Contributed by Touhue Yang, Posted 5/1/23: In the 2022 field season, the US Fish and Wildlife Service kickstarted their new Grass Carp Response Program in collaboration with the University at Buffalo and conducted their first fish surveys in eastern Lake Erie. Surveys consisted of electrofishing and netting at locations where grass carp were historically caught... 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
The 2023 Meeting of the NY Chapter of the American Fisheries Society is a little over a week away! The meeting will be held at the Charles B. Wang Center on the Campus of Stony Brook University from February 8th-10th, 2023. For more information on the meeting please visit the meeting website: New York Chapter... 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
An Introduction to Aquatic Invasive Species Resources and Identification February 8, 2023 1-4pm Wang Center, Stony Brook Campus Join the Long Island Invasive Species Management Area (LIISMA) for our Aquatic Invasive Species Identification Workshop. LIISMA is one of the eight Partnerships for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM) in New York State that can coordinate management... 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 8-10th, 2023. The meeting’s theme is “Then and Now: Dynamic Fisheries in Changing NY Waters”. These awards are given to promote student research and facilitate student interaction with the fish and... Read More
Diversity Travel Award The New York Chapter of the American Fisheries Society is offering two diversity-based “travel” awards to attend the annual meeting, including free meeting registration, workshop attendance, two nights of hotel accommodations for Chapter meeting, NY Chapter and AFS 1 year memberships The awards are designed to encourage recipients from underrepresented groups within... Read More
NEW YORK CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY2023 ANNUAL MEETING FEBRUARY 8-10, 2023 CHARLES B. WANG CENTER, AT STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY https://goo.gl/maps/zA6S4PJ1PiiJf18D7 Happy Holidays Everyone. As we are all enjoying the Holiday Season it easy to forget that Annual Meeting of the New York Chapter of the American Fisheries Society is almost upon us! After... Read More
