Welcome to the ONTARIO CHAPTER of the AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY
We welcome any and all suggestions, links, news releases, events, announcements, job postings, photographs or other contributions to the website and/or newsletter. Please forward to the Webmaster, Social Media Chair, Newsletter Editor or any member of the Executive Committee and we will ensure they are posted and/or distributed in a timely fashion.
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.
Ontario Chapter merchandise and Event Registration are available through the Online Store.
Follow Us On:
New Link – FishAge.org
A link to FishAge.org, a collection of verified known-Age fish structures to aid in the advancement of fisheries management, has been added to the Links page under the Fisheries / Natural Resources category.
New Link – Freshwater Conservation Canada
A link to Freshwater Conservation Canada, formerly Trout Unlimited Canada, has been added to the Links page under the Organizations / Associations category.
All Too Clear: Beneath the Surface of the Great Lakes
All Too Clear uses cutting-edge underwater drones to explore how quadrillions of tiny invasive mussels are re-engineering the ecosystem of North America’s Great Lakes at a scale not seen since the glaciers. The mussels are trapping nutrients, the building blocks of life, on the lake bottom. Without nutrients, organisms of all kinds – from the […]
