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!

Very cool Vic!

AFS Bioblitz Recap #BlitzTheGap
🎥🎥🎥🎥

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 ...

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!