Will Bugg
@wbuggiii.bsky.social
Liber Ero Fellow
PhD from the University of Manitoba.
Postdoc with UBC and PSF.
Conservation and physiological responses to environmental stressors.
From NC -> AL -> MB -> BC.
PhD from the University of Manitoba.
Postdoc with UBC and PSF.
Conservation and physiological responses to environmental stressors.
From NC -> AL -> MB -> BC.
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Will Bugg
@wbuggiii.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Hi everyone! I’m a postdoc with the University of British Columbia and the Pacific Salmon Foundation and my research focuses on the impacts of cumulative stressors on the early marine survival of Pacific Salmon 🐟🐠🧪
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sometimes I do field work in the most gorgeous water (Harrison river, BC) and you can see the sturgeon swim away forever 🥹
this is a nice close up of the scutes that cover sturgeon for protection, they have several rows of these bony plates that can be really sharp!
#sturgeonsaturday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
this is a nice close up of the scutes that cover sturgeon for protection, they have several rows of these bony plates that can be really sharp!
#sturgeonsaturday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
November 23, 2025 at 2:47 AM
sometimes I do field work in the most gorgeous water (Harrison river, BC) and you can see the sturgeon swim away forever 🥹
this is a nice close up of the scutes that cover sturgeon for protection, they have several rows of these bony plates that can be really sharp!
#sturgeonsaturday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
this is a nice close up of the scutes that cover sturgeon for protection, they have several rows of these bony plates that can be really sharp!
#sturgeonsaturday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
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did you know we had ~80 huge sturgeon die this year (that we know of) in 2
BC rivers? These deaths occurred during the summer when the sockeye salmon were returning
sturgeon eat many salmon at once, and this may be overloading their metabolic capacity during hot summers 😱
#sturgeonsaturday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
BC rivers? These deaths occurred during the summer when the sockeye salmon were returning
sturgeon eat many salmon at once, and this may be overloading their metabolic capacity during hot summers 😱
#sturgeonsaturday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
November 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
did you know we had ~80 huge sturgeon die this year (that we know of) in 2
BC rivers? These deaths occurred during the summer when the sockeye salmon were returning
sturgeon eat many salmon at once, and this may be overloading their metabolic capacity during hot summers 😱
#sturgeonsaturday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
BC rivers? These deaths occurred during the summer when the sockeye salmon were returning
sturgeon eat many salmon at once, and this may be overloading their metabolic capacity during hot summers 😱
#sturgeonsaturday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
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Wildlife deserves more than minimum viable populations.
Conservation should aim for ecosystems where species can thrive, not just survive. 💥🦬🌲
👉 Read more:
Conservation should aim for ecosystems where species can thrive, not just survive. 💥🦬🌲
👉 Read more:
Wildlife recovery means more than just survival of a species
Current laws that deem species safe from extinction ignore their ecological role, geographic range and genetic diversity, as well as their relationships with people.
theconversation.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Wildlife deserves more than minimum viable populations.
Conservation should aim for ecosystems where species can thrive, not just survive. 💥🦬🌲
👉 Read more:
Conservation should aim for ecosystems where species can thrive, not just survive. 💥🦬🌲
👉 Read more:
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releasing these huuuuge sturgeon and watching them swim away is the best part of my job 🫶🏼
another week in the field complete, and one step closer to finding out what is harming these ancient fish 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐🦑
#sturgeonsaturday
another week in the field complete, and one step closer to finding out what is harming these ancient fish 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐🦑
#sturgeonsaturday
November 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
releasing these huuuuge sturgeon and watching them swim away is the best part of my job 🫶🏼
another week in the field complete, and one step closer to finding out what is harming these ancient fish 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐🦑
#sturgeonsaturday
another week in the field complete, and one step closer to finding out what is harming these ancient fish 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐🦑
#sturgeonsaturday
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climate change is causing larger temperature variations BUT we know very little about how variable temperatures impact sensitive, developing fish
in this new study with @tblanchard.bsky.social & @trishschulte.bsky.social we found surprising impacts during development and after hatch!!
🧪👩🏻🔬 🐠 🌎 🌐👇🏼
in this new study with @tblanchard.bsky.social & @trishschulte.bsky.social we found surprising impacts during development and after hatch!!
