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The AFS Climate Committee and the Science Communication Section will be hosting an encore presentation of our lightning talks and a summary of our session from this summer’s annual meeting!
The webinar will be held on Wed , Nov 19 at 3pm ET. Registration required - fisheries.org/2025/10/webi...
The webinar will be held on Wed , Nov 19 at 3pm ET. Registration required - fisheries.org/2025/10/webi...
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The AFS Climate Committee and the Science Communication Section will be hosting an encore presentation of our lightning talks and a summary of our session from this summer’s annual meeting!
The webinar will be held on Wed , Nov 19 at 3pm ET. Registration required - fisheries.org/2025/10/webi...
The webinar will be held on Wed , Nov 19 at 3pm ET. Registration required - fisheries.org/2025/10/webi...
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Looking forward to this #nongame webinar. I’ll be talkin bag limits. Come on by to hear all about it.
Enjoying #GarWeek? Join us for a webinar on Weds, Nov 12, at 2 pm EST, highlighting positive social and conservation developments for important native fishes, including gars. Featuring @solomonrdavid.bsky.social, Alec Lackmann, & @dirtydog.bsky.social. Register now: fisheries.org/2025/10/webi....
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Looking forward to this #nongame webinar. I’ll be talkin bag limits. Come on by to hear all about it.
This week Executive Director @jeffkopaska.bsky.social joined Community Kevin Brannon on The Reel Anglers' Podcast to discuss conservation, fishing regulations, partnerships, and more: youtu.be/FbTIZ16cPpQ?...
Reel Angler Podcast: Community Kevin talks with Jeff Kopaska of the American Fisheries Society.
YouTube video by Rough Edge Studios / Rough Edge FM
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November 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This week Executive Director @jeffkopaska.bsky.social joined Community Kevin Brannon on The Reel Anglers' Podcast to discuss conservation, fishing regulations, partnerships, and more: youtu.be/FbTIZ16cPpQ?...
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We are getting some beautiful autumn weather here in NE. This season always evokes a sense of things coming to pass and a year coming to an end. Thus, the #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme for this weekend is "lifecycles." Sketch a fish lifecycle, can be as simple or complex as you want! #sciart 🦑
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November 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We are getting some beautiful autumn weather here in NE. This season always evokes a sense of things coming to pass and a year coming to an end. Thus, the #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme for this weekend is "lifecycles." Sketch a fish lifecycle, can be as simple or complex as you want! #sciart 🦑
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On the fourth day of #GarWeek, we’re celebrating other native, ancient fish species! Check out these species bios to get an idea of what other ancient fish besides gar reside in North America and beyond.
November 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
On the fourth day of #GarWeek, we’re celebrating other native, ancient fish species! Check out these species bios to get an idea of what other ancient fish besides gar reside in North America and beyond.
The Henry’s Fork Foundation is proving that cooler, cleaner rivers are possible — and essential.
See how they’re improving water quality and restoring fish habitat in #TomorrowsCatch: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
See how they’re improving water quality and restoring fish habitat in #TomorrowsCatch: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
Henry's Fork Foundation - Tomorrow's Catch
Discover how the Henry’s Fork Foundation is using science and restoration to protect water quality, trout habitat, and river health in Idaho.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Henry’s Fork Foundation is proving that cooler, cleaner rivers are possible — and essential.
See how they’re improving water quality and restoring fish habitat in #TomorrowsCatch: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
See how they’re improving water quality and restoring fish habitat in #TomorrowsCatch: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
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GARtwork contest ends Friday 11/7 at 10 am Central!
Are you feeling particularly artistic this week? Enter our GARtwork contest for a chance to win a crochet gar 🧶! To enter, DM your submission to @OKWildlifeDept on Twitter or Instagram. The winner will be announced on Friday 🎨🖌️
#GarWeek
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November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
GARtwork contest ends Friday 11/7 at 10 am Central!
Enjoying #GarWeek? Join us for a webinar on Weds, Nov 12, at 2 pm EST, highlighting positive social and conservation developments for important native fishes, including gars. Featuring @solomonrdavid.bsky.social, Alec Lackmann, & @dirtydog.bsky.social. Register now: fisheries.org/2025/10/webi....
November 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Enjoying #GarWeek? Join us for a webinar on Weds, Nov 12, at 2 pm EST, highlighting positive social and conservation developments for important native fishes, including gars. Featuring @solomonrdavid.bsky.social, Alec Lackmann, & @dirtydog.bsky.social. Register now: fisheries.org/2025/10/webi....
