@alligatorgar-afs
Alligator Gar Technical Committee of @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social 🐟 We’re dedicated to the conservation, research, and management of Alligator Gar and other gar species through collaboration. https://lepisosteidae.net/alligator-gar-technical-committee/
You keep doing you, Marine Alligator Gar 😎👍
Indeed, Alligator Gars (and several other gar species) can live in full saltwater! This lives full-time in a marine exhibit with tarpon, sharks, and a sea turtle!
Move over salmon. Here are some lesser-known but no less spectacular fish migrations, including redhorse, sharptooth catfish & Nopili rock-climbing goby.
Plus gar with @solomonrdavid.bsky.social.
Photo of a taxidermied Alligator Gar on display at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science in Jackson, Mississippi.
Say hello to my newest Alligator #Gar friend that I met this past weekend at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.
Submit your nomination for the excellence in public outreach award. submission deadline is April 1, 2026.
What is the award for excellence in public outreach? The award for excellence in public outreach was established in 1998 and is presented to a current AFS member who goes the extra mile and connecting the value of fishery science to the general public through various communication channels. This award is administered by the AFS science communication section executive committee.
Who is the ideal candidate for the excellence in public outreach award? Recognizing that many positions in the fisheries field can have aspects of science communication and outreach is part of their job. We are seeking exceptional candidates who have demonstrated a strong commitment to effectively sharing fisheries science, in ways that have advanced the public understanding of our aquatic natural resources. The nomination can be either yourself an individual or a collaborative team.
Nominate a person/team/yourself for the AFS Excellence in Public Outreach Award, administered by the AFS Science Communication Section.
Deadline for nomination submission is April 1. Additional information can be found at fisheries.org/about/awards...
AFS members - it's time to vote in the 2026 AFS officer election! All active members are encouraged to vote now through March 31! www.xcdsystem.com/afs/forms/in...
Ready, set, register! Join us for our 156th Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio. Take advantage of our early bird rates by registering before June 24th. bit.ly/4kNZIdv
More on why you should NOT eat gar eggs in our episode @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social: youtu.be/Bcz67-n4GZg
Do NOT eat gar eggs!!! 🤢🤮
Closeup of an Alligator Gar (fish) in an aquarium.
Good morning from this Alligator Gar 🐠
Two large Alligator Gar skulls draped in Mardi Gras beads, with the text “Mardi Gars” across the bottom. Play on words with gars, because that’s what the post author does.
Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler!
Happy Mardi Gras from the…
How understanding Alligator Gars can help Mississippi River floodplain restoration! @nfwfnews.bsky.social
New conservation story: gardenandgun.com/feature/in-p...
Here’s the @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social GAR question based on our team’s living fossil study (led by @chasedbrownstein.bsky.social @dmacguig.bsky.social)!
WAIT. That @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social question/answer was based on our team’s study!!!
Please enjoy a break with like, 100 gar; if you need one👍
Although they are predatory fish, they’re also quite social, one might even say...greGARious 🥁
Submit your abstracts by January 16th 2026!
More details: units.fisheries.org/mnafs/mn-afs...
The Hutton Program is looking for application reviewers! As a reviewer, you would evaluate and score 15-20 applications. If you are a fisheries professional, post grad, or graduate student interested in reviewing, please email aberniche@fisheries.org with a copy of your resume or CV.
BIGGEST Longnose Gar for the @garlab.bsky.social team!
At 60.5 inches (154 cm), this fish was a true giant for its species.
Caught-tagged-released, it will help us learn more about river-floodplain connectivity👍
I’m aiming the fish toward our collaborators’ sonar, so we can track/measure it! 🧪🐟
"Methods for Fish Biology"? "Freshwater Fisheries in Canada"? More like "Methods for Fish Book Buying" and "Freshwater Fisheries in Your Cart"! Grab your copies from the AFS Bookstore Sale today, before this sale swims away! fisheries.org/2025/12/2025...