🧪👩🏻🔬 🐠 🌎 🌐👇🏼
Atlantic killifish are robust little fish, but now @tblanchard.bsky.social & co reveal that fluctuating temperatures while the embryos are developing in the egg can have beneficial and damaging consequences
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
October 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
climate change is causing larger temperature variations BUT we know very little about how variable temperatures impact sensitive, developing fish
in this new study with @tblanchard.bsky.social & @trishschulte.bsky.social we found surprising impacts during development and after hatch!!
🧪👩🏻🔬 🐠 🌎 🌐👇🏼
in this new study with @tblanchard.bsky.social & @trishschulte.bsky.social we found surprising impacts during development and after hatch!!
🧪👩🏻🔬 🐠 🌎 🌐👇🏼
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Atlantic killifish are robust little fish, but now @tblanchard.bsky.social & co reveal that fluctuating temperatures while the embryos are developing in the egg can have beneficial and damaging consequences
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
September 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Atlantic killifish are robust little fish, but now @tblanchard.bsky.social & co reveal that fluctuating temperatures while the embryos are developing in the egg can have beneficial and damaging consequences
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
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Excited to share another paper from work I did during my PhD with @trishschulte.bsky.social and @madisonearhart.bsky.social. We looked at how fish embryos respond differently to constant and fluctuating temperatures! 🐟
Atlantic killifish are robust little fish, but now @tblanchard.bsky.social & co reveal that fluctuating temperatures while the embryos are developing in the egg can have beneficial and damaging consequences
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
October 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Excited to share another paper from work I did during my PhD with @trishschulte.bsky.social and @madisonearhart.bsky.social. We looked at how fish embryos respond differently to constant and fluctuating temperatures! 🐟
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#sturgeonsaturday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
the last 2 years i’ve been investigating why these giant fish are dying across BC
and i’ve started to identify the stressors that could be driving mortality!!
if you want to learn more, check out this video: tinyurl.com/4m4xxrkh
tldr; it’s getting hot out here yall 🥵
the last 2 years i’ve been investigating why these giant fish are dying across BC
and i’ve started to identify the stressors that could be driving mortality!!
if you want to learn more, check out this video: tinyurl.com/4m4xxrkh
tldr; it’s getting hot out here yall 🥵
September 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
#sturgeonsaturday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
the last 2 years i’ve been investigating why these giant fish are dying across BC
and i’ve started to identify the stressors that could be driving mortality!!
if you want to learn more, check out this video: tinyurl.com/4m4xxrkh
tldr; it’s getting hot out here yall 🥵
the last 2 years i’ve been investigating why these giant fish are dying across BC
and i’ve started to identify the stressors that could be driving mortality!!
if you want to learn more, check out this video: tinyurl.com/4m4xxrkh
tldr; it’s getting hot out here yall 🥵
Reposted by Will Bugg
in the field for #sturgeonsaturday
ive spent the last 2 yrs investigating what is killing BC white sturgeon
unfortunately, these deaths continue & we’ve had over 50 adult sturgeon die in the fraser river in the last ~6 weeks
every fish i sample is another step closer to solving the mystery🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
ive spent the last 2 yrs investigating what is killing BC white sturgeon
unfortunately, these deaths continue & we’ve had over 50 adult sturgeon die in the fraser river in the last ~6 weeks
every fish i sample is another step closer to solving the mystery🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
September 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
in the field for #sturgeonsaturday
ive spent the last 2 yrs investigating what is killing BC white sturgeon
unfortunately, these deaths continue & we’ve had over 50 adult sturgeon die in the fraser river in the last ~6 weeks
every fish i sample is another step closer to solving the mystery🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
ive spent the last 2 yrs investigating what is killing BC white sturgeon
unfortunately, these deaths continue & we’ve had over 50 adult sturgeon die in the fraser river in the last ~6 weeks
every fish i sample is another step closer to solving the mystery🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
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hiiiii i’ve been mia for a bit but im back with looooots of field work photos - we’re doing some really cool sturgeon science this summer!!