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It's #GarWeek! @solomonrdavid.bsky.social sat down with Great Lakes Now to discuss this misunderstood & ancient freshwater fish.
Learn all about my new favorite fish & why researchers are exploring how gar genetics could help us understand human disease evolution.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw84...
Learn all about my new favorite fish & why researchers are exploring how gar genetics could help us understand human disease evolution.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw84...
Why Gars Deserve a Week of Their Own | Great Lakes Now
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November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It's #GarWeek! @solomonrdavid.bsky.social sat down with Great Lakes Now to discuss this misunderstood & ancient freshwater fish.
Learn all about my new favorite fish & why researchers are exploring how gar genetics could help us understand human disease evolution.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw84...
Learn all about my new favorite fish & why researchers are exploring how gar genetics could help us understand human disease evolution.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw84...
The @sumasfirstnation.bsky.social were banned from fishing the way their ancestors did.
Now? They’re bringing it back — on their terms.
Watch how traditional practices, sustainability, and Indigenous leadership are restoring what was taken: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
Now? They’re bringing it back — on their terms.
Watch how traditional practices, sustainability, and Indigenous leadership are restoring what was taken: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
Reviving Traditional Fishing Weirs and Reestablishing Sovereignty
Discover how the Semá:th (Sumas First Nation) are reintroducing fishing practices banned under colonial policies to responsibly harvest salmon and uphold Indigenous rights in British Columbia.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The @sumasfirstnation.bsky.social were banned from fishing the way their ancestors did.
Now? They’re bringing it back — on their terms.
Watch how traditional practices, sustainability, and Indigenous leadership are restoring what was taken: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
Now? They’re bringing it back — on their terms.
Watch how traditional practices, sustainability, and Indigenous leadership are restoring what was taken: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
Happy #GarWeek! How can you spot a Spotted Gar? In a recent article in Transactions, researchers used imaging sonar to assess how gar and other native fish use Mississippi River floodplains: doi.org/10.1093/tafa...
Spotting gar using imaging sonar: The effects of river–floodplain habitat connectivity on a lepisosteid assemblage
ABSTRACTObjective. Anthropogenic modifications, such as levee construction and other flood control structures, have decoupled Louisiana’s floodplains from
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November 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Happy #GarWeek! How can you spot a Spotted Gar? In a recent article in Transactions, researchers used imaging sonar to assess how gar and other native fish use Mississippi River floodplains: doi.org/10.1093/tafa...
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GAR WEEK 2025 is HERE!!!
Join @garlab.bsky.social as we celebrate these awesome living fossil fishes and freshwater biodiversity for #GarWeek!
We look forward to hearing from YOU with any gar pics, puns, stories, GARtwork and questions this week!
Join @garlab.bsky.social as we celebrate these awesome living fossil fishes and freshwater biodiversity for #GarWeek!
We look forward to hearing from YOU with any gar pics, puns, stories, GARtwork and questions this week!
November 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
GAR WEEK 2025 is HERE!!!
Join @garlab.bsky.social as we celebrate these awesome living fossil fishes and freshwater biodiversity for #GarWeek!
We look forward to hearing from YOU with any gar pics, puns, stories, GARtwork and questions this week!
Join @garlab.bsky.social as we celebrate these awesome living fossil fishes and freshwater biodiversity for #GarWeek!
We look forward to hearing from YOU with any gar pics, puns, stories, GARtwork and questions this week!
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Georgia AFS November-December Newsletter - so many cool things to check out. The flipbook can be found on the Georgia AFS website. heyzine.com/flip-book/9f...
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Georgia AFS November-December Newsletter - so many cool things to check out. The flipbook can be found on the Georgia AFS website. heyzine.com/flip-book/9f...
Spooky scary zombie salmon? Pacific salmon don't live long postspawning. While some die immediately, others live briefly + embrace rotting—literally—floating around and deteriorating. As their bodies decay, nutrients return to the environment, even to their future offspring! doi.org/10.1002/fsh....
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Spooky scary zombie salmon? Pacific salmon don't live long postspawning. While some die immediately, others live briefly + embrace rotting—literally—floating around and deteriorating. As their bodies decay, nutrients return to the environment, even to their future offspring! doi.org/10.1002/fsh....
They may look scary but you don't need to be afraid of zombie salmon. After spawning, Pacific salmon such as this Kokanee become an important food source for wildlife, even far from the ocean. Learn more: doi.org/10.1002/fsh.....
October 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
They may look scary but you don't need to be afraid of zombie salmon. After spawning, Pacific salmon such as this Kokanee become an important food source for wildlife, even far from the ocean. Learn more: doi.org/10.1002/fsh.....
