ONTARIO CHAPTER

ONTARIO B.A.S.S. FEDERATION NATION

AWARD

The Ontario B.A.S.S. Federation Nation (OBFN) has sponsored the Best Student Poster Presentation at our Annual General Meeting since 2005. The Ontario B.A.S.S. Federation Nation is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and conserving angling opportunities in the Province of Ontario, and is made up of over 700 members who are actively involved in ecological restoration projects, youth programs and promoting recreational angling. As a token of appreciation the OBFN honours the most outstanding graduate student research poster with the OBFN Student Poster Award.

The OBFN Student Poster Award is presented to best student poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Ontario Chapter of the AFS-OC. The OBFN Award consists of a copy of Black Bass: Ecology, Conservation and Management (Phillip and Ridgway [eds.]) and a one-year membership to the American Fisheries Society and the Ontario Chapter.

AWARD WINNERS

The 2010 winner was Laura Chomyshyn (right), from Carleton University. Her poster was entitled "Evaluating the Need to Minimize Water Entry and Surgical Aseptic Techniques During Telemetry Implantation Surgeries". Laura received her award from OC Vice President Scott Gibson (left).

The 2008 winner was Sarah McConnachie (left), from Carleton University. Sarah received her award from OBFN member Jay Barnucz (right). Her poster was entitled "A comparison of nearshore fish sampling gears in Oneida Lake, New York" and the abstract is available in the November 2008 Newsletter.

The 2007 winner was Mark Poos (centre), from the University of Toronto. Mark received his award from OBFN member Jay Barnucz (right) and OC President Bill Gardner (left). His poster was entitled "The Mismeasure of Functional Diversity: The importance of choices" and the abstract is available in the 2007 AGM Program.

The 2006 winner was Christine Pelletier (left), from Carleton University. Christine received her award from OBFN member Jay Barnucz (right) and OC President Warren Dunlop (centre). Her poster was entitled "Do catch-and-release guidelines from state and provincial fisheries agencies conform to scientifically-based best practices?" and the abstract is available in the 2006 AGM Program.

The inaugural recipient in 2005 was Nick Lapointe (centre), from the University of Windsor. Nick received his award from OBFN member Jay Barnucz (right) and OC President Dave Stanley (left). His presentation was entitled "Fish-Habitat associations in shallow Canadian Waters of the Detroit River" and the abstract is available in the 2005 AGM Program.

Last update:  24 March, 2010