2023 E.J. Crossman Award Winners – Erik Dean & Timothy Fernandes, University of Toronto

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There were dual recipients of the E.J. Crossman Award for Best Student Oral Presentation at the 2023 AFS-OC Annual Meeting. Erik Dean and Timothy Fernandes, from the University of Toronto, were judged equally deserving of the 2023 award.  Erik’s presentation was titled “Bighead Carp overwintering under climate change — spawning, survival, and implications for invasion” and Timothy’s presentation was titled “A Fish out of winter: Winter energy acquisition and storage influence spring reproduction in a warm-water fish”. Abstracts are available in the 2023 Annual Meeting Program. Timothy (left) and Erik (right) “share” the award.

2023 President’s Award Winner – Amy Pitura, University of Guelph

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The recipient of the President’s Award for Best Student Poster Presentation at the 2023 AFS-OC Annual Meeting was Amy Pitura from the University of Guelph. Amy’s poster was titled “Demographic history of cyprinid minnow species in anthropogenically disturbed environments” and her abstract is available in the 2023 Annual Meeting Program.

NCD-AFS President’s Blog

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The April 2023 issue of the North Central Division’s President’s Blog has been posted on the NCD website. For 2022 – 2023, Brian Nerbonne of MN Dept. of Natural Resources will be the NCD President. At his convenience, he’ll offer musings about what he sees as important for the Division. See his blog.