Americans will measure in literally anything but the metric system www.popsci.com/environment/...

June is here! Check out these AFS events. Want your event featured? Email [email protected]!

As the IAGLR & SCAS-SCSA 2026 Joint Conference comes to a close, we want to thank everyone who joined us in Winnipeg. We hope to see you at the 70th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research in Duluth, Minnesota, May 24–28, 2027. #connectedwaters26 #iaglr26 #iaglr27

Webinar June 5th 2026 at 10am: "State of the science" surrounding proposed mining near the Boundary Waters. Free, registration required. 3 speakers plus Q&A.

May’s issue of Transactions of the American Fisheries Society is out now! academic.oup.com/tafs/issue/1...

Help needed! Does anyone have experience extracting nuclei from flash frozen tissue? Especially helpful if it is fish skin or tail tissue! We are trying to get some precious melanoma samples processed for snRNAseq but are having issues with either nuclei number and/or quality

During this month's webinar, Anna L. Chien, MD, Professor of Dermatology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, will discuss the increased risk of skin cancer for outdoor professionals, and how early detection and sun protection could save your life. cf23.xcddev.com/afs/attendee...

Want to learn more about migratory suckers in the #GreatLakes. Sucker science! @karenjmurchie.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/Ump1N...

Most Americans don't know how US conservation is funded. Spoiler: not through general taxes or donations. It’s a hidden user pay loop funded by hunters & anglers. It def works, but also has issues & is starting to fray. New Tangled Nature post! 👇🦆🎣🦌🏞️ tnature.substack.com/p/the-hidden...

Mark your calendars! 11am on Tues. May 5th 2026, hear Georgina Leramo's thesis defense from BSU! Zoom link in comments.

"For the first time in more than 100 years, evidence of cougars reproducing in Minnesota was documented in video captured by the University of MN's Voyageurs Wolf Project (youtu.be/7EL1FRB11DU). The videos, shared with the MN DNR by the project researchers, show a female cougar with 3 large kittens"

ONE ❗MORE ❗DAY ❗There's still time to submit your abstract for our 156th Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio! Browse through sessions and then submit your abstract by tomorrow, Friday, May 1st. afsannualmeeting.fisheries.org/call-for-abs...

It's been a productive week in Washington, DC as AFS members volunteered their time to join us on Capitol Hill! The groups made Congressional visits to educate representatives on a variety of issues. The fly-in was supported by the AFS Adelman-Bigford Fund and the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.

Fish watching season. Spawning white suckers. #GreatLakes

There's something fishy going on in the frigid, dark depths of Lake Superior. Scientists have discovered a growing number of emaciated lake trout deep in Lake Superior, about half their normal body weight, dubbing them "zombie fish." They’re racing to learn what’s behind the phenomenon.

🎶 I'm just a gill, sitting here on Capitol Hill 🎶 Spending the day running around talking about #GreatLakes fisheries issues on behalf of @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social and the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission

This should be a good one! #SciComm @afs-scicomm.bsky.social

The Magnuson Stevens Act has been a critical tool that has helped build sustainable marine fisheries that underpin healthy ocean environments and vibrant coastal communities. Continued use of sound science and full funding for NOAA are key to maintaining this success.. #MSA50 #FisheriesForward

Once-Adventurous Salmon Can’t Believe She Ended Up Moving Back To Birthplace, Having A Bunch Of Kids https://theonion.com/once-adventurous-salmon-can-t-believe-she-ended-up-movi-1825827223/

Looking for prospective MSc students to join @airydunlop.bsky.social and me at Trent for a project focused on spawning behaviour in lake whitefish. Please share/forward to folks who may be interested.

Want some new spring clothes? Support #FisheriesScience in style! Every purchase supports #AFS’s mission to improve the conservation and sustainability of fishery resources bit.ly/4adesPG

Predatory impact of freshwater drum on dreissenid populations in western Lake Erie #GreatLakes 🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Annual consumption estimates by freshwater averaged 23.79 kg/ha shell-free mass, generally exceeded dreissenid consumption estimates for round goby.

Just a reminder to nominate your fisheries colleagues for 2026 AFS Awards! The award submission site is open through April 1. Find out more on the AFS website: fisheries.org/about/awards...

Excited to contribute to the Alligator Gar chapter in “Grizzled: Love Letters to 50 of North America’s Least Understood Animals,” by National Geographic Explorer @bittelmethis.bsky.social! FINtastic stories on Wolverines, Axolotls, Grizzly Bears, and more: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804002...

