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MNR Science Insights Seminar: Methods to collect and monitor Ontario fishes at risk – February 26, 2026
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026 Time: 2–3 p.m. ET Seminar will be webcast live. Register to attend. Ministry of Natural Resources’ Science and Research Branch invites you to participate in a Science Insights seminar: Methods to collect and monitor Ontario fishes at risk Presenters: Scott Reid & Elise Millar, Aquatic Research and Monitoring Section Twenty-five years ago, […]
Newsletter Call for Content
It’s time for the next issue of The Lateral Line! We’re looking for content for our 2026 issue. Please send your stories, ideas, articles, cool links, new books, interesting videos, field photos, or literally anything else even remotely fish-related. Let’s keep making our newsletter award-worthy! Send items to newsletter@afs-oc.org by March 22, 2026.
2026 Al Dextrase Award Winner – Emma Geffros, Trent University
The winner of the Al Dextrase Award for Best Student Poster Presentation at the 2026 AFS-OC Annual Meeting was Emma Geffros from Trent University. Emma (right) received her award from Ontario Chapter President Connor Reid (left). Her poster was titled “Insights from Ontario’s Broad-scale Monitoring program: Trends in sport fish abundance” and the abstract is […]
