Entries by Robert

2025 AFS-OC AGM – Final 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 Keynote speakers are Dr. Sarah Alderman (University of Guelph) and Dr. Graham Raby (Trent University). Dr. Alderman’s work is focused on […]

Employment Opportunities – Student Fish and Wildlife Jobs

Are you a student or recent graduate looking for an opportunity to build your career over the summer? Are you passionate about making a difference? The Summer Employment Opportunities program provides opportunities to obtain valuable work experience, gain transferable skills, and build professional networks. Submit an application today for these summer employment opportunities: • Assistant […]

AFS Webinar: Aquatic Vegetation Management – February 19, 2025

Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Time: 2:00 pm EDT Webinar Registration Large Lake Eurasian Watermilfoil Management Presenter: Jason Euchner, Aquatic Vegetation Management Biologist Iowa Department of Natural Resources Fisheries and Aquatic Plant Response to Lake Restoration Projects in Northwest Iowa Natural Lakes Presenter: Mike Hawkins, District Fisheries Biologist Iowa Department of Natural Resources  

AFS-OC Membership Update

As of February 1, 2025, the Ontario Chapter has 125 paid members! The membership includes 58 regular, 37 student, 16 young professional, 13 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. […]

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 […]

2025 Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary

The 2025 Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary is now available! Digital copies can be viewed online or as a PDF download. An annual guide to the rules and regulations for recreational fishing in Ontario. It contains information about recreational fishing licences, open seasons and catch limits, as well as up-to-date fishing regulations for each fishing zone. […]

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.

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 […]