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Don Orth

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Retired, Fish Conservation, SCIcomm, Flowing Waters, Author of Fish, Fishing, and Conservation, #OER https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/112741 Reflections http://vtichthyology.blogspot.com/2023/05/reflections-on-my-career-by-don-orth.html

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[LIVESTREAM] People's State of the Union · MoveOn At the State of the Union (SOTU), Republicans in Congress are once again bending the knee to Trump and hanging their constituents out to dry. Nobody should participate in Trump’s vanity project, and t...

I'm attending MoveOn's event, “[LIVESTREAM] People's State of the Union” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...

24.02.2026 18:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We aren't saying they'd win gold every time, but they'll definitely place. Which fish are you cheering for?

19.02.2026 21:45 👍 37 🔁 15 💬 2 📌 2

Last semester in my 'Environmental Communication' class, taught my undergrad students about DARVO (= "Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender") & its use in undermining solutions to environmental problems. I hope my students are also applying that knowledge to everything else happening now. 1/2

25.01.2026 17:40 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0

First they came for California
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Californian
Then they came for Minnesota
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Minnesotan
Then they came for Maine
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Mainer
Then they came for my state...

25.01.2026 16:16 👍 268 🔁 83 💬 7 📌 7
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Elsewhere on social media...

24.01.2026 07:58 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

I have now seen multiple groups who have taken it upon themselves/their social groups to re-create the historical signs that the federal gov't took down in Philly yesterday.

The best way to get people to spread a message (especially in this anti-authority, fuck-you town), is to try to censor it.

23.01.2026 21:16 👍 291 🔁 84 💬 6 📌 3

Let me be clear: I cannot vote for legislation that gives ICE even more funding to terrorize our communities.

Not after 2025 was the deadliest year on record to be in ICE custody in two decades.

Not after they killed a mom in cold blood with zero accountability.

23.01.2026 23:06 👍 2772 🔁 536 💬 138 📌 28
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Alabama Aquarium Reaches Second-Highest Attendance in History, Welcoming Over 111,000 Visitors in 2025 The Alabama Aquarium, a core department of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, celebrated a landmark year in 2025, recording its second-highest attendance in history with more than 111,000 visitors.

Thank you to all of our friends who visited the Alabama Aquarium at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in 2025. We recorded our second-highest attendance in history🐙!

https://bit.ly/4ptwAZV

07.01.2026 00:05 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Does fishery management for groupers (Teleostei: Epinephelidae) protect them effectively? Context from the IUCN's Red list of threatened species Worldwide, groupers (Epinephelidae) are commercially valued fishes, which also play key ecological roles on tropical and subtropical reefs. In 2007 an…

Latest assessment of management of groupers

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

07.01.2026 02:12 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Oil, conflict, and climate change – there is a direct connection.

03.01.2026 18:58 👍 341 🔁 142 💬 6 📌 1

Love this

04.01.2026 03:08 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Such a loss of wisdom and grace 🥲

03.01.2026 16:34 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Tell Congress: No War With Venezuela The Trump regime has been amassing forces in the Caribbean as it threatens war against Venezuela. Over the past few months, they’ve bombed small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific that they claim were...

Tell Congress: No War With Venezuela act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-co...

03.01.2026 16:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

One of the chief virtues of the book is that it’s nearly the only remaining form of media that isn’t constantly being interrupted by ads. Between the covers is the last place on earth where no one is trying to sell you shit, a place where you can still be a human being rather than a mark.

02.01.2026 22:16 👍 441 🔁 119 💬 11 📌 11
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I have numerous colleagues who work for the agency, but this FWC comment is wild.

31.12.2025 16:28 👍 22 🔁 12 💬 2 📌 0
Qianjiadong Reservoir in southern Hunan, China, produces a double harvest: solar energy and yellow carp. The solar farm produces up to 80 megawatts of power while the fish forage beneath the panels. With a massive scale-up of solar and wind at home and cheap exports of the technology, China is driving a worldwide surge of renewable energy—Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.