here i am, in my element holding my fave creature, trying to save the dinosaurs one sturgie at a time 🫶🏼
#sturgeonsaturday everyday 🧪👩🏻🔬🐟🌎🌐
here i am, in my element holding my fave creature, trying to save the dinosaurs one sturgie at a time 🫶🏼
#sturgeonsaturday everyday 🧪👩🏻🔬🐟🌎🌐
August 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
hiiiii i’ve been mia for a bit but im back with looooots of field work photos - we’re doing some really cool sturgeon science this summer!!
here i am, in my element holding my fave creature, trying to save the dinosaurs one sturgie at a time 🫶🏼
#sturgeonsaturday everyday 🧪👩🏻🔬🐟🌎🌐
here i am, in my element holding my fave creature, trying to save the dinosaurs one sturgie at a time 🫶🏼
#sturgeonsaturday everyday 🧪👩🏻🔬🐟🌎🌐
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out of pure rage for the obliteration of science funding i made a sticker
cuts are disproportionately impacting EC scientists & women~particularly Black women and women of color
25% of proceeds will go to @standupforscience.bsky.social to keep fighting! 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎
plz share widely
tinyurl.com/5n7kjbwt
cuts are disproportionately impacting EC scientists & women~particularly Black women and women of color
25% of proceeds will go to @standupforscience.bsky.social to keep fighting! 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎
plz share widely
tinyurl.com/5n7kjbwt
July 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
out of pure rage for the obliteration of science funding i made a sticker
cuts are disproportionately impacting EC scientists & women~particularly Black women and women of color
25% of proceeds will go to @standupforscience.bsky.social to keep fighting! 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎
plz share widely
tinyurl.com/5n7kjbwt
cuts are disproportionately impacting EC scientists & women~particularly Black women and women of color
25% of proceeds will go to @standupforscience.bsky.social to keep fighting! 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎
plz share widely
tinyurl.com/5n7kjbwt
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i was recently interviewed by @csz-sczofficial.bsky.social about my phd, science, art, really all things 👩🏻🔬🧪🐠🌎
still over the moon i got this award, sometimes i am still reminding myself that i did a phd 🥲
check it out! 👇🏼
blog.csz-scz.ca/2025/06/30/s...
still over the moon i got this award, sometimes i am still reminding myself that i did a phd 🥲
check it out! 👇🏼
blog.csz-scz.ca/2025/06/30/s...
July 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
i was recently interviewed by @csz-sczofficial.bsky.social about my phd, science, art, really all things 👩🏻🔬🧪🐠🌎
still over the moon i got this award, sometimes i am still reminding myself that i did a phd 🥲
check it out! 👇🏼
blog.csz-scz.ca/2025/06/30/s...
still over the moon i got this award, sometimes i am still reminding myself that i did a phd 🥲
check it out! 👇🏼
blog.csz-scz.ca/2025/06/30/s...
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the horrors persist, but so do closeups of baby sturgeon
everyone say hi to the cutest fish alive!!
#sturgeonsaturday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
everyone say hi to the cutest fish alive!!
#sturgeonsaturday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
July 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
the horrors persist, but so do closeups of baby sturgeon
everyone say hi to the cutest fish alive!!
#sturgeonsaturday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
everyone say hi to the cutest fish alive!!
#sturgeonsaturday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
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everyone! look at this baby sturgeon!
literally the cutest creature to ever exist but unfortunately we have less and less of them in BC
with juvenile recruitment issues it’s always so awesome to find lil untagged bbs - this trip 5/14 of our sturgeon were untagged!
#sturgeonsaturday everyday🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
literally the cutest creature to ever exist but unfortunately we have less and less of them in BC
with juvenile recruitment issues it’s always so awesome to find lil untagged bbs - this trip 5/14 of our sturgeon were untagged!
#sturgeonsaturday everyday🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
June 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
everyone! look at this baby sturgeon!
literally the cutest creature to ever exist but unfortunately we have less and less of them in BC
with juvenile recruitment issues it’s always so awesome to find lil untagged bbs - this trip 5/14 of our sturgeon were untagged!
#sturgeonsaturday everyday🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
literally the cutest creature to ever exist but unfortunately we have less and less of them in BC
with juvenile recruitment issues it’s always so awesome to find lil untagged bbs - this trip 5/14 of our sturgeon were untagged!