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Here’s the ofFISHal #GarWeek schedule! Feel free to participate, follow along, contribute/try to ignore Gar Puns November 3-7!!! @garlab.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Here’s the ofFISHal #GarWeek schedule! Feel free to participate, follow along, contribute/try to ignore Gar Puns November 3-7!!! @garlab.bsky.social
Restoring the Yuba River means more than fixing a stream — it’s rebuilding an ecosystem. 🌊🐟
In this new Tomorrow’s Catch film, Yuba Water Agency shows how collaboration and science are bringing salmon back to the watershed.
Learn more: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
In this new Tomorrow’s Catch film, Yuba Water Agency shows how collaboration and science are bringing salmon back to the watershed.
Learn more: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
Yuba Water Agency - Tomorrow's Catch
Discover how Yuba Water Agency and partners are restoring the Yuba River, reviving Chinook salmon runs, and building a resilient future for California fisheries.
contentwithpurpose.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Restoring the Yuba River means more than fixing a stream — it’s rebuilding an ecosystem. 🌊🐟
In this new Tomorrow’s Catch film, Yuba Water Agency shows how collaboration and science are bringing salmon back to the watershed.
Learn more: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
In this new Tomorrow’s Catch film, Yuba Water Agency shows how collaboration and science are bringing salmon back to the watershed.
Learn more: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
Water willow, maiden cane, American lotus.
These native plants keep Georgia’s lakes clean and full of fish.
Watch how Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division and partners are restoring lake health in #TomorrowsCatch: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
These native plants keep Georgia’s lakes clean and full of fish.
Watch how Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division and partners are restoring lake health in #TomorrowsCatch: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
Restoring Lakes, Supporting Life: Aquatic Habitat Work in Georgia
Discover how Georgia’s Wildlife Resources Division is restoring aquatic habitats and improving water quality through native plantings in lakes and reservoirs across the state.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Water willow, maiden cane, American lotus.
These native plants keep Georgia’s lakes clean and full of fish.
Watch how Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division and partners are restoring lake health in #TomorrowsCatch: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
These native plants keep Georgia’s lakes clean and full of fish.
Watch how Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division and partners are restoring lake health in #TomorrowsCatch: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
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1/2) Is that time of year again #Sundayfishsketch friends! This weekend marks the end of our 9th year of sketches! As we move into year 10, our annual #Fishytheme is to draw on Opah (the first fish sketch), to appreciate improvements made while practicing throughout the year. #sciart 🦑
October 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
1/2) Is that time of year again #Sundayfishsketch friends! This weekend marks the end of our 9th year of sketches! As we move into year 10, our annual #Fishytheme is to draw on Opah (the first fish sketch), to appreciate improvements made while practicing throughout the year. #sciart 🦑
“When you let that fish go… you're releasing something else. All this emotion and all this joy.”
Watch how Casting for Recovery empowers breast cancer survivors through healing fly fishing retreats.
Explore the #TomorrowsCatch series: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
Watch how Casting for Recovery empowers breast cancer survivors through healing fly fishing retreats.
Explore the #TomorrowsCatch series: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
Casting For Recovery - Tomorrow's Catch
Discover how fly fishing retreats for breast cancer survivors offer healing, connection, and empowerment through nature. Watch the Casting for Recovery story now.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“When you let that fish go… you're releasing something else. All this emotion and all this joy.”
Watch how Casting for Recovery empowers breast cancer survivors through healing fly fishing retreats.
Explore the #TomorrowsCatch series: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
Watch how Casting for Recovery empowers breast cancer survivors through healing fly fishing retreats.
Explore the #TomorrowsCatch series: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
AFS Chapter, Division, and Section Leaders - If you missed today's Town Hall session, you have one more chance to join us on Thursday, October 23 at 12 pm Eastern Time! Hope to see you there! events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ca3f1f...
October 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
AFS Chapter, Division, and Section Leaders - If you missed today's Town Hall session, you have one more chance to join us on Thursday, October 23 at 12 pm Eastern Time! Hope to see you there! events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ca3f1f...
Join AFS for a half-day continuing education course: Higher-Level Thinking for Better Problem Solving, on October 30, 2025: fisheries.org/membership/c...
Higher Level Thinking Course - American Fisheries Society
Fisheries professionals often deal with complex ecological and social issues. How can we apply higher-level thinking to make better decisions and solve
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October 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Join AFS for a half-day continuing education course: Higher-Level Thinking for Better Problem Solving, on October 30, 2025: fisheries.org/membership/c...