Online public consultation marks the first step in following through with the commitment to restore lost protections and incorporate modern safeguards Ottawa, Ontario – Thriving fish populations and healthy fish habitat are vital to the well-being of Canadian society. The Government of Canada is inviting Canadians to join in a conversation about the protections needed […]
HIGHLIGHTS: President’s Message – Lee Gutowsky, AFS-OC ExComm Nominees – Phil Bird, Bill Gardner, AFS-OC Student Subunit – New Executive, 2016 AFS-OC AGM – Award Winners, Nottawasaga River Walleye: A Unique Spawning Population – Brian Morrison and Fred Dobbs, World Fish Migration Day 2016 – Vivian Nguyen
The 2015 Outstanding Science Paper of the Year Award has been awarded to Assessing Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Growth-Accelerated Genetically Engineered Fishes (http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biv068), authored by Dr. Robert Devlin (Research Scientist, Pacific Region), Dr. L. Fredrik Sundström (Uppsala University, Sweden) and Dr. Rosalind Leggatt (Visiting Scientist, Pacific Region). This paper was published in BioScience in […]
The updated Atlas of Inland Fishes of New York is now available. The Atlas offers current data, distribution, mapping and illustrations of all New York’s 181 freshwater fish species.
Canada has a long and illustrious history in fisheries science and management. Indeed, many scientific discoveries, assessment tools, and even contemporary management strategies can be attributed to Canadian fisheries professionals. The Canadian Aquatic Resources Section of the American Fisheries Society has launched a program called “Legends of Canadian Fisheries Science and Management”.
HIGHLIGHTS: President’s Message – Lee Gutowsky, AFS-OC Social – Women in Biology – Ann Rocchi, AFS-OC Student Subunit – Student Success Workshop – Jake Brownscombe, Lake Trout Diversity in Lake Superior: Dog River Lake Trout – Nick Jones, 2016 AFS-OC AGM Keynote Speaker – Henry Regier
The 2014 DFO Outstanding Scientific Paper of the Year is Bycatch, bait, anglers, and roads: quantifying vector activity and propagule introduction risk across lake ecosystems (https://doi.org/10.1890/13-0541.1), co-authored by Dr. D. Andrew R. Drake and Dr. Nicholas E. Mandrak. The article was published in Ecological Applications.
AUTHOR(S): D. Andrew R. Drake, Nicholas E. Mandrak CITATION: Drake D.A.R. and N.E, Mandrak. 2014. Bycatch, bait, anglers, and roads: quantifying vector activity and propagule introduction risk across lake ecosystems. Ecological Applications 24(4):877–894. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-0541.1
HIGHLIGHTS: President’s Message – Sean Stuart, 2015 AFS-OC AGM Summary, AFS-OC Social – Ripley’s Aquarium – Montgomery Fielding, 2015 AFS-OC AGM Award Winners, C.A.R.S. Update – Jack Imhof, Introduction to New Newsletter Editors – Kim LeBrun and Siobhan Ewert, “Tools of the Trade” Exposition – Bill Gardner
Two Asian Grass Carp have been found within a contained pond in Tommy Thompson Park along Toronto’s Waterfront. Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA) staff discovered the first live Grass Carp Monday, July 27 while relocating fish from the pond as part of the construction of a nine hectare wetland.
💥GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES💥 Multiple PhD and MSc positions at Lakehead, Laurentian, and Queen's university related to biodiversity in freshwaters! 👇👇👇
‼️🚨📷 PHOTO CONTEST ALERT 📷🚨‼️
This summer we will be holding photo contests to see what fish fun everyone is getting up to in the field and in the lab. Each month we will hold a new contest with a different theme. 1/5
🚨My first, first-author paper @TheFSBI
We validated the performance of @Innovasea miniaturized V3D predation-sensing transmitters.
With @HeatherBReid @silviyaivanova @fisk_lab @SJC_fishy @graham_raby