#sturgeonsaturday everyday🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
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we’re so back baby!!
an excellent start to the sturgeon field season today :)
here’s a 7ft sturgeon being released
#sturgeonsaturday everyday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐🦑
an excellent start to the sturgeon field season today :)
here’s a 7ft sturgeon being released
#sturgeonsaturday everyday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐🦑
June 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
we’re so back baby!!
an excellent start to the sturgeon field season today :)
here’s a 7ft sturgeon being released
#sturgeonsaturday everyday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐🦑
an excellent start to the sturgeon field season today :)
here’s a 7ft sturgeon being released
#sturgeonsaturday everyday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐🦑
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have yall ever seen a 1day old sturgeon?? right out of the egg?
WELL NOW YOU HAVE
barely any eyes, no gills, just vibes & yes that tube is their beating heart 💓
(microscope vid so plz forgive the lighting)
#sturgeonsaturday everyday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎
(p.s. get some sturgie stickers tinyurl.com/3dd65s4p)
WELL NOW YOU HAVE
barely any eyes, no gills, just vibes & yes that tube is their beating heart 💓
(microscope vid so plz forgive the lighting)
#sturgeonsaturday everyday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎
(p.s. get some sturgie stickers tinyurl.com/3dd65s4p)
June 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
have yall ever seen a 1day old sturgeon?? right out of the egg?
WELL NOW YOU HAVE
barely any eyes, no gills, just vibes & yes that tube is their beating heart 💓
(microscope vid so plz forgive the lighting)
#sturgeonsaturday everyday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎
(p.s. get some sturgie stickers tinyurl.com/3dd65s4p)
WELL NOW YOU HAVE
barely any eyes, no gills, just vibes & yes that tube is their beating heart 💓
(microscope vid so plz forgive the lighting)
#sturgeonsaturday everyday 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎
(p.s. get some sturgie stickers tinyurl.com/3dd65s4p)
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it’s #sturgeonsaturday👩🏻🔬🌎🧪🌐
did you know there are 8 sturgeon species in N. America?
spread across the continent, they are found in rivers, estuaries & the sea
i made stickers for each sturgie that lives here, so you can always have your fave fish with you
www.madisonearhart.com/category/sti...
did you know there are 8 sturgeon species in N. America?
spread across the continent, they are found in rivers, estuaries & the sea
i made stickers for each sturgie that lives here, so you can always have your fave fish with you
www.madisonearhart.com/category/sti...
May 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
it’s #sturgeonsaturday👩🏻🔬🌎🧪🌐
did you know there are 8 sturgeon species in N. America?
spread across the continent, they are found in rivers, estuaries & the sea
i made stickers for each sturgie that lives here, so you can always have your fave fish with you
www.madisonearhart.com/category/sti...
did you know there are 8 sturgeon species in N. America?
spread across the continent, they are found in rivers, estuaries & the sea
i made stickers for each sturgie that lives here, so you can always have your fave fish with you
www.madisonearhart.com/category/sti...
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its #sturgeonsaturday!
did you know that some sturgeon make very long spawning migrations? Similar to salmon, some species of sturgeon migrate hundreds of miles from the sea to rivers to spawn
after navigating a long journey once they are in freshwater they will release millions of eggs! 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
did you know that some sturgeon make very long spawning migrations? Similar to salmon, some species of sturgeon migrate hundreds of miles from the sea to rivers to spawn
after navigating a long journey once they are in freshwater they will release millions of eggs! 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
May 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
its #sturgeonsaturday!
did you know that some sturgeon make very long spawning migrations? Similar to salmon, some species of sturgeon migrate hundreds of miles from the sea to rivers to spawn
after navigating a long journey once they are in freshwater they will release millions of eggs! 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
did you know that some sturgeon make very long spawning migrations? Similar to salmon, some species of sturgeon migrate hundreds of miles from the sea to rivers to spawn
after navigating a long journey once they are in freshwater they will release millions of eggs! 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
Reposted by Will Bugg
An intuitive visualization of the regulatory layers influencing the stoichiometry of a protein complex.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
May 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
An intuitive visualization of the regulatory layers influencing the stoichiometry of a protein complex.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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first market of the summer means lilacs!! 🌞
May 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
first market of the summer means lilacs!! 🌞
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it’s #sturgeonsaturday 🧪🌎👩🏻🔬🎨
today i want to highlight the illustrations ive made for sturgie sci comm & publications
im super passionate about visual storytelling - below is my portfolio, check it out :)
need help with a graphical abstract? exp design? a talk? hit me up!