Still time to nominate your favorite fisheries professionals for AFS awards!

Just to be clear, invasive carp do pose a significant threat to the #GreatLakes and we need to continue taking action to prevent their introduction, but they're not yet "rapidly taking over Lake Michigan" as the president claimed in a social media post yesterday www.woodtv.com/news/michiga...

In a world of lakes, you're undeniably Superior! 💘 We're closing out #Valentine's week with a love for #Minnesota's waters and our followers that's deeper than the 1,333-foot floor of #LakeSuperior (and warmer, too!). #ValentinesDay #GreatLakes #WaterSky @lakesuperior.bsky.social

Favorite papers, articles, podcast episodes, etc., about how fish produce or respond to sound? Thanks! (And yes I read/enjoyed @amorinakingdon.bsky.social’s excellent book on this topic!)

The Call for Sessions for the #AFS156 Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio, has been extended! Submit your proposals for symposia, innovative sessions, and continuing education courses by Friday, February 13, 2026! www.xcdsystem.com/afs/abstract... #AFS156

REMINDER - Today is the final day to submit a session proposal for this years @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social Annual Meeting in Columbus, OH.

Happening tonight!

I went to the Olympic trials for long track speed skating this weekend, so here's a fish that can put in a real burst of speed, the muskellunge! #SundayFishSketch

Deadline extended to Jan 20, 2026! Travel awards and student scholarships: units.fisheries.org/mnafs/schola...

UPDATE: Application deadline extended to Jan 20th 2026! units.fisheries.org/mnafs/schola...

Keywords in scientific articles! We're asked to list 5-10 keywords for our articles. But should these be words not already in the abstract and title? How do you decide what to put down?

I want to tell you today about spawning northern pike. Facts with Dr. Fish #25DaysOfFishmas youtube.com/shorts/L3W9J...

"Methods for Fish Biology"? "Freshwater Fisheries in Canada"? More like "Methods for Fish Book Buying" and "Freshwater Fisheries in Your Cart"! Grab your copies from the AFS Bookstore Sale today, before this sale swims away! fisheries.org/2025/12/2025...

The Hutton Program is looking for application reviewers! As a reviewer, you would evaluate and score 15-20 applications. If you are a fisheries professional, post grad, or graduate student interested in reviewing, please email [email protected] with a copy of your resume or CV.

Submit your abstracts by January 16th 2026! More details: units.fisheries.org/mnafs/mn-afs...

Some of these would make great raffle prizes for upcoming @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social chapter or division meetings! 🐟🐠🌎🧪

Next month I get to talk to a class of middle schoolers about college and careers in Ecology. I've got 20min - what do they absolutely need to know?

Seminar alert! The Mid-Canada Chapter is excited to present Dr. Chris Somers from the University of Regina virtually on Dec 17 at 1pm Mountain. Chris will be discussing his work on how barotrauma affects catch and release of sport fish. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

❄️ ‘Tis the Season! ❄️ Renew your @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social membership for 2026 today! Be sure to ✅ the box to renew your AFS Science Communication Section membership too (psst, it’s free for students!) Renew before 2026 to avoid a service fee when you pay by card.

President Donald Trump’s proposed 2026 budget would eliminate all federal funding for Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center and the other eight regional climate science centers, which Congress began establishing in 2008.

SCHOLARSHIP ALERT!!! Now accepting submissions for the Alligator Gar Technical Committee Scholarship! The cash scholarship is being provided by @alligatorgar-afs.bsky.social a student to help cover cost for attending the 2026 Southern Division @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social meeting in New Orleans🐟

It’s all about that bass on Day 4 of #25DaysofFishmas - the Suwannee Bass (Micropterus notius), that is! We head to the Florida Panhandle to find this lesser-known cousin of the largemouth bass who is like the quiet - but interesting - cousin at the black bass family holiday get-together.

Suwannee bass is one of at least 14 species of black bass - though we’re still discovering new ones (news.uga.edu/new-bass-spe...). Members of this group are mainly native to North America east of the Rockies, but have been introduced globally due to their popularity as sport fish #25DaysofFishmas

Are you an #EarlyCareerResearcher interested in gaining editorial experience with a peer reviewed journal? Check out this brilliant opportunity with our journal over at @conphysjournal.bsky.social! @sebiology.bsky.social