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USGS Tunison Lab – Biological Technician (2) POSITION: Biological Technician (2) SALARY: $17.50 per hour/40 hours per week, 12 month position with possible option to extend employment period an additional 12 months. WHERE: Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science 3075 Gracie Road Cortland NY 13045 WHO: We are a federal research facility that does work on... Read More
The New York AFS Chapter welcomes nominations for Chapter President-Elect. This position will begin at the 2020 NY Chapter meeting and will run for one year, after which this person will become Chapter President, term starting at the 2021 chapter meeting. Self-nominations are welcome as are any others. If interested, please send your nominations to... Read More
Final Call for Abstracts New York Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting February 5-7, 2020 High Peaks Resort, Lake Placid, NY *Submission deadline EXTENDED to January 10, 2020 * We would like to invite additional submissions for oral presentations at this year’s conference. Please submit your abstract online at: https://newyork.fisheries.org/annual-meeting/ If you submitted... Read More
Diversity Travel Award New York Chapter of the American Fisheries Society The New York Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (NYCAFS) is offering two diversity travel awards to attend the annual meeting, February 5-7, 2020 in Lake Placid, NY at the High Peaks Resort. The meeting’s theme is “Coldwater Fisheries in Light of Climate Change”,... Read More
Second Call for Abstracts New York Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting February 5-7, 2020 High Peaks Resort, Lake Placid, NY *Submission deadline December 23, 2019 * This year’s theme is Coldwater Fisheries in Light of Climate Change. We are looking forward to receiving your abstract submissions within this theme and beyond. Please... Read More
Klumb-Spindler Student Travel Awards The New York Chapter of the American Fisheries Society is offering student travel awards to attend their annual meeting, February 5-7, 2020 in Lake Placid, NY. The meeting’s theme is “Coldwater Fisheries in Light of Climate Change”. These travel awards are to promote student research and facilitate student interaction with the fish... Read More
On Oct. 20, 2019 at Cazenovia College, IWLA Regional Trainer Gary Lipp led a group of 22 in a Creek Freaks training workshop. We started in the lab learning about the value of macroinvertebrates as bioindicators, macroinvertebrate group identification and characteristics, and proper use of a kick seine. Then after a lunch provided by the IWLA, we... Read More
On Oct. 27 at Cazenovia College, Tom Hughes (Natural Resource Steward Biologist for the Central and Finger Lakes Region of NYS OPRHP) guided a group of 17 in a YARE trainer workshop. Indoor lessons included how to organize fishing clinics, best gear for working with first-time anglers, teaching kids how to fish, and filleting fish.... Read More
As you have (hopefully) heard or seen by now, our 2020 Meeting is about two months away at the High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid, New York. As your President-elect, I am charged with soliciting items for raffle during our annual banquet. The funds from the raffle support the NY Chapter student travel program and... Read More
Symposium: Biology, Management, and Culture of Walleye, Sauger, and Yellow Perch: Status and Needs Walleye, one of the most sought-after species of freshwater sport fishes in North America, and its “sister” species, the Sauger, have demonstrated appreciable declines in their numbers from their original populations since the beginning of the 20th century. Similarly, Yellow Perch, once... Read More
