), but we also offer solutions (back on the nice list maybe…?) 🧪🐟🧵
doi.org/10.1016/j.fi...