@ProfColinBean

Conservation biologist who, like a dead fish, just goes with the flow. All views expressed are my own and RTs ≠ endorsements. Leantóir CelticFC 🍀

 Scotland, United Kingdom
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Joined December 2011
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Revealing potential Atlantic salmon bycatch hotspots from pelagic fisheries landings across the Northeast Atlantic. Journal of Fish Biology, Early View doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70694

Revealing potential Atlantic salmon bycatch hotspots from pelagic fisheries landings across the...

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) marine survival has declined markedly over the past five decades, leading to concerns about future population viability. While many studies have explored the impacts of...

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Chris Harrod@chris_harrodOct 14
Excellent PhD here on the fascinating story of the recolonisation of the River Clyde by Atlantic salmon. Great supervisors and a great opportunity gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/docto…
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No identified genetic effects of dam construction or releasing hatchery-reared brown trout (Salmo trutta) to a Norwegian wild brown trout population. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Just-IN doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2026-0…

No identified genetic effects of dam construction or releasing hatchery-reared brown trout (Salmo...

In the River Gudbrandsdalslågen, a hydropower dam blocked upstream migration of brown trout in the early 1960s and reduced natural production along a 4.4-km minimum-flow reach. A fishway was constr...

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Long-Term Fish Assemblage Responses to Instream Restoration in Boreal Streams: Insights From a 24-Year BACI Study. Freshwater Biology e70318. doi.org/10.1111/fwb.70318.

Long‐Term Fish Assemblage Responses to Instream Restoration in Boreal Streams: Insights From a...

Freshwater ecosystems are increasingly threatened by human activities and climate change, emphasizing the need for effective habitat restoration supported by long-term monitoring. We examined fis...

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Introgression and Potential Outbreeding Depression Following Anthropogenically-Induced Secondary Contact Between Anadromous and Resident Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar). Evolutionary Applications 19, no. 9: e70318. doi.org/10.1111/eva.70318.

Introgression and Potential Outbreeding Depression Following Anthropogenically‐Induced Secondary...

The evolution of alternative migratory strategies can lead to the establishment of ecologically and genetically distinct morphs; however, the forces that maintain these differences are often unclea...

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Compounding Impacts—Genomic Exploration of the Potential Effect of Domestic Introgression on Climate Adaptation in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar). Evolutionary Applications 19, no. 10: e70319. doi.org/10.1111/eva.70319.

Compounding Impacts—Genomic Exploration of the Potential Effect of Domestic Introgression on...

Predicting population, species, and community responses to climate change is critical for the successful management of wild ecosystems. However, climate change does not act alone. Interactions among...

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Integrating hyporheic exchanges into salmonid spawning habitat models—A proof of concept focusing on Atlantic Salmon in Québec, Canada, North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 2026;, vqag088, doi.org/10.1093/najfmt/vqag0…

Integrating hyporheic exchanges into salmonid spawning habitat models—A proof of concept focusing...

AbstractObjective. Most salmonids use pool–riffle transitions for spawning. The biological explanation appears to be associated with bedform-induced hyporh

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Using Environmental DNA to Identify Emerging Pacific Salmon Habitats and Support Indigenous Governance. Ecological Applications 36(7): e70323. doi.org/10.1002/eap.70323

Using environmental DNA to identify emerging Pacific salmon habitats and support Indigenous...

Northern watersheds are facing rapid hydroclimatic reorganization driven by climate warming, glacier retreat, and intensifying land use. These changes are altering the distribution and accessibility...

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Early marine migration of Atlantic salmon kelts, wild smolts and hatchery smolts. Journal of Fish Biology, Early View doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70680

Early marine migration of Atlantic salmon kelts, wild smolts and hatchery smolts

This study used acoustic tags in conjunction with an extensive offshore marine receiver array to compare the migration speed, directionality and overall detection rate (as a proxy for survival)...

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Bird predation obscures detection of acoustic telemetry tags in fish. Anim Biotelemetry 14, 2 (2026). doi.org/10.1186/s40317-025-0…

Bird predation obscures detection of acoustic telemetry tags in fish

Animal Biotelemetry - Increasing application of acoustic telemetry for determining survival, migration and habitat use of fishes highlights the need to improve interpretation of tracks that end...

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The European tracking network through time: united efforts to advance aquatic conservation in Europe. Anim Biotelemetry 14, 37 (2026). doi.org/10.1186/s40317-026-0…

The European tracking network through time: united efforts to advance aquatic conservation in Europe

Animal Biotelemetry - Biotelemetry networks have transformed our capacity to study the movements and ecology of aquatic animals, yet their development has been geographically uneven over time....

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Public views on the use of AI in scientific research. Research Policy, December 2026 Volume 55, Issue 10, 105632 doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.202…
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Not a salmonid but a neat study. Predictability creates vulnerability: Long-term acoustic telemetry reveals hidden threat windows for endangered Atlantic sturgeon. Journal of Applied Ecology, 63, e70585. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70…

Predictability creates vulnerability: Long‐term acoustic telemetry reveals hidden threat windows...

Our results reveal persistent intrapopulation movement diversity in the largest remaining Atlantic sturgeon population and highlight predictable periods during which a unique phenotype may experien...

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Ten rules for using evidence to guide ecosystem restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology, 63, e70520. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70…

Ten rules for using evidence to guide ecosystem restoration

These 10 rules provide a guidance framework to put into action the best available evidence, ensuring that restoration benefits people and nature. We highlight the importance of knowledge brokering...

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Are Species Distribution Models That Use Climate Variables Suitable to Forecast the Changing Distribution of Freshwater Organisms?. Freshwater Biology 71, no. 9: e70300. doi.org/10.1111/fwb.70300.

Are Species Distribution Models That Use Climate Variables Suitable to Forecast the Changing...

Species distribution models can be used to identify locations with environmental conditions suitable for populations in the past, present and future. However, climate variables commonly applied in...

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Exploring the Geodiversity—Biodiversity Relationships in Freshwaters for Environmental Conservation: A Global Systematic Literature Review. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 36, no. 9: e70463. doi.org/10.1002/aqc.70463.

Exploring the Geodiversity—Biodiversity Relationships in Freshwaters for Environmental Conservati...

Geodiversity refers to the heterogeneity of abiotic characteristics in nature, and in freshwater ecosystems, it mostly mirrors the diversity of hydro-geomorphological features in inland waters....

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The Trout Paradox: Scenarios for Managing Introduced Salmonids in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. doi.org/10.1002/nzm2.70070

The Trout Paradox: Scenarios for Managing Introduced Salmonids in New Zealand

Introduced salmonids such as trout and salmon occupy a paradoxical position in New Zealand; celebrated as iconic sport fish yet condemned as invasive species that threaten native freshwater biodive...

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Behavioral thermoregulation and survival of released Brook Trout following assisted recovery after angling, North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 2026;, vqag070, doi.org/10.1093/najfmt/vqag0…

Behavioral thermoregulation and survival of released Brook Trout following assisted recovery after...

AbstractObjective. Temperature plays a critical role in postrelease outcomes and survival from catch-and-release recreational angling. During warm periods

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Factors affecting size of trout in high mountain lakes. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 2026: e003 doi: 10.48130/jai-0026-0003
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Remodeling nature: Trout, borders, and the ongoing colonization of Argentine Patagonia. Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, 0(0). doi.org/10.1177/251484862614…

Remodeling nature: Trout, borders, and the ongoing colonization of Argentine Patagonia - Rune...

This article examines the introduction of trout from the northern hemisphere as part of the colonial ordering of Argentine Patagonia. Since 1904, trout have bee...

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