Mid-Canada Chapter of AFS
afs-mcc.bsky.social
Mid-Canada Chapter of AFS
@afs-mcc.bsky.social
Representing fisheries and aquatic scientists of AFS working in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut, and Northwest Territories.
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The 2025 field season was busy for many reasons, including publishing! Check out our recent manuscript highlight featuring research from Mid-Canada Chapter members from across the region: midcanada.fisheries.org/manuscript-h...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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We're partnering with @scas-scsa.bsky.social for an exciting webinar focused on advancing research in a diversity of aquatic science fields!

Learn more and register to save your spot ▶️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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We're partnering with @cdnsciencepub.com for our next #AquaSeries Webinar! Join us October 27 to discuss the future of Canadian aquatic sciences.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The 2025 field season was busy for many reasons, including publishing! Check out our recent manuscript highlight featuring research from Mid-Canada Chapter members from across the region: midcanada.fisheries.org/manuscript-h...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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#PostDoc Opportunity: Remote Sensing of Carbon Dynamics in Beaver-Engineered Peatlands

Join @usask.ca to study how beavers shape montane peatlands and impact carbon stocks. Candidates must have expertise in #RemoteSensing

Application reviews start August 15th. usask.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
July 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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New paper! ‼️ Angling-like stressors immediately before spawning impacts the offspring of lake trout 🐟 🐟 🐟 Fun study in collaboration with Manitoba Fisheries and @calebhasler.bsky.social lab.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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July 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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‼️ Calling All Students ‼️

🪼 2025 Peter A. Larkin Awards for Excellence in Fisheries 🪼
Applications are being accepted

DUE Friday, June 20

$200 Cash & Travel to @scas-scsa.bsky.social #2026

Email YOUR application to
kyle.wellband@dfo-mpo.gc.ca today!
June 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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‼️ Calling All Students ‼️

🪼 2025 Peter A. Larkin Awards for Excellence in Fisheries 🪼
Applications are being accepted

$200 Cash & Travel to @scas-scsa.bsky.social #2026

Email YOUR application to
kyle.wellband@dfo-mpo.gc.ca today!
May 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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The Mid-Canada Chapter is excited to host a Fisheries Career Panel at 3pm CT on Friday, April 25!

Curious about jobs in fisheries and aquatic sciences? The panel will feature fisheries professionals from a variety of backgrounds from across the region.

To register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
April 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Interested in getting involved with your AFS Mid-Canada Chapter Executive Team? Nominate yourself for a position in 2025-2026. Nomination deadline: April 30, 2025.

For more information: midcanada.fisheries.org/mcc-executiv...
MCC Executive Elections – Call for nominations! – Mid-Canada Chapter of AFS (MCC)
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April 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Mid-Canada Chapter is excited to host a Fisheries Career Panel at 3pm CT on Friday, April 25!

Curious about jobs in fisheries and aquatic sciences? The panel will feature fisheries professionals from a variety of backgrounds from across the region.

To register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
April 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Ready, set, register! Join us for our 155th Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Take advantage of the early bird rates by registering before June 4th! #AFS155 #fisheries
April 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Interested in getting involved with your AFS Mid-Canada Chapter Executive Team? Nominate yourself for a position in 2025-2026. Nomination deadline: April 30, 2025.

For more information: midcanada.fisheries.org/mcc-executiv...
MCC Executive Elections – Call for nominations! – Mid-Canada Chapter of AFS (MCC)
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April 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Thanks to everyone who joined us at the social event in Edmonton this week! It was a blast connecting with fisheries and aquatic scientists from across central Alberta!

Stay tuned for future Mid-Canada Chapter events in your area.
April 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Status of Lake Trout populations in Manitoba, a welcomed point of reference for management part of Giulio Navarroli MSc work, with @calebhasler.bsky.social et al. @uwinnipeg.bsky.social

Very glad to be part of this work! @springer1842.bsky.social

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Application of a population status model on several recreational lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) fisheries in Manitoba, Canada - Environmental Biology of Fishes
Current data on lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) populations in Manitoba are limited but essential for guiding effective management decisions. To address this gap, academics and provincial fisheries ...
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April 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Join us for a panel conversation with SCAS-SCSA Photo contest winners as they share their experiences using photography as a tool for #SciComm, providing advice on how to enhance the ways we share our research and professional work with wide audiences. Register here: forms.gle/Qz48Si9HG8Kj...
April 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Networking Opportunity: Social event in Edmonton on April 9 (tomorrow).

The Mid-Canada Chapter is excited to host a social event in Edmonton. Come hang out and get to know other fish friends in your area!

For more details and to register: www.eventbrite.com/e/american-f...
American Fisheries Society Mid-Canada Chapter: Edmonton Networking Event
Come join us at the American Fisheries Society Mid-Canada Chapter: Edmonton Networking Event for a night of mingling with fish folks!
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April 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Summer job alert! Lake Winnipeg Foundation seeks a Summer Outreach Coordinator. Full-time, May-Aug 2024, $23/hr, 32-hr workweek. Passionate about community & environment?

Apply by April 7: bit.ly/LWFSOC

#WinnipegJobs #LakeWinnipeg #SummerJob
March 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Thanks to everyone who joined us at the social event in Calgary this week! It was a blast connecting with fisheries and aquatic scientists from across the region!

Keep an eye out for future Mid-Canada Chapter events in your area.
February 28, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Networking Opportunity: Social event in Calgary on February 26.

The Mid-Canada Chapter has teamed up with the Alberta Native Trout Collaborative to host a social event in Calgary. Come hang out and get to know other fish friends in your area!

More details: midcanada.fisheries.org/networking-o...
February 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Networking Opportunity: Social event in Calgary on February 26.

The Mid-Canada Chapter has teamed up with the Alberta Native Trout Collaborative to host a social event in Calgary. Come hang out and get to know other fish friends in your area!

More details: midcanada.fisheries.org/networking-o...
February 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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There's still time to register for the next AFS webinar on Wednesday, hosted by the Fisheries Management Section. Join us for
Aquatic Vegetation Management on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 2 pm EST. Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ba2e62f4...
February 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Introducing the AFS Mid-Canada Chapter Executive Team:

Treasurer Jamie Card. Jamie is a regulatory biologist with DFO in Edmonton and is passionate about habitat restoration in the East Slopes. Jamie has been involved with AFS since 2018, starting as the student rep for @cars-afs.bsky.social.
February 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Seminar alert! The Mid-Canada Chapter is excited to present Elliot Lindsay from Freshwater Conservation Canada on Feb 12 at 12pm MT. Elliot will be discussing his work using low-tech, process-based methods to restore streams in Alberta.

Register here: midcanada.fisheries.org/mcc-seminar-...
MCC Seminar: Elliot Lindsay – Mid-Canada Chapter of AFS (MCC)
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February 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Register now for the next AFS webinar, hosted by the Fisheries Management Section.

Aquatic Vegetation Management
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
2 pm ET

Register now: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ba2e62f4-42c3-444e-bfb5-e892abe0bdad@ea04981a-ce57-48f5-96aa-0b09f880fa48
February 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM