Hannah Owens
@hannahoish.bsky.social
She/her. Fixed-term Assistant Professor; Center for Macroecology, Evolution, and Climate and Center for Global Mountain Biodiversity; Globe Institute; Copenhagen University. Ecology & evolution w/ natural history collections and R. #FishADay Ally is a verb
Anyway, #FishADay is off the rest of the week to make like a Chiasmodon. Happy Thanksgiving! Vid: Okeanos Explorer youtu.be/hoXodTk268I
Okeanos Explorer Video Bite: The Black Swallower
YouTube video by Inner Space Center
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November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Anyway, #FishADay is off the rest of the week to make like a Chiasmodon. Happy Thanksgiving! Vid: Okeanos Explorer youtu.be/hoXodTk268I
And one last bonus for the taxonomy sticklers out there: Supplemental Table 1 shows how I rectified GBIF and OBIS taxonomies against Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes!
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 AM
And one last bonus for the taxonomy sticklers out there: Supplemental Table 1 shows how I rectified GBIF and OBIS taxonomies against Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes!
Check out the supplementary materials for animated maps of inferred gadiform (cod), scombriform (tuna), and beloniform (flying fish) species richness in the Atlantic, plus citations for all 924 datasets that contributed occurrence information to this work #CiteTheDOI
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Check out the supplementary materials for animated maps of inferred gadiform (cod), scombriform (tuna), and beloniform (flying fish) species richness in the Atlantic, plus citations for all 924 datasets that contributed occurrence information to this work #CiteTheDOI
"If the investigator's hand is moved to within an inch or so of the fish it pounces forward and inflicts a vigorous bite." Walters and Robins, 1961, 2/2
October 23, 2025 at 11:16 AM
"If the investigator's hand is moved to within an inch or so of the fish it pounces forward and inflicts a vigorous bite." Walters and Robins, 1961, 2/2
"The new species is fully as pugnacious as its relatives. Individuals gape their mouths when the investigator's hand is placed several inches away. If no further encroachment is made, no further action is taken." Walters and Robins, 1961, 1/2
October 23, 2025 at 11:16 AM
"The new species is fully as pugnacious as its relatives. Individuals gape their mouths when the investigator's hand is placed several inches away. If no further encroachment is made, no further action is taken." Walters and Robins, 1961, 1/2
Silver Carp have been found in Illinois since the 1990s, but concerted efforts have so far kept them out of Lake Michigan, which would be a huge problem for the Great Lakes. Funding has just been approved to build a new barricade to make control easier. www.wbez.org/environment/...
Illinois one step closer to keeping invasive carp out of Great Lakes
For decades, officials have worried the fish could wreak disaster on the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem and the multibillion-dollar tourism, boating and fishing industries that rely on it. Now, ...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Silver Carp have been found in Illinois since the 1990s, but concerted efforts have so far kept them out of Lake Michigan, which would be a huge problem for the Great Lakes. Funding has just been approved to build a new barricade to make control easier. www.wbez.org/environment/...