Kamden Glade
@kgladefishsci.bsky.social
Angler and fisheries biologist, in that order | Fish 🐟 diets, trophic ecology, #fishpuke 🤮, population dynamics, fisheries management | @afs-scicomm.bsky.social prez | he/him | views are mine 📍 northeast Minnesota 🔗 linktr.ee/kamden.glade
Job: Come work with me! Ready to turn your love for lakes into a career? Join the MSU Extension Center for Lakes and Streams as our new Inland Lakes Shoreline Educator! MS and experience with shoreline protection desired. Location: Upper Peninsula. careers.msu.edu. Search for posting # 1148258.
This story was CRAZY to listen to! Such a harrowing tale of dodging forest fires and other hazards, like fallen trees. Worth a read or a listen. share.mprnews.org/jDXF/kgva4bg6
‘We gotta go’: Brothers tell of harrowing wilderness escape as wildfires closed in
Tom and John Connelly put in on Saturday for what was supposed to be a 10-day fishing trip through Quetico Provincial Park, across the Canadian border from the Boundary Waters. Then came the fires and...
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The project continues a partnership with the Fond du Lac Tribe and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Aquarium rears sturgeon for St. Louis River release
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Go fishing. It's fun, you can come home with good food, and it helps fund the conservation of Michigan's rivers, inland lakes, and #GreatLakes. The gear is an investment, but a license to fish all year is ridiculously cheap. #PureMichigan #Fishing #conservation www.canr.msu.edu/news/recreat...
The Georgia DNR WRD Fisheries Management Section is seeking a Communications Specialist. (gadnr.org/careers) Georgia AFS has additional job postings on its website. gaafs.org
June is here! Check out these AFS events. Want your event featured? Email aberniche@fisheries.org!
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...
Fish-watching season
YouTube video by Wisconsin Sea Grant
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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...
The Hidden Funding System That Saved Our Wildlife
Successes, failures, and ideas to make it even better
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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"
First footage ever of a cougar with kittens in Minnesota
YouTube video by Voyageurs Wolf Project
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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.
Researchers perplexed by growing numbers of 'zombie' fish deep in Lake Superior
Scientists have discovered a growing number of emaciated lake trout deep in Lake Superior, about half their normal body weight. They’re racing to learn what’s behind the phenomenon.
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🎶 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
American Fisheries Society@amfisheriessoc.bsky.social · 4mo ago1 week left to register for our upcoming webinar, "Verbal Judo: A Method to Improve Your Ability to Talk to Those Hostile to Conservation" Register today--> www.xcdsystem.com/afs/attendee...
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.
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American Fisheries Society | Official Merchandise | Bonfire
Official merchandise to support the conservation and sustainability of fishery resources and aquatic ecosystems
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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.
Predatory impact of freshwater drum on dreissenid populations in western Lake Erie
Impacts of dreissenid mussels (Dreissena spp.) on Great Lakes ecosystems are well documented, but the mechanisms driving variation in their abundance …
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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...
