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Important to keep our suite of electric fishing gear in good working order. One of our main go-to methods for fish surveys in streams and small rivers 🐟 buglobalenvironmentalsolutio…

DEADLINE EXTENDED until next Tuesday 4th May for the two internships below. Last chance to get involved in these exciting projects!

Two very exciting paid #fish #research internships opportunities @bournemouthuni Please follow link for project/application details. bit.ly/2OJc0JE @fsbi @IFMFish

A challenging couple of days electrofishing on the River Teme with @UniOfHull #HIFI but successfully captured and tagged more barbel for this ongoing tracking study 👍

Great to be part of this barbel tagging and tracking project. BUG was on hand the past couple of days, working with @UniOfHull to capture and tag some more barbel on the River Teme to add to this ongoing study

BUG’s @DrAndyHarrison and @CatieGR are at @WWTSlimbridge on the banks of the Severn this week - PIT tagging eels to assess connectivity between water bodies and monitor silver eel escapement from the site

We may not be out and about in the field as planned, but BUG staff are still working hard! buglobalenvironmentalsolutio…

Most BUG fieldwork has been postponed, but our critical annual Blandford fly treatment on the River Stour went ahead today to protect public health and help reduce pressure on the NHS over the coming months 👍💪

Congratulations Dr @emmatnolan. We’re all very proud of you. Enjoy your celebrations and we look forward to buying you a pint as soon as that’s possible

Out in Poole Bay today with @AHall_Marine putting our @BlueRobotics #ROV through its paces. Excellent tool for assessing underwater habitat and community structure #aquatic #survey

First year results of ecological restoration project in a small stream are looking fantastic - bullhead & stoneloach introduced last year have spawned successfully! Lots of minnow in spawning colour too, along with brown trout, eel, lamprey and chub #river #restoration #success

One of BUG’s field teams got more than they bargained for today during marine sediment and drop-down camera surveys in Poole Bay - a pod of 30+ dolphins joined them on the way back to port! 🐬🐬🐬 #marinelife #surveys #dolphins #PooleBay

All in a days work for team BUG 😳 Fantastic day in the field for @AHall_Marine, @jessmarbio and @DrAndyHarrison on our local patch, just a mile off Poole!

BUG’s @aidypinder and @DrAndyHarrison have been busy this week exploring the jungles of south India’s Nilgiris mountain range, scoping options for conserving the Critically Endangered hump-backed mahseer #fish #ecology #conservation #mahseer

BUG’s @aidypinder and @DrAndyHarrison are spending the day in Delhi discussing @Shoal_Org Project Mahseer with @WWFINDIA, Wildlife Inst India and other stakeholders. Lots of enthusiasm in the room for #mahseer #conservation

The notorious pest species Blandford fly has been controlled in the River Stour for the past 30 years using a targeted bacterial larvicide. BUG has taken on the contract and ~98% kill rate in treated areas this year will keep adult fly populations and associated problems low

BUG and @bournemouthuni fish ecologist @CatieGR taking time out from holiday to deliver an open lecture at Bombay Natural History Society @BNHSIndia on aquatic telemetry #fish #conservation #telemetry

BUG’s @aidypinder and @DrAndyHarrison attended launch of @Shoal_Org, with River Monsters and Mighty Rivers TV star Jeremy Wade. Key focus of #ProjectMahseer is conservation of Critically Endangered hump-backed mahseer of India’s R. Cauvery #BUproud @BU_Research @bournemouthuni

BUG’s @aidypinder and @DrAndyHarrison are London-bound today for launch of @Shoal_Org with Jeremy Wade at @FishmongersHall to present the flagship #ProjectMahseer managed by @bournemouthuni in collaboration with @MahseerTrust @WWF @WWFINDIA, Wildlife Inst India and others

Check out this clip of @ChrisGPackham @BioBlitzUK during July last year - including BUG's @aidypinder and @DrAndyHarrison on the River Frome fish trail - we managed to record 14 fish species in total during the day! youtu.be/cYLGmLI9pjg