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What’s New highlights the newest postings and our News page provides the latest news items relevant to Ontario’s fisheries. Look to News & Events for upcoming community events, workshops, courses, meetings and conferences. Chapter members are encouraged to submit papers, presentations, posters or research for our Member Publications page and to check out the Members Area for newsletters, employment, training and educational opportunities. The Links page includes the Ontario Fishes Archives offering access to relevant historical fisheries publications, as well as useful links for fisheries/natural resources, government, on-line books/journals, organizations/associations, software/apps, AFS and AFS social networks.
Ontario Chapter merchandise and Event Registration are available through the Online Store.
New Link – AFS Career Centre
/in What's New /by RobertA link to American Fisheries Society Career Center has been added to the Links page under the Job Posyings category. The Career Centre “Connecting Fisheries Professionals with Great Opportunities” features Job Postings, Advice and Resources for those interested in a career in fisheries.
AFS-OC SSU Mentor-Mentee Mixer – April 3, 2024
/in Events & Workshops, What's New /by RobertMentor-Mentee Mixer Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024 Time: 6:00-9:00 PM EDT The AFS-OC Student Subunit is hosting a Mentor-Mentee Mixer downtown Toronto on April 3rd! The mixer is intended to help students and early-career professionals expand their network, learn more about career paths and opportunities in aquatic sciences, and exchange fish facts (just kidding…or not). […]
AFS-OC Membership Update
/in What's New /by RobertAs of March 2, 2024, the Ontario Chapter has 137 paid members! The membership includes 61 regular, 36 student, 27 young professional, 12 retired and 1 life members. Have you renewed your membership for 2024? Are you a member yet? If not, see the Become a Member page to find out why you should join. […]
2024 Ontario Chapter Annual Meeting
Theme: Our Forgotten Freshwater Fauna
January 26–28, 2024, Bayview Wildwood Resort, Severn Bridge, Ontario
Keynote: Dr. Stuart Welsh “Hornyheads, Madtoms, and Darters: Narratives on our Forgotten Freshwater Fauna”
See 2024 Annual General Meeting and Conference and 2024 AFS-OC AGM Program for details.
AFS-OC members and students are eligible for discounted rates.
Register at the Online Store.
See Annual Meetings for highlights of past meetings.
AFS-OC SSU Mentor-Mentee Mixer – April 3, 2024
/in Events & Workshops, What's New /by RobertMentor-Mentee Mixer Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024 Time: 6:00-9:00 PM EDT The AFS-OC Student Subunit is hosting a Mentor-Mentee Mixer downtown Toronto on April 3rd! The mixer is intended to help students and early-career professionals expand their network, learn more about career paths and opportunities in aquatic sciences, and exchange fish facts (just kidding…or not). […]
2024 ROM Fish Identification Workshops – April 16-May 3
/in Events & Workshops, What's New /by RobertIf you are a fisheries biologist or a student registered in a fisheries biology program, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Department of Natural History, provides an opportunity to improve your fish identification skills. The workshops are designed primarily for professionals, technicians, field biologists, and environmental consultants, but other interested individuals – including university and college […]
NRTG Natural Resource Training
/in Events & Workshops /by RobertNatural Resources Training Group (NRTG) is a privately-registered training agency specializing in developing and delivering quality ‘hands-on’ and in-demand natural resource-related training programs. View offered Courses and Course Schedule.
AFS-OC Expresses Concern Regarding Proposed Changes to ESA Redside Dace Habitat
/in News, What's New /by RobertThe AFS-OC would like to express its concern with the December 20, 2023 proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) which will impact Redside Dace in Ontario. As a result we have drafted a letter expressing our concerns, questions and potential solutions to alert our […]
Regulatory changes to the Endangered Species Act
/in News, What's New /by RobertOntario protects species at risk and their habitats through the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA). As part of efforts to improve the effectiveness and implementation of the species at risk program, amendments are proposed to several regulations made under the ESA. Specifically, amendments are proposed in four key areas: Regulatory amendments regarding habitat protections for […]
Changes to Ontario Fish Names 2023
/in News, What's New /by RobertSeveral changes to Ontario fish names have occurred according to Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 8th Edition. For details see Changes to Fish Names 2023.
67th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research – May 20-24, 2024
/in Meetings & Conferences, What's New /by RobertIAGLR 2024, Windsor, Ontario Theme “Shared Lakes: One Water, One Health“
154th American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting – September 15-19, 2024
/in Meetings & Conferences, What's New /by RobertAFS 2024, Honolulu, Hawaii Theme “Conserving Fishes and Fishing Traditions through Knowledge Co-Production”
American Fisheries Society Calendar
/in Meetings & Conferences /by RobertAmerican Fisheries Society Calendar
Volume XXI, Issue II – The Lateral Line
/in Newsletters, What's New /by RobertHIGHLIGHTS:
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
Volume XXI, Issue I – The Lateral Line
/in Newsletters, What's New /by RobertHIGHLIGHTS:
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
Volume XX, Issue I – The Lateral Line
/in Newsletters /by RobertHIGHLIGHTS: President’s Message – Sarah Steele; 2022 AFS-OC AGM Synopsis; Student Subunit Update – Jacob Burbank; Fish Focus – Blackside Darter – Siobhan Ewert; Diversity and Inclusion – Sarah Steele; Lake Ontario’s Lost Seal Population – Brian Morrison; Fish Species Complexity – Deep water spawning Lake Trout – Shawn Sitar; E.J. Crossman Award: Looking Back and Reconnecting with Awardees – Warren Dunlop; Bi-national Research – Ed Roseman; Book Review – A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There – Gavin Charles; Native Species Art – Craig Paterson; Biologist Highlight – Bill Gardner
Ontario Freshwater Fishes Life History Database
- a fully searchable database for all Ontario and adjacent Great Lakes freshwater fishes including introduced, extirpated and extinct species
- contains current information pertaining to life history, habitat, size and age, distribution, conservation status, ecological value, reproduction and nomenclature for 156 species, 3 subspecies and 2 established hybrids
- includes photographs, range maps, notes, Ontario record lengths and weights, length-weight regression coefficients, information sources, glossary of terms and related web links