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Welcome to the ONTARIO CHAPTER of the AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY

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What’s New highlights the newest postings and our News page provides the latest news items relevant to Ontario’s fisheries. Look to News & Events for upcoming community events, workshops, courses, meetings and conferences. Chapter members are encouraged to submit papers, presentations, posters or research for our Member Publications page and to check out the Members Area for newsletters, employment, training and educational opportunities. The Links page includes the Ontario Fishes Archives offering access to relevant historical fisheries publications, as well as useful links for fisheries/natural resources, government, on-line books/journals, organizations/associations, software/apps, AFS and AFS social networks.

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AFS-OC Membership Update

As of June 3, 2025, the Ontario Chapter has 135 paid members! The membership includes 62 regular, 41 student, 19 young professional, 12 retired and 1 life members. Have you renewed your membership for 2025? Are you a member yet? If not, see the Become a Member page to find out why you should join. […]

Volume XXIII, Issue I – The Lateral Line

HIGHLIGHTS:
2023 AFS-OC AGM Overview; Student Subunit Update; 2022 NCD-AFS Best Chapter Communications Award; Fish Focus – Golden Redhorse – Siobhan Ewert; Pictures of Fishes – Kathryn Peiman; Book Review – Effective Conservation: Parks, Rewilding, and Local Development by Ignacio Jiménez; New Publication – Freshwater Fisheries in Canada

NCD-AFS Joint Meeting of the Esocid, Centrarchid, and Walleye Technical Committees – August 5-7, 2025

2025 Joint Meeting of the Esocid, Centrarchid, and Walleye Technical Committees, Beaver Island Lake Michigan CMU Biological Station Registration Link: https://forms.gle/N8MbZHSCQistsvr2A View Announcement and Call for Abstracts