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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · 2d

🐠 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!

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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · 22d

🌟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!

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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · Aug 28

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

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Veronica Groves (she/her) @veronicagroves.bsky.social · Aug 16

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

Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · Aug 14

🐟 Welcome our newest AFS members — we’re excited to kick off the new school year with such a fintastic team!

🐟 Nous sommes ravis d’accueillir de nouveaux membres au sein de l’ExComm de l’AFS ! Quelle équipe possiblement fantastique pour commencer l’année !

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Veronica Groves (she/her) @veronicagroves.bsky.social · Jul 29

Very cool Vic!

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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · Jul 24

AFS Bioblitz Recap #BlitzTheGap
🎥🎥🎥🎥

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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · Jul 23

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

AFS Québec ExComm 2025/26

Vote for your 2025/2026 American Fisheries Society Québec Student Subunit executive committee members! Votes are anonymous. Votez pour les membres du comité exécutif de votre sous-unité étudiante de ...

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Veronica Groves (she/her) @veronicagroves.bsky.social · Jul 11

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! 🐟🌱

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Pitcher Lab @pitcherlab.bsky.social · Jul 10

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

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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · Jul 10

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!

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Veronica Groves (she/her) @veronicagroves.bsky.social · Jul 9

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

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Veronica Groves (she/her) @veronicagroves.bsky.social · Jul 8

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

Pitcher Lab @pitcherlab.bsky.social · Jul 8

Made it to the @sebiology.bsky.social conference in Antwerp - look forward to sharing some of our lab’s research regarding the improvement of captive breeding for conservation efforts using evolutionary & ecological principles with physiological/genetic tools

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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · Jul 4

🗳️ 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!

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Emma Schubert @emmaschubert.bsky.social · Jun 28

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.

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Veronica Groves (she/her) @veronicagroves.bsky.social · Jun 24

@ivanakomendic.bsky.social any idea?

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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · Jun 24

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.

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Veronica Groves (she/her) @veronicagroves.bsky.social · Jun 24

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 ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · Jun 24

Join us Saturday, July 19, 2025, for a day of biodiversity fun on Île Perrot to #BlitzTheGap with iNaturalist! 🌿🐟 We’ll be targeting understudied aquatic species—plus there’ll be prizes, food, and great company.

We hope to see you there!

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Canadian Journal of Zoology @canjzoology.bsky.social · Jun 11

⭐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

Long-term biodiversity erosion: limited co-existence of the Eurasian zebra mussel and native mussels in a North American river after 25 years

North American unionid mussel populations have experienced significant mortality due to competition and fouling by the Eurasian zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771). Habitats whose water c...

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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · Jun 8

⏰ 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

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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · Jun 8

⏰ 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...

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Conservation Physiology @conphysjournal.bsky.social · May 21

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)

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Veronica Groves (she/her) @veronicagroves.bsky.social · May 14

Join our team ⬇️❗

Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · May 14

🌊 Want to join the AFS team? 🌊
We're diving into a new year and looking for fresh faces to join our exec team! 🐠

Open positions:
McGill:
🧑‍💼 President
👥 Vice President
💰 Co-Treasurers
📝 Secretary
Concordia:
🏫 Concordia Rep

Apply using this link:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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cars-afs.bsky.social @cars-afs.bsky.social · May 6

‼️ 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!

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Veronica Groves (she/her) @veronicagroves.bsky.social · May 2

I know we will carry the lessons learned onwards to impact #Policy #ScienceCommunication and #Access

Veronica Groves (she/her) @veronicagroves.bsky.social · May 2

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

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