FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS New York Chapter American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting Virtual meeting February 24-26 **Abstract submission deadline January 29, 2021** This is a FINAL CALL for abstracts to be submitted for the 2021 Annual NYCAFS meeting. This year’s theme is Embracing Diversity: Resilient Fishes and Fisheries. Please submit your abstracts within this theme... Read More
Contributed by Dan Stich, posted 1-25-21: Richard Erickson, Jillian Hebert (U.S. Geological Survey Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center), and Dan Stich (SUNY Oneonta, NY Chapter AFS) have released fishStan version 2.0 as a USGS Software Release. This is an R package for fitting a collection of hierarchical Bayesian models written in the Stan language, with... Read More
SECOND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS New York Chapter American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting Virtual meeting February 24-26 **Abstract submission deadline January 29, 2021** This year’s theme is Embracing Diversity: Resilient Fishes and Fisheries. Please submit your abstracts within this theme and beyond. Abstract submissions should include: Title Author(s) Presenting author (please note if student) Affiliation Abstract... Read More
This is a call for abstracts for the 2021 virtual NYCAFS meeting to be held February 24 – 26. This year’s theme is Embracing Diversity: Resilient Fishes and Fisheries. Please submit your abstracts within this theme and beyond by Friday January 29, 2021 using the link below. Abstract submissions should include, Title, Author(s), Presenting author... Read More
Hello Everyone, I hope that you found some respite in the recent Thanksgiving break and are looking forward to winter holidays, whatever form that might take for you. We are writing to inform you that we have made the decision to hold the Annual Meeting of the New York Chapter American Fisheries Society virtually February... Read More
The Nature Conservancy Seeks an Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator The Nature Conservancy is seeking an experienced professional with a strong interest in shaping the Conservancy’s aquatic invasive species work in New York’s Adirondack Park. The Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator (AISC) is a lead member of the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program who works in partnership... Read More
Aquatic Specialist and Operations Assistant The Pond and Lake Connection- Reports to Franklin, CT The Pond and Lake Connection (www.thepondconnection.com) is a growing full service pond and lake management company serving the NY Tri-State Area for over twenty years. EducationalRequirements: Any combination equivalent to: Work experience in landscape/ tree/ turf grass maintenance or aquatic management... Read More
Contributed by Dan Stich, posted 11-16-20: NOAA Fisheries, in collaboration with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), convened a working group in the spring of 2014 to inform the development of a river herring conservation plan. Formally known as River Herring Technical Expert Working Group (TEWG), the TEWG established topic based subcommittees to compile... Read More
In Memoriam: Dr. Robert G. Werner New York AFS lost one of its own on September 13, 2020. Dr. Robert G. Werner (Bob) passed after a 6-month battle with cancer. Bob served as NYAFS President in 1976 and was an active and long-standing supporter and contributor to AFS, the New York Chapter and the Northeast Division. He was born in Indiana and... Read More
Postdoctoral scientist in Computational Biology / Bioinformatics Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences We are looking for a computational biology / bioinformatics scientist to process and analyse evolutionary and functional ‘omics’ research data of myxozoans, parasitic flatworms and their hosts. You will work in joint projects of the Laboratory of Fish Protistology... Read More
