Month: June 2025

I’m pleased to advise the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC has received additional funding from the Canada Summer Jobs program, and we have posted additional seasonal Outreach Instructor opportunities in Abbotsford, Clearwater and Victoria.  These opportunities are available from July 7 to August 30^th, and details are posted on our careers site.

As members of the Science and Recreational Fishing Development Division, the Outreach Instructors will be responsible for delivering Learn to Fish programs, and other FFSBC outreach programs to the public including youth and their families, schools, and community groups, as well as engaging with anglers and the public.  The Instructors will also be responsible for the maintenance of Learn to Fish equipment and ponds including cleaning exclusion screens, feeding fish, general pond upkeep, maintenance of Visitor Centre aquaria, as well as field work activities including angler effort monitoring, angler surveys, water sample collection, and water quality testing. 

Interested applicants may submit their application online via the link above and the posting will remain open for application until the positions are filled.

If you have any questions on this position, please email Tammy Longbottom (Director of Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC) at tammy.longbottom@gofishbc.com

Registration link and event details can also be found on the event page.

Session details

• Date: Wednesday, July 23^rd, 2025
• Time: 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm (PST)
• Delivery: Online using Zoom

The Buