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
Contributed by Lisa Holst, Posted 1/27/22: NYSDEC just announced great news about Lake Sturgeon restoration efforts in New York State. Follow this link to read the entire press release: DEC ANNOUNCES PROGRESS IN LAKE STURGEON RECOVERY. 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
Contributed by Scott Wells, Posted 12/9/21: For a seventh straight year, DEC’s Region 4 Fisheries organized a group effort in support of this growing outreach event despite the ongoing pandemic. After an off year in 2020, we assembled 15 staff from seven different programs in 2021. River sampling was conducted at three different locations over... 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
Contributed by Doug Carlson, Posted 11/1/21: This spring-summer, major steps were made toward updating the status of the Threatened fish species, Mooneye (Hiodon tergisus) in three of the six regions of New York. In the three regions with reports in 2021, the Oswegatchie River had the most records or over 60 captures. Also, there were... Read More
