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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Our Newly Elected Executive Team! We look forward to an amazing year ahead! 🎊 ✨President: Emma Schubert ✨ Vice President: Brielle Comartin ✨ Undergraduate Rep: Hana Kaloudis ✨ Social Media Rep: Madeleine Picard ✨ Co-Treasurer: Annabelle Vogl ✨ Secretary: Snigdhodeb Dutta

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Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences @cjfas.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

How are zebra mussels, water chemistry, and native unionids connected? Brielle Comartin ‪& Anthony Ricciardi ‬report on the impacts of biofouling in a lake with suboptimal calcium concentrations ➡️ ow.ly/pSNe50ZfXmr 📊: Comartin & Ricciardi, Fig. 6 | cjfas-2025-0135

Mean fouling intensity as a function of calcium concentration

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The Ricciardians @ricciardilab.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Newly published chapter from the MSc thesis of @briellecomartin.bsky.social. Read it here: cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Veronica Groves (she/her) @veronicagroves.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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

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cars-afs.bsky.social @cars-afs.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

{Whistle blows}. FOUL! Still happens to the best of lakes, like #LakeMemphrémagog in Quebec. 🐚 Despite suboptimal Ca quality (mean 20 mg/L) Zebra Mussels still took hold. 7 years later…rather than 3 to 5. Got to consider water quality! #BrielleComartin #ZebraMussels #UnionidMortality

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Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

2] However, substantial biofouling & unionid mortality began 7 yrs after invasion (compared to 3-5 yr periods recorded in Ca-rich lakes). We hypothesize that suboptimal water chemistry in the lake has delayed the onset of lethal fouling but is insufficient to create a refuge for unionid populations.

Photo of zebra mussels fouling a native unionid mussel (credit: Brielle Comartin)

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Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

New from @briellecomartin.bsky.social 1] High calcium ([Ca]>25 mg/L) supports dense zebra mussel pop'ns. Lake Memphremagog has a mean [Ca]=20.3 (range 18.6–23.2) mg/L, considered suboptimal for supporting a zebra mussel pop'n large enough to harm native unionids. cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10....

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The Ricciardians @ricciardilab.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Last week our field team investigated the effects of low water levels in the St Lawrence River. Shown left to right: @briellecomartin.bsky.social, @ivanakomendic.bsky.social & @tjcolvin.bsky.social Joining them was @ecoinvasions.bsky.social. The land on which they're standing should be under water.

Grad students assembling equipment on the receding shoreline of the St. Lawrence River.

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Brielle Comartin @briellecomartin.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Sampled an incredibly diverse site of freshwater mussels in the St. Lawrence River! @ricciardilab.bsky.social

Hickorynut (Obovaria oliviara), a species at risk in Canada

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Brielle Comartin @briellecomartin.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

A great week at Lac Témiscouata for @ivanakomendic.bsky.social fieldwork investigating zebra mussel associations with different substrates & macrophytes

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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

AFS Bioblitz Recap #BlitzTheGap 🎥🎥🎥🎥

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Brielle Comartin @briellecomartin.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Was thrilled to find so many freshwater sponges during a practice dive in the St. Lawrence River, including some growing on unionid mussels! #freshwatersponges

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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Concordia is ready to represent the AFS...So many external rep applicants —we’re gonna need a bigger tank Concordia est prête à représenter AFS...Tellement de candidats pour le poste de représentant externe —on va avoir besoin d’un plus grand aquarium 🐠

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Brielle Comartin @briellecomartin.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Sampling in the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers for @vanmierlo.bsky.social’s fieldwork, targeting invasive spinycheek crayfish #invasivespecies #crayfish

Setting crayfish traps in the St. Lawrence River.

Measuring a spinycheek crayfish carapace length, caught from the Ottawa River.

Taking environmental variables from the St. Lawrence River.

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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

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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Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

The zebra mussel invaded the Richelieu River in the mid-1990s, despite a suboptimal calcium concentration (18 mg/L). After 25 yrs of exposure to fouling, unionid diversity & abundance have eroded to the same extent as in invaded calcium-rich habitats. See our paper: cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...

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Anna Bagels @anna-bagels.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Great article to read before the upcoming #IAGLR25 conference! @briellecomartin.bsky.social understands the spirit of what I'll be sharing in my improv workshop with this advice: "DO: Present your research (poster or talk) with confidence DON’T: Underestimate yourself"

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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

The AFS community can rock more than waders and rubber boots! This year's symposium was a fashion show… and this isn’t even the whole look! More sneaky fits to come:) Il est CLAIR que la communauté AFS peut porter autre chose que des cuissardes et des bottes en caoutchouc. #AFSQCS2025

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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Wow, what an amazing event! 🎉 Huge thanks to all the presenters, attendees, and artists for making our 3rd annual symposium truly unforgettable. It was incredible to see the fish community come together! 🐟💙 Stay tuned for more recaps, and share your moments with #AFSQCS2025! 🏆✨

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The Ricciardians @ricciardilab.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Follow our students for posts about invasive freshwater fish, crayfish & mussels: (clockwise in photo below) Victoria @vanmierlo.bsky.social Kate @katest0rey.bsky.social Brielle @briellecomartin.bsky.social Emma @emmaschubert.bsky.social Ty @tjcolvin.bsky.social Ivana @ivanakomendic.bsky.social

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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

🚨 Last call! 🚨 We love our last-minute folks—but only if it’s fashionably late 😉 Today’s the FINAL DAY to sign up for the symposium! 📢 Make sure to sign up using the link below so that you don't miss out!✨ #AFSQCS2025 linktr.ee/AFSQC

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Welcome to the Québec Student Subunit of the American Fisheries Society!

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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

RING RING📞! The fish community is calling, and they’re not taking voicemail! 🐟 It’s the last week to sign up for the AFS conference—don’t flounder around and miss your chance to communicate with the current! 🌊 #AFSQCS2025 Can't wait to see you there:) linktr.ee/AFSQC

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Veronica Groves (she/her) @veronicagroves.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

New #OpenAccess paper on the use of #nonlethal chemical cues on minnow behaviour🐟 ➡️ onlinelibrary-wiley-com.proxy3.library.mcgill.ca/doi/full/10.... as part of my PhD research @biomcgill.bsky.social

Top panel shows the results of experiment 1 on the behavioural response to conspecific chemical cues. Disturbance cues elicited increased activity in shoals of Blackchin Shiner. Bottom panel shows the results of experiment 2 on the behavioural response to predator odours. Rock bass predator odour elicited increased shelter use in shoals of Blackchin Shiner.

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McGill Bieler School of Environment @mcgillenvironment.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Introducing our new director Professor Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social with a video and a message of some of his hopes for the future!

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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

In light of this year's theme, we are asking McGill Biology students how they communicate science. Regardez ce tik tok pour voir comment ils le font et inscrivez-vous à la conférence pour nous dire comment VOUS communiquez la science. vm.tiktok.com/ZMkgFhK8W/

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TikTok - Make Your Day

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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

📢 Mark your calendars! The 2025 Symposium: Communicating the Current is happening on March 25th Discover, learn, and connect with Quebec's vibrant aquatic research community 📅 Sign up now using the QR code below! #AFSQCS2025 #CommunicatingTheCurrent linktr.ee/AFSQC

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Welcome to the Québec Student Subunit of the American Fisheries Society!

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Quebec Subunit American Fisheries Society @afsquebec.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Hello Blue-Sky!!🐟 We are the Quebec Subunit of the @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social! We are a group of students from various Quebec universities with a common goal of communicating, collaborating and promoting aquatic and fisheries science! We are excited to share what we have been up to!🌊

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