Call for Expression of Interest for COSEWIC Freshwater Fishes Specialist Subcommittee Membership

A new call for expression of interest in membership of COSEWIC Freshwater Fishes Specialist Subcommittee has been posted, on the COSEWIC website. Expressions of interest may be submitted between October 30 and December 11, 2024. See Freshwater fishes specialist subcommittee: calls for expressions of interest in membership for complete information.

AFS-OC Membership Update

As of November 1, 2024, the Ontario Chapter has 117 paid members! The membership includes 54 regular, 34 student, 16 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. AFS individual members receive free online access to all five American Fisheries Society journals. Join or renew TODAY and don’t forget to contact the AFS Membership Team at membership@fisheries.org to add the Ontario Chapter to your membership!

AFS-OC Comments on Recovery Strategy and Action Plan for the Redside Dace

The Ontario Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (AFS-OC)  has provided comments on the Recovery Strategy and Action Plan for the Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus) in Canada prepared by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). Although the comment period for the Recovery Strategy has passed, it is hoped that this information will be used to update recovery measures and their priority ranking, an aim stated in the Recovery Strategy. View AFS-OC Comments.

Employment Opportunity – General Manager

The Anishinabek/Ontario Fisheries Resource Centre (A/OFRC) is seeking a visionary General Manager to lead our dedicated team, manage daily operations, and guide the strategic direction of our organization. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the General Manager will play a key role in enabling the A/OFRC to achieve its mission and enhance its role as an independent Centre of Excellence in fisheries assessment and management.

The A/OFRC is a not-for-profit corporation established by agreement between the Grand Council Chief of the Anishinabek Nation and the Ontario Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry to further the knowledge and conservation of fisheries resources of interest to member First Nations.

See the job notice for further details and to apply.

The Dolly Varden – Summer 2024

Check out the latest edition of the CARS Newsletter.

Have YOUR say in how CARS moves forward (Message from the President and VP Strategies), learn all about a prospective outreach opportunity helping students connect robotics and ecology AND read about migration and barrier research!

Read the Dolly Varden Summer 2024 here!

Employment Opportunities – Anishinabek/Ontario Fisheries Resource Centre

The Anishinabek/Ontario Fisheries Resource Centre (A/OFRC) is a not-for-profit corporation established by agreement between the Grand Council Chief of the Anishinabek Nation and the Ontario Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry to further the knowledge and conservation of fisheries resources of interest to member First Nations.

See Community Liaison Specialist, Senior Fisheries Technician, Senior Fisheries Biologist, or Office Manager for further details and to apply.

Volume XXII, Issue I – The Lateral Line

HIGHLIGHTS:

2024 AFS-OC AGM & Conference Summary
Student Subunit Update
Diversity and Inclusion – Sarah Steele
Redside Dace ESA Letter
Fish Focus – Iowa Darter – Siobhan Ewert
Book Review – A Clouded Leopard in the Middle of the Road: New Thinking about Roads, People, and Wildlife. by Darryl Jones
Books by Ontario Biologists
2024 AFS-OC AGM Sponsors

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American Fisheries Society

New Link – AFS Career Centre

A link to American Fisheries Society Career Center has been added to the Links page under the Job Postings category.

The Career Centre “Connecting Fisheries Professionals with Great Opportunities” features Job Postings, Advice and Resources for those interested in a career in fisheries.