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editDravecky (talk) 08:21, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
BorgQueen (talk) 02:35, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 03:35, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
BorgQueen (talk) 18:07, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
BorgQueen (talk) 18:08, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
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editThe DYK project (nominate) 18:00, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
Calmer Waters 06:00, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 06:20, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 19:03, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 21:34, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
The DYK project (nominate) 04:20, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
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editOn June 19, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Trolling (fishing), which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Rlevse • Talk • 18:03, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
On 28 January 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cyanotoxin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that cyanotoxins (pictured) are produced by bacteria which float on lakes and oceans as a green scum (pictured) and can kill animals by causing respiratory failure? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 06:02, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
On 12 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Spawn (biology), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that fish ladders are constructed so that salmon can navigate past hydroelectric dams on their way to spawn? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 18:03, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
On 10 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lernaeocera branchialis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a young Lernaeocera branchialis is an ectoparasitic crustacean on the gills of a flounder or lumpsucker, and it moves on to cod or related fishes after it has matured and mated (infested gills of a whiting pictured)? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 02:22, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
On 21 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fish processing, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that there is evidence that humans have been processing fish since the early Holocene? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:03, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
On 26 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Biopreservation, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that biopreservation is a benign ecological approach to food preservation which is gaining increasing attention? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks from the DYK Project and Victuallers (talk) 16:03, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
On 30 March 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hurdle technology, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that hurdle technology is a technique where pathogens in a food product are subjected to "hurdles" designed to inhibit or kill them? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:04, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
On 8 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bait ball, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that some whales "lunge feed" on bait balls (pictured), an extreme method of feeding which has been called the largest biomechanical event on Earth? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
On 20 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Self-propelled particles, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the concept of self-propelled particles can explain why flocking birds (pictured) suddenly change direction for no apparent reason, or abruptly switch from a flying state to a landing state? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
On 28 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Walraversijde, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Walraversijde, the site of a reconstructed medieval fishing village, is the most studied archaeological site of its type in Europe? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
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editOn 28 April 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Marine habitats, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the umbrella mouth gulper (pictured) lives in deep sea marine habitats where it swallows fish much larger than itself? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
On 20 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Will Steffen, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Australian climate scientist Will Steffen helped initiate an international debate on planetary boundaries and has promoted the concept of the Anthropocene? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks from me and the Wiki Victuallers (talk) 00:06, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
On 27 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Johan Rockström, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Swedish scientist Johan Rockström led a team that has initiated an international debate on planetary boundaries, the central concept in a new framework for sustainable development? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 21:10, 25 July 2011 (UTC) 05:26, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
On 29 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rainer Froese, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the scientist Rainer Froese is the coauthor and coordinator of FishBase, an extensive online information system on fish? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 06:57, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
On 29 July 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences is breeding Chinese sturgeon in captivity to restore river populations before the species disappears? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
EncycloPetey (talk) 15:13, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
On 1 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article SeaLifeBase, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that SeaLifeBase is an online database, modelled on FishBase, that attempts to provide key information on all marine species apart from finfish? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 16:35, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
On 7 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ichthyoplankton, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the eggs and larvae of fish (salmon larva pictured) can be sampled as an index of the relative abundance of spawning adult fish? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Ichthyoplankton.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
PanydThe muffin is not subtle 00:02, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
On 8 August 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences operates JAGO (pictured), the only manned research submersible in Germany? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template talk:Did you know/Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 08:02, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
- It's now also the lead DYK on Portal:Germany. If you have more DYK related to Germany, please feel free to place it there yourself, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:19, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
On 4 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Vision in fishes, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the deep water barreleye fish (pictured) is so named because of its unusual visual system which uses barrel-shaped, telescopic eyes that are generally directed upwards? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vision in fishes.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Orlady (talk) 12:02, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
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editOn 31 December 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Salmon run, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the salmon caught by grizzly bears (pictured) during salmon runs contribute significantly to the nitrogen cycle in adjacent woodlands where bears urinate, defecate, and drop partially eaten fish carcasses? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Salmon run.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:32, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