madisonearhart.com
today i want to highlight the illustrations ive made for sturgie sci comm & publications
im super passionate about visual storytelling - below is my portfolio, check it out :)
need help with a graphical abstract? exp design? a talk? hit me up!
madisonearhart.com
May 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
it’s #sturgeonsaturday 🧪🌎👩🏻🔬🎨
today i want to highlight the illustrations ive made for sturgie sci comm & publications
im super passionate about visual storytelling - below is my portfolio, check it out :)
need help with a graphical abstract? exp design? a talk? hit me up!
madisonearhart.com
today i want to highlight the illustrations ive made for sturgie sci comm & publications
im super passionate about visual storytelling - below is my portfolio, check it out :)
need help with a graphical abstract? exp design? a talk? hit me up!
madisonearhart.com
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yesterday i was given an award for the outstanding phd thesis of the year from @csz-sczofficial.bsky.social
i gave a talk about my phd, full of science & art
i focused on how fish cope with environmental change & the importance of art in science 🧪🌎👩🏻🔬🌐🎨
here is the full talk: tinyurl.com/257jkbmh
i gave a talk about my phd, full of science & art
i focused on how fish cope with environmental change & the importance of art in science 🧪🌎👩🏻🔬🌐🎨
here is the full talk: tinyurl.com/257jkbmh
May 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
yesterday i was given an award for the outstanding phd thesis of the year from @csz-sczofficial.bsky.social
i gave a talk about my phd, full of science & art
i focused on how fish cope with environmental change & the importance of art in science 🧪🌎👩🏻🔬🌐🎨
here is the full talk: tinyurl.com/257jkbmh
i gave a talk about my phd, full of science & art
i focused on how fish cope with environmental change & the importance of art in science 🧪🌎👩🏻🔬🌐🎨
here is the full talk: tinyurl.com/257jkbmh
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This is a fascinating study on fishing altering fish migratory patterns.
It’s management implications are important.
I’ve argued that Limit Reference Points also need to consider the ecological role of the fished stock.
This is an example of why that matters.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It’s management implications are important.
I’ve argued that Limit Reference Points also need to consider the ecological role of the fished stock.
This is an example of why that matters.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Herring spawned poleward following fishery-induced collective memory loss - Nature
A critically low abundance of older herring due to age-selective fisheries resulted in an approximately 800-km poleward shift in main spawning.
www.nature.com
May 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
This is a fascinating study on fishing altering fish migratory patterns.
It’s management implications are important.
I’ve argued that Limit Reference Points also need to consider the ecological role of the fished stock.
This is an example of why that matters.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It’s management implications are important.
I’ve argued that Limit Reference Points also need to consider the ecological role of the fished stock.
This is an example of why that matters.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Will Bugg
#sturgeonsaturday! 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
not only are the sturgeon in the Nechako river facing no babies, the last few years there have been unexplained mortality events in the large adults 😩 (typically at the end of summer)
Im investigating what may be causing these mortalities and the role of climate warming 🧐
not only are the sturgeon in the Nechako river facing no babies, the last few years there have been unexplained mortality events in the large adults 😩 (typically at the end of summer)
Im investigating what may be causing these mortalities and the role of climate warming 🧐
April 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
#sturgeonsaturday! 🧪👩🏻🔬🌎🌐
not only are the sturgeon in the Nechako river facing no babies, the last few years there have been unexplained mortality events in the large adults 😩 (typically at the end of summer)
Im investigating what may be causing these mortalities and the role of climate warming 🧐
not only are the sturgeon in the Nechako river facing no babies, the last few years there have been unexplained mortality events in the large adults 😩 (typically at the end of summer)
Im investigating what may be causing these mortalities and the role of climate warming 🧐