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2025 AFS-OC AGM – First Notice and Call for Presenters
Join us for our 2025 Annual General Meeting and Conference at the University of Guelph. Co-hosted with Ontario Chapter of the Wildlife Society. March 21-23, 2025 Theme: Fish, Fur, and Feathers: Science Across Ontario’s Ecosystems Those planning to present papers or posters at the 2025 Joint Ontario Chapter of AFS / Ontario Chapter of WS […]
News – DFO FFHPP Risk Management Framework
Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFO) Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program (FFHPP) has released its Risk Management Framework Overview on the Talk Fish Habitat website. This overview: provides information about FFHPP’s risk management approach serves as a foundation for future engagement on policies, guidance and tools related to how DFO manages risks to fish and […]
Coregonine Science Webinar: Challenges in producing fish in hatcheries for restoration efforts, from gamete quality to transport stress – February 7, 2025
Challenges in producing fish in hatcheries for restoration efforts, from gamete quality to transport stress February 7, 2025 12:30 PM (EST) Trevor Pitcher (University of Windsor) Registration link: https://bit.ly/49vkx7X
