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The New York Chapter of the American Fisheries Society is offering student “travel” awards to attend their annual meeting, March 9-11th, 2022. The meeting’s theme is “Fishing the Canyons: From Skyscrapers to the NY Bight. These awards have historically been given to promote student research and facilitate student interaction with the fish and aquatic community... Read More
The New York Chapter of the American Fisheries Society is offering two diversity-based “travel” awards to attend the annual meeting, March9-11, 2022 held through a virtual meeting platform. The meeting’s theme is “Fishing the Canyons: From Skyscrapers to the NY Bight”. These awards are designed to encourage diversity within the chapter, allowing recipients from underrepresented... Read More
Brief description of program: This is a pilot program offered for the first time in 2022 by the NY AFS Women in Fisheries Subcommittee. 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... Read More
Hello New York Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Members! This is a reminder that the 2022 annual meeting is coming up on March 9-11th. You can register for this free virtual meeting here: https://newyork.fisheries.org/2022-registration-page/ There is no fee for registration although we ask that you pay your annual membership dues and adhere to guidelines for... Read More
Greetings New York Chapter Members, In light of the ongoing trials and tribulations of the seemingly never ending COVID-19 pandemic, the Chapter’s Executive Committee has decided that an in-person meeting would put the welfare of it’s members at risk. We will switch gears to a virtual meeting on March 9, 10, 11th, 2022. Please stay... Read More
Join DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program for a virtual Women in Science Winter Speaker Series, six free webinars which take place January – March 2022. Meet and learn from scientists, community leaders, and environmental educators who work at the intersection of research, education, and environmental justice. Topics covered during the six sessions include water quality... Read More
This is a call for abstracts for the 2022 NYCAFS meeting to be held February 9-11. This year’s theme is “Fishing the Canyons” from skyscrapers to the NY Bight, with these topics: Urban Fisheries, Outreach, Coastal Resources and Resiliency. Please submit your abstracts within this theme by January 9, 2022 using the link below. Abstract submissions... Read More
Dear Colleagues, A member of the Fish Culture Section, Aaron Day, has suffered a tremendous loss this past week with the passing of his wife, Kamie. This tragedy has deeply affected us all, and hatchery staff and others have reached out with the desire to help out in any way that they can. I apologize... Read More
Spotlight on Women in Fisheries (WiF): A new series of posts featuring New York Chapter AFS Women in Fisheries, highlighting their accomplishments and contributions to fisheries in NY and beyond. As our inaugural post, we’d like to introduce you to our chapter president, Heidi O’ Riordan. Hello New York Chapter American Fisheries Society (NYC AFS)... Read More
Searching for 2 full-time technicians to help in our fish disease diagnostics laboratory here at Auburn University. Here is the link to the job application portal: https://www.auemployment.com/postings/24848 Tech I, Research (2 Positions) Position Details Requisition Number S1064P Home Org Name Schl Fisheries Aquac Aquat Sci Division Name College of Agriculture Position Title Tech I, Research (2... Read More