A $500 cash scholarship is being provided by the Alligator Gar Technical Committee to one undergrad or graduate student. This award is intended to help cover cost for registration and travel to the 2026 SDAFS meeting in New Orleans, LA (March 5-8), annual AFS membership dues, registration and other travel-related expenses. This $500 scholarship will be awarded directly to the student and not to the student’s educational institution. A winner will be selected based on the quality of a submission containing the following items: • Cover letter highlighting research interests • Letter of recommendation • Professional biography (CV) This award is not just for those working on Alligator Gar, but also for those who are interested in research on any gar species. The scholarship recipient is expected to attend the 2026 SDAFS Alligator Gar Technical Committee meeting in New Orleans, where they will have the opportunity to meet and present their gar-related work to the committee. Think $500 isn’t enough? Stretch your dollars farther by volunteering at the SDAFS meeting to get your hotel room and registration fees waived. Please contact the Alligator Gar Committee for more details. Deadline: December 30, 2025 To apply or if you have questions, please contact: Matt Wegener (Chair-Alligator Gar Technical Committee) Email: matt.wegener@myfwc.com
SCHOLARSHIP ALERT!!!
Now accepting submissions for the Alligator Gar Technical Committee Scholarship!
The cash scholarship is being provided by @alligatorgar-afs.bsky.social a student to help cover cost for attending the 2026 Southern Division @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social meeting in New Orleans🐟
A worker at a hydrobiological station hatchery uses a fish net to catch a manjuari, a critically endangered fish according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Saving the C-Gar!
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
A cinematographer shoots video of a gar in an aquarium.
A cinematographer shoots video of gars in an aquarium.
Just when you think gars can’t get any bigger, we’re taking them to IMAX 😮
@garlab.bsky.social
NEW episode of MeatEater Podcast chatting gars & native fish conservation!
Grateful for the opportunity to chat stewardship of freshwater natural resources with Steve Rinella and the hunting & fishing crew! youtu.be/xLDSV5qbyzw?...
Three photos forming a photo banner, featuring fish ecology students working with gar fish.
Students perspectives on Alligator Gar fieldwork down south @garlab.bsky.social!
University of Minnesota students reel in a fin-tastic catch during Mississippi River fieldwork
cfans.umn.edu/news/alligat...
“It was the first time that I saw myself capable of doing science...” — MeiLin Precourt, recounting her participation in the Hutton Program. Her story is a powerful reminder of what’s possible with the right opportunities. Watch more here: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
Enjoying #GarWeek? Join us for a webinar on Weds, Nov 12, at 2 pm EST, highlighting positive social and conservation developments for important native fishes, including gars. Featuring @solomonrdavid.bsky.social, Alec Lackmann, & @dirtydog.bsky.social. Register now: fisheries.org/2025/10/webi....
Are you feeling particularly artistic this week? Enter our GARtwork contest for a chance to win a crochet gar 🧶! To enter, DM your submission to @OKWildlifeDept on Twitter or Instagram. The winner will be announced on Friday 🎨🖌️
#GarWeek
GAR WEEK 2025 is HERE!!!
Join @garlab.bsky.social as we celebrate these awesome living fossil fishes and freshwater biodiversity for #GarWeek!
We look forward to hearing from YOU with any gar pics, puns, stories, GARtwork and questions this week!
Kokanee, the landlocked version of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), in Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Photo credit: Tom Koerner, USFWS.
They may look scary but you don't need to be afraid of zombie salmon. After spawning, Pacific salmon such as this Kokanee become an important food source for wildlife, even far from the ocean. Learn more: doi.org/10.1002/fsh.....
Round sticker reading “Gar Week” with letters covered in scale patterns of all 7 gar species, and the head shot of a hybrid gar passing through the words.
Preview of this year’s #GarWeek sticker from @garlab.bsky.social!
Featuring scale patterns of all seven living gar species in the letters, and our unique Hybrid Gar!
Once again, debuting @bsky.app first!
credit: I.Terzian & S.R. David
