Tubenose goby (Proterorhinus semilinaris) eggs slowly growing over two weeks. The fry (or “goblets”) should hatch any day now! The father has been diligently nest guarding.

Ready for an outdoor adventure? 🌿 Join the AFS BioBlitz to search for and identify species✨ Prêt(e) pour une aventure en plein air? 🌿 Rejoignez le BioBlitz de l’AFS pour rechercher et identifier des espèces✨

After 5 fulfilling years on the @afsquebec.bsky.social Executive Committee as Secretary, VP, & President, I am passing the torch to the next generation of leadership. For opportunities to plan events, network & shape the society, GET INVOLVED! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

📣 We’re recruiting for the 2026–2027 Executive Committee of the Quebec student subunit of the American Fisheries Society (AFS)! 📣 Nous recrutons pour le comité exécutif 2026–2027 du sous-chapitre étudiant québécois de l’American Fisheries Society (AFS) !

📸 Fashionably late, but here’s your 2026 Symposium fashion recap ✨ From casual chic to full-on statement looks, the vibes were unmatched. 📸 Avec un peu de retard, voici le récap mode du Symposium 2026 ✨ Une période tellement amusante, stylée et inoubliable 💫 #fitcheck

Co-chaired a successful session with @tjcolvin.bsky.social at @scas-scsa.bsky.social / @iaglr.bsky.social 2026 on the impacts of invasive species in Great Lakes systems! Topics included #PinkSalmon #RedSwampCrayfish #RoundGoby & #NilePerch ft PhD research from @biomcgill.bsky.social

Part of a stellar MSc thesis by @briellecomartin.bsky.social 💪🏻

Grateful to have worked with such a stellar team - they made being President of @afsquebec.bsky.social a whole lot easier!

Months of hard work from the ExComm team led to this amazing event—and we couldn’t be prouder! 🌊🐟 What a team! 💙 So much hard work behind the scenes! Des mois de travail de la part de l’équipe ExComm ont mené à cet événement incroyable — nous ne pourrions pas être plus fiers ! 🌊🐟 Quelle équipe ! 💙

This year’s theme, Ripple Effects, came to life through every talk, connection, and shared moment, showing how small actions can create big impacts🐟💙 Huge thanks to all the presenters, attendees, and artists for making our 2026 symposium truly unforgettable. Share your moments with #AFSQCS2026!

🚨 Demain ! 🚨 Congrès AFS 🌊🐟 Des conférenciers principaux et panélistes incroyables, et plein de super présentations étudiantes ! 📍 Campus Loyola, Université Concordia ⏰ 9 h Venez connecter avec la communauté des poissons ! 🐟

Way to go @erinmcstewart.bsky.social !!

🚨 Tomorrow! 🚨 AFS Conference 🌊🐟 Amazing keynote & panelist speakers, plus many awesome student talks! 📍 Loyola Campus, Concordia University ⏰ 9 AM Come connect with the fish community!

We had a HUGE 2025 @afsquebec.bsky.social !! Stay tuned for all kinds of exciting events in 2026 including the annual symposium!

One data point can take hours—but its ripple effect goes far beyond the lab 🌊 Join us at the symposium! Un seul point de données peut prendre des heures — mais son effet dépasse largement le labo 🌊 Joignez-vous à nous au symposium ! #AFSQCS2026

Registration is open!!! We are extremely excited about this year's symposium and look forward to hearing about all the amazing research conducted in Quebec. #AFSQCS2026

Registration is OFFICIALLY open! Join us at Concordia University on March 25th for our 4th annual AFS:QC symposium with keynote presenter Dr. Nicola Smith 🐟 #AFSQCS2026

Great study led by my then-undergraduate mentee Katie Moffat! Was a pleasure being a part of her first publication! 

Happy holidays from @afsquebec.bsky.social !! We’re gearing up for our 4th annual symposium - stay tuned for registration in the new year!  #AFSQCS2026

🚨 LAST day to apply for @scas-scsa.bsky.social 2026 joint meeting 🚨 We have an incredible slate of applicants so far to our session (session 18) on #InvasiveSpecies in Great Lakes systems, but we have space for a few more spots! ⬇️

⏳1 week left⏳ to apply for @scas-scsa.bsky.social 2026 joint conference! Consider applying to our session on #InvasiveSpecies (session 18) - diverse talks are encouraged!

The Ricciardians gather for our lab Christmas party. (Photo taken by @ecoinvasions.bsky.social) Note the secret hand sign. @tjcolvin.bsky.social @vanmierlo.bsky.social @ivanakomendic.bsky.social @emmaschubert.bsky.social @picard-m.bsky.social @briellecomartin.bsky.social @veronicagroves.bsky.social

Can you guess this years theme? ⬇️

Let’s highlight what some of our ExComms are doing behind the scenes 👀✨ When they’re not busy planning the AFS Symposium, they’re hosting SCAS sessions @scas-scsa.bsky.social Major fish boss energy, am I right? 🐟💪 Reach out if you’d like to present a talk!

Do you study the impacts of #InvasiveSpecies and plan on attending #SCAS_IAGLR2026? Consider submitting an abstract to our proposed session below ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

What an awesome event! 🎉 Huge thanks to our panelists for sharing their journeys & tips on navigating the government job market. 💼 We’re sure all our AFS attendees left inspired (and maybe a little ready to conquer the job world)! 🚀

🐠 Can you outsmart a goldfish? Come to AFS Trivia Night to test your fish knowledge and socialize with our community 🧠🐟 📍 UdeM, Room B-1007 (ML Campus, 1375 ave Thérèse-Lavoie-Roux, Montréal) 📅 Oct 21 🎁 Prizes & refreshments!