On 8 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ekso Bionics, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Ekso Bionics develop intelligent exoskeletons that can be strapped on as wearable robots, and can enhance the strength, mobility, and endurance of soldiers and paraplegics? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ekso Bionics.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
On 23 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chilean jack mackerel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Chilean jack mackerel are captured by encircling schools with purse seine nets? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chilean jack mackerel.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
On 27 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Salmon cannery, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1864 the world's first salmon cannery was established in North America on a barge in the Sacramento River? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Salmon cannery.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 09:30, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
On 5 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Billfish, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the largest of all billfishes, the Atlantic blue marlin (pictured), weighs up to 820 kilograms (1800 pounds) and has been classified as a vulnerable species? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Billfish.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 15:18, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
On 10 April 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mackerel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that mackerel have vertical stripes on their sides which may help them stay in formation when they are schooling (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mackerel.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:02, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
On 1 September 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Shrimp and prawn, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that among the thousands of shrimp and prawn species are mantis shrimps (pictured) which can knock their prey out with powerful punches? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shrimp and prawn. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Yngvadottir (talk) 00:02, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
On 29 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fin, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that fins are used on artefacts and by aquatic animals such as killer whales (pictured) to generate thrust, to control motion, or to regulate temperature? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
On 20 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article List of threatened sharks, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the international trade in shark fins of five species of threatened sharks, such as the scalloped hammerhead, has come under international protection? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of threatened sharks. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
On 25 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article List of threatened rays, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that sawfishes (pictured), a family of rays with a long rostrum resembling a saw, are threatened with extinction? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/List of threatened rays. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:05, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
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editOn 15 November 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hallucinogenic fish, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Sarpa salpa (pictured) is a hallucinogenic fish that was used as a recreational drug during the Roman Empire? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hallucinogenic fish. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 15 November 2013 (UTC)
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Materialscientist (talk) 07:22, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
Materialscientist (talk) 12:21, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
On 22 September 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tom Skinner, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that New Zealand trade union leader Tom Skinner was manager of the 1960 New Zealand national rugby league team's tour to Britain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tom Skinner.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 20:05, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
On 9 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Aquaculture of sea cucumbers, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that in China, the aquaculture of sea cucumbers (sea cucumber pictured) takes place together with the aquaculture of prawns, so the sea cucumbers can feed on the waste from the prawns? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 9 October 2011 (UTC)
On 10 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Aquaculture of cobia, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the aquaculture of cobia, a large warm water fish (pictured), has high potential because of its rapid growth and good flesh quality? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aquaculture of cobia. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks from me and the wikiVictuallers (talk) 12:02, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
On 14 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Coral aquaculture, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that coral aquaculture may be becoming an effective tool for restoring coral reefs, which have been declining around the world? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Coral aquaculture. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 00:02, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
On 16 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Raceway (aquaculture), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that poorly treated wastewater from raceways used in aquaculture can result in outbreaks of red tide? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Raceway (aquaculture). If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Materialscientist (talk) 00:03, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
On 27 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Offshore aquaculture, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that if roaming cages were used in offshore aquaculture, juvenile tuna starting out from Mexico could mature and be ready to market by the time they got to Japan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Offshore aquaculture. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thank you Victuallers (talk) 00:03, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
On 28 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Octopus aquaculture, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that octopus aquaculture (common octopus pictured) is being seriously investigated because of overfishing, but so far it has been difficult to culture the early life stages? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Octopus aquaculture. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:03, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
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editOn 29 October 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Culture of microalgae in hatcheries, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that microalgae is used widely in aquaculture and is now cultured itself in hatcheries? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Culture of microalgae in hatcheries. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 00:02, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
On 17 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Shell growth in estuaries, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that temperature and salinity variations produced by ocean tides and freshwater rivers in estuaries make them ideal habitats for studying how these factors affect the growth of shells? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shell growth in estuaries. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:03, 17 January 2013 (UTC)