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The NYC-AFS Native Fish Committee invites you to join NYSDEC Region 9 Fisheries on an Allegheny River rare fish sampling trip. The survey will be targeting darters with a combination of wadeable sampling gear and electrified benthic trawling (river flows permitting). The dates are July 9-11, 2024 (with backup dates of August 27-29). Schedule will... Read More
The Research Foundation at SUNY StonyBrook is hiring. The Senior Research Support Specialist will provide a range of fieldwork and laboratory tasks. Working under general supervision in support of the Hudson River Biological Monitoring Program (HRBMP) for Dr.Yong Chen in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), the incumbent will support the Hudson River Fall Juvenile... Read More
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is hiring! Among the many vacancies are a Biologist 1 (aquatic) to work for me within the Rare Fish Unit in our Albany headquarters. The position is expected to be heavily involved in status assessments of rare native fish species and supporting regional fisheries staff in effective sampling... Read More
Dr. Margaret Murphy, longtime NYAFS member and Fish Program Manager for the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, has been elected as second vice president of the American Fisheries Society. Murphy was officially installed as an officer at the Annual Meeting in Grand Rapids that took place in August 2023, and will serve as president of the Society in... Read More
The NY Chapter of AFS is pleased to announce the 2024 Annual Meeting. Meeting Info: https://newyork.fisheries.org/annual-meeting/ Theme – “Fisheries management in an ever-changing environment: From inlands to oceans” Dates – Tuesday February 6th to Thursday February 8th, 2024 Location – The Otesaga Resort Hotel (Click to view map) Workshop – February 6, 2024 12:30PM-4:30PM Ice... Read More
The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and NYSDEC are looking to hire a post-doctoral data scientist. As part of an ongoing multi-partner effort to reconceptualize and re-design fisheries and ecosystem monitoring in the Hudson River, we invite applications for a position at the intersection of fisheries management and data science. The successful applicant will analyze... Read More
The Women in Fisheries Subcommittee is facilitating a peer mentorship program for the second time, this year! Our mission is to inspire and empower women and people from underrepresented genders to succeed in professional fisheries careers. We strive to foster an encouraging environment for our members to advance their professional development goals. We recognize that... Read More
The 2023 Annual Meeting is almost here! As your Chapter President-elect, I am tasked with gathering items to raffle off at our evening banquet Thursday night. All of the funds raised help support the NY Chapter student travel award! This is a last minute reminder to anyone who may consider donating an item to the raffle! Gently... Read More
LAST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS NY AFS ANNUAL MEETING 2023 February 8th-10th, 2023 Location: Charles B. Wang Center, at Stony Brook University https://goo.gl/maps/zA6S4PJ1PiiJf18D7 This year’s theme is “Then and Now” Dynamic Fisheries in Changing NY Waters Aquatic ecosystems within and surrounding New York have experienced unprecedented change over the past several decades largely due to anthropogenic... Read More
FIRST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS NY AFS ANNUAL MEETING 2023 February 8th-10th, 2023 Location: Charles B. Wang Center, at Stony Brook University https://goo.gl/maps/zA6S4PJ1PiiJf18D7 This year’s theme is “Then and Now” Dynamic Fisheries in Changing NY Waters Aquatic ecosystems within and surrounding New York have experienced unprecedented change over the past several decades largely due to anthropogenic... Read More