Qianjiadong Reservoir in southern Hunan, China, produces a double harvest: solar energy and yellow carp. The solar farm produces up to 80 megawatts of power while the fish forage beneath the panels. With a massive scale-up of solar and wind at home and cheap exports of the technology, China is driving a worldwide surge of renewable energy—Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.

Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.

Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx

18.12.2025 19:05 👍 1263 🔁 529 💬 12 📌 115
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Julie Claussen - Tomorrow's Catch Julie Claussen is transforming science communication in fisheries by making research more accessible by bridging science, storytelling, and conservation.

“If I had a wish, I wish everybody could put on a mask & snorkel and just sit there and watch fish.” @julielovesfish.bsky.social is making conservation more human and more heard. See more in #TomorrowsCatch: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...

11.12.2025 15:00 👍 11 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
A clear pool at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada, home to endemic pupfish and other unique spring-dwelling creatures.

A clear pool at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada, home to endemic pupfish and other unique spring-dwelling creatures.

Perhaps the best place to see some of the Mojave Desert’s unique fishes in their native habitat is Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Desth Vslley.

A path takes you to pools with endemic pupfish & you can learn more at the excellent visitor center.

#25DaysofFishmas

11.12.2025 16:33 👍 33 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 1
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with Apache trout on December 10

The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with Apache trout on December 10

You better not cry, you better not trout, ‘cause Salmonid Claus is coming to town! 🎅🐟

On Day 10 of #25DaysofFishmas, we head to Arizona's White Mountains to meet the Apache Trout (Oncorhynchus apache), whose recovery isn't a #Fishmas miracle, but a result of over 50 years of people working together

10.12.2025 14:03 👍 37 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 2
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NO KINGS NEW River Valley · Mobilize **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS NEW River Valley” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

14.10.2025 17:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. Together we’re making it clear that America belongs to us—not wannabe dictators. Join us Oct. 18th for #NoKings

🔗 www.nokings.org

11.10.2025 00:26 👍 18 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
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On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we celebrate & honor the cultures, traditions, & contributions of our country's first people. We're dedicated to creating a more equitable & inclusive nation, acknowledging the sovereignty of Tribal Nations, & electing leaders who treat Tribal Nations with dignity.

13.10.2025 14:24 👍 17 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 1
Illustration of a fishman creature with human limbs and fish head and tail, interacting with a DNA string

Illustration of a fishman creature with human limbs and fish head and tail, interacting with a DNA string

"Fishman", proposal for a journal cover.
Commissioned by MY Dennis' lab @mydennis.bsky.social for a study focused on identifying human-specific gene duplications and their role in brain evolution using genomics and zebrafish as model. @dcsoto.bsky.social
#art #digitalart #sciart #fish

25.09.2025 09:33 👍 102 🔁 17 💬 2 📌 5
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Why isn’t the media reporting on Trump’s growing dementia? Trump’s increasingly bizarre behavior can no longer be attributed to a calculated “strategy.”

open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

04.10.2025 15:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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2025 Excellence in Public Outreach Award recipient David Shiffman Podcast Episode · AFS Beneath the Surface · 09/19/2025 · 25m

Please enjoy my interview on the American Fisheries Society podcast. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...

🧪🌎🦑🦈 #SciComm

19.09.2025 22:03 👍 38 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0

open education

Thanks @billryerson.bsky.social

11.09.2025 14:54 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Celebrity endorsements for Garbubu toy

Cute

@solomonrdavid.bsky.social

10.09.2025 22:05 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Great news! We are fiscally sponsoring an exciting project! 🦈 The Shark Lady: The Life and Legacy if Dr. Eugenie Clark is a new play featuring a blend of songs, scenes, puppetry, projections, & ensemble-based movement. 💙

donate.misselasmo.org/thesharklady

04.09.2025 09:25 👍 18 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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PREVIEW of Alveus Adventures episode 1: a visit to @garlab.bsky.social!

Full episode drops 12pm Central 9/4/2025!!!

04.09.2025 04:22 👍 19 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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When technology joins storytime What happens when technology joins storytime? CoDeS Lab students are blending AI with classic storybooks to spark curiosity, boost learning, and involve parents in a new way when it comes to reading. ...

news.vt.edu/videos/k/202...

04.09.2025 13:43 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0