Research scientist contracted to NMFS studying population genomics in marine fishes of the North Pacific. I also like to surf, dive, bird, and admire trees.
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23 Oct 2024
π¨ New Paper Alert!π¨
In the early stages of assessing genetic population structure in Pacific Sardine, we detected Japanese Sardine along the west coast of North America for the first time!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/β¦
@Wes_Larson1 @EllaAdams27 @NOAAFisheries @salkinstitute
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4 Sep 2025
π¨New paper alert!π¨
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Out today in @EvolAppJournal, we use population genomics to show Pacific Sardine (Sardinops sagax) in the North Pacific are characterized by panmixia. @NOAAFisheries @WesLarson1 1/5
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individuals collected from Oregon, U.S. to the Gulf of California, M.X. Although we found evidence for genomic structural variation on several chromosomes (i.e., inversions), none of the putative inversions showed any evidence of geographic differentiation and our results 4/5
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support panmixia for Pacific Sardine in the North Pacific suggesting that multiple management units have been defined for a single biological population. 5/5
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3 Sep 2025
Who knew such cuteness was lurking in the eastern Pacific abyssal zone? This is the bumpy snailfish, Careproctus colliculi n. sp. described by Gerringer et al. in Ichs & Herps., sequences now in GenBank. doi.org/10.1643/i2024069
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28 Aug 2025
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial telling students in central Tennessee about their inner fish. Iβm so grateful to the high school and middle school teachers who brought their students from small schools to the event (some from almost an hr away).
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26 Aug 2025
NOAA's Deep-CRES project, funded by @noaacoastalsci, is uncovering the secrets of NMS of American Samoa's mesophotic coral ecosystems while inspiring the next generation.
Learn more: sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/20β¦
πΈ: Brian Greene; Carlos Alberto Tramonte; and Isabel Halatuituia/NOAA
ALT Two technical divers equipped with cameras and lights explore a mesophotic reef slope in dark waters in Fagatele Bay, American Samoa. Several scientific instruments are deployed on the seafloor.
ALT A scientist wearing technical rebreather diving gear, holds a large underwater camera with lights, and hovers over a vibrant coral reef, with the dark blue ocean stretching into the background.
ALT A group of students sits on chairs in a gymnasium, attentively listening to a marine science presentation delivered by educators at the front.
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14 Aug 2025
π’New paper out in @molecology !π’
We provide evidence of cryptic/incipient speciation in the Black Surfperch occurring on coastal islands. Popgen and phylogenomic methods show 5 distinct groups and evidence of reproductive barriers.
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Scripps Oceanography's Ben @Frable joins the Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation to share more about the fascinating deep-sea specimens known as #oarfish, and why they're washing up on California beaches.
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15 Mar 2025
If you want to hear about how discovered Japanese Sardine in the Eastern Pacific check out this podcast from NOAA Fisheries! And read more about it in our paper in @molecology here doi.org/10.1111/mec.17561
13 Mar 2025
On our latest podcast, we hear from the scientist who discovered Japanese sardines off the coast of California, thousands of miles from their normal range. How did they get here? What does it mean for native sardines? Are they staying? Tune in to find out: apple.co/3FmHMWL
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20 Nov 2024
New paper I helped out with!
20 Nov 2024
New paper alert: A time-calibrated phylogeny of Neotropical freshwater fishes, the most diverse continental fauna on Earth.
Built from a supermatrix of 51 genomic markers for 3,167 species, the most species-rich phylogeny of this fauna to date.
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5 Nov 2024
βOur salmon are coming home. Klamath Basin tribes fought for decades to make this day a reality because our future generations deserve to inherit a healthier river from the headwaters to the sea.β - Yurok Joseph L. James, @WildlifeMag
discoverwildlife.com/animal-β¦
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4 Nov 2024
Some more cool press for our paper describing the detection of Japanese Sardine in the California Current in the Eastern Pacific! doi.org/10.1111/mec.17561
Researchers: Sardine species from near Japan found off US West Coast | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/2β¦
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23 Oct 2024
π¨ New Paper Alert!π¨
In the early stages of assessing genetic population structure in Pacific Sardine, we detected Japanese Sardine along the west coast of North America for the first time!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/β¦
@Wes_Larson1 @EllaAdams27 @NOAAFisheries @salkinstitute
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Really cool story here on sardine genomics which uncovered an unexpected Japanese species in the mix of the California sardine population made possible by a new chromosome level genome and low coverage pop genetics !
23 Oct 2024
π¨ New Paper Alert!π¨
In the early stages of assessing genetic population structure in Pacific Sardine, we detected Japanese Sardine along the west coast of North America for the first time!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/β¦
@Wes_Larson1 @EllaAdams27 @NOAAFisheries @salkinstitute
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23 Oct 2024
Read the open access article in @molecology and check out the write up in the @seattletimes !
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