🌟This year, AFS is spotlighting our amazing members! Share a jaw-dropping photo📸, recent publication📖, or fun fact🤓 and get featured! Let’s celebrate YOU! 🌟Cette année, l’AFS met à l’honneur nos membres extraordinaires! Partagez une photo📸, une publication📖 ou un fait amusant🤓 et soyez mis en avant!

Welcome back to school McGill! 🌽 Stop by the AFS booth at the welcome BBQ hosted by BGSA & the Dept. of Bio— a great way to meet new faces and reconnect with returning ones... and join the AFS community! 🎉 The 2025 Welcome BBQ 📅 Friday, Sept 5 | 🕐 1 PM 📍 Stewart Biology Courtyard 🌽corn o'clock

Thrilled to take on my new role as @afsquebec.bsky.social President alongside VP @tjcolvin.bsky.social 🐟 exciting things to come!

AFS Bioblitz Recap #BlitzTheGap 🎥🎥🎥🎥

Good morning AFS... what's on the agenda today? Maybe casting your vote!! Reminder that voting is open to all members and closes on July 30th Bonjour AFS... quel est le programme aujourd'hui ? Peut-être voter ! Rappel : le vote est ouvert à tous les membres et se termine le 30 juillet

And that’s a wrap on our #SEB2025 session on #conservation #physiology! Thanks to all who came out - we have much to learn from animal-plant ‘cross pollination’ of ideas and techniques for improving conservation efforts! 🐟🌱

Great talk today by @veronicagroves.bsky.social at the @sebiology.bsky.social regarding the use of surrogates to study at-risk fishes - working with imperilled fishes always important but has its challenges

While we’ve got so many amazing candidates running for AFS positions, our current AFS team is hard at work planning the Bioblitz happening on July 19th! 🌿🔬 Don’t forget to sign up!

Visiting the nurse sharks at the Antwerp Zoo during #SEB2025 was a definite conference highlight!

Check out Dr. Pitcher’s presentation in our session on “Diverse approaches to physiology & conservation” (SAB2) on Thursday @ 12:15 in Gorilla room 3! @sebiology.bsky.social

🗳️ Election time for the AFS Québec ExComm 2025/26 is coming up — meet the candidates! 🗳️ Les élections du comité exécutif de l’AFS Québec 2025/26 approchent — découvrez les candidates! Up first: @veronicagroves.bsky.social & @tjcolvin.bsky.social for President and VP!

Goldfish generate turbidity (cloudiness) by suspending sediment when they feed. This decreases sunlight penetration in the water and negatively impacts native macrophytes and visual predators. I use a turbidimeter to accurately determine the turbidity in my mesocosms from water samples.

Rejoignez-nous le samedi 19 juillet 2025 pour une journée de découvertes sur la biodiversité à l’Île Perrot dans le cadre de #BlitzTheGap avec iNaturalist! 🌿🐟 Nous nous intéresserons aux espèces aquatiques peu étudiées — et il y aura des prix à gagner, de la nourriture et une bonne ambiance.

Join us to #BlitzTheGap on July 19th with @inaturalist.bsky.social thanks to funding from @qcbs.ca @biomcgill.bsky.social Register using the QR code below ⬇️⬇️⬇️

⭐Editor's Choice⭐ Long-term biodiversity erosion: limited co-existence of the Eurasian zebra mussel and native mussels in a North American river after 25 years | Zwarych et al, including @ecoinvasions.bsky.social doi.org/10.1139/cjz-... Free access for this month

⏰ Rappel ‼️ Tu veux rejoindre le comité exécutif de l’AFS:QC pour 2025–2026 ? Les postes sont toujours ouverts : 👑 Président·e 🤝 Vice-président·e 📝 Secrétaire 💰 Co-trésorier·ère 🎓 Représentant·e cycles supérieurs (McGill) 🌐 Représentant·e externe (Concordia) 📅 Date limite : 27 juin 2025

⏰ Reminder ‼️ Want to join the AFS:QC Executive Committee for 2025–2026? Positions are still open: 👑 President 🤝 Vice-President 📝 Secretary 💰 Co-Treasurer 🎓 Graduate Representative (McGill) 🌐 External Representative (Concordia) 📅 Deadline: June 27, 2025 🔗 Apply here: forms.gle/tPLzHtWzRjT1...

Session on #Physiology & #Conservation across taxonomic boundaries, featuring zoos 🦓, aquaria 🐡& botanic gardens 🌵 Organised by our Plant Science Editor Sean Tomlinson, Britney Firth, @veronicagroves.bsky.social & Antwerp Zoo’s Zjef Pereboom. ➡️ www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a... (SAB2)

Join our team ⬇️❗

‼️ 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 [email protected] today!

Gutted that the #SP2ARK fellowship program was cut short by the latest pull of NSF funds. Was honoured to be a rep of @scas-scsa.bsky.social alongside @sandraklemet.bsky.social & Lauren Lawson. Major thanks to @drkatfish.bsky.social, Drue, Carolyn & Julie for their hard work

We are offering 2 funded masters project with DFO in Rimouski on a cool ecophysiology project about Redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) ! Details are in the add but you can also contact me for questions :) Please share ! emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/ap...

⭐ Editor's Choice - April Impacts of elevated water temperature on the behaviour and thermal tolerance of the Bluntnose Minnow (Pimephales notatus) Moffat et al. buff.ly/Gp77o6j