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AFS-OC Membership Update
As of June 4, 2026, the Ontario Chapter has 92 paid members! The membership includes 39 regular, 23 student, 12 early career professional, 15 retired and 3 life members. Have you renewed your membership for 2026? Are you a member yet? If not, see the Become a Member page to find out why you should […]
Call for Nominations – 2026-27 AFS-OC Executive Committee
AFS-OC Members: We are accepting nominations for the following positions on the Executive Committee of the Ontario Chapter of the American Fisheries Society for 2026-27. President-Elect: This is the first year of a three-year term starting as president-elect then moving into the role of president and finally past-president. In this role the individual will assist […]
Volume XXIV, Issue I – The Lateral Line
HIGHLIGHTS:
2023 AFS-OC AGM Overview; Student Subunit Update; 2022 NCD-AFS Best Chapter Communications Award; Fish Focus – Golden Redhorse – Siobhan Ewert; Pictures of Fishes – Kathryn Peiman; Book Review – Effective Conservation: Parks, Rewilding, and Local Development by Ignacio Jiménez; New Publication – Freshwater Fisheries in Canada
