Yesterday Connor Reeve Connor Reeve smashed his PhD defence. Co-mentored with Jake Brownscombe. Congrats Dr. Reeve! Carleton University Carleton Science Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences

Check out these 'swimming superheroes' of the #GreatLakes . Karen J Murchie, Ph.D. #WhiteSucker #LongnoseSucker #NativeFishes

📢 The IFS of AFS has now open our call for Travel Awards to support attendance to the next American Fisheries Society Annual meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii.

More info and application form here: units.fisheries.org/ifs/ifs-awards…

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Yesterday we did our field season 2024 lab orientation where we covered topics related to safety, ethics, animal welfare and much more. Carleton Science

It’s been an amazing two years! Couldn’t have asked for more supportive supervisors and committee members.

So very fortunate that my trainees and I get lots of field work time with David Philipp - emeritus prof/scientist at NRES at Illinois Illinois Natural History Survey - and my PhD advisor. FCF American Fisheries Society Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences QUBS Julie Claussen Joel Zhang Carleton Science

Journal editors often complain that it's harder to find reviewers than it used to be. What do the numbers say? For Conservation Letters, the proportion of accepted review invitations is down 10.4% and number of completed reviews after invitation is down 12.8% relative to 2019.

A 9 yr old birthday party kicked my butt yesterday leading to 2hr nap.

Congratulations Lenore Fahrig of Carleton University, newly inducted NAS international member! #NAS161 #NASmember #biology #ecology

I planned a pirate themed treasure hunt for kiddo birthday party. I estimated it would take 1 hr to complete but had not considered that they would sprint the whole way.

'Time in the field provides an opportunity to define a space not only for the students, but also for myself.

It’s where I stand on the shoulders of my teachers to teach the next generation — where I share my interpretations and myself.'
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In the latest issue of #Fisheries : Fish Diversity and Use of Nearshore and Open-Water Habitats in Terminal Lakes; eDNA as a Tool for Better Understanding the Distribution, Abundance, and Health of Salmon (open access); Studying Kelp Forests; and more: afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15488446/c…

Thanks to Erin Wilson and Katelyn Cunningham for representing our Carleton University Carleton Science team and the Landsman/Cooke Labs at the Muskie Odyssey Muskies Canada Inc.

Hot desking in our lab. First time in months I have had an unbooked hour to sit and open laptop 'at' work.

Congrats to Jamie Madden for rocking her MSc thesis. Co-mentored by FishForward w committee members Christina Davy Mike Donaldson and John Dettmers chaired by Joseph Bennett. Jamie has already published 2 chapters in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences and American Fisheries Society NAJFM + 3rd in review.

Started from the kitchen dining table in May 2020 and here I am, #PhDone !!!

I am super grateful to my supervisors, collaborators, and committee for all your support! Thanks for an amazing four years!

This article reviews the otolith-isotope method for estimating field metabolic rate, providing links to higher levels of biological organisation, and informing modelling aimed at mitigating climatic and anthropogenic threats.

Read it here: doi.org/10.1093/conphy…

Today our team Joel Zhang at QUBS hung new Ontario Fish and Wildlife fishing sanctuary signs on Lake Opinicon. We are studying this temporary experimental bass sanctuary intended to protect nesting males. Carleton Science FCF

Looks awfully fun for a PhD defence! Congrats to Dr. Morgan Piczak for rocking her defence. Co-mentored w Jon Midwood from Fisheries and Oceans. Thx to Dr. Stephanie Green for serving as external examiner & Jvermaire as internal + Karen Smokorowski & Gabriel Blouin-Demers on committee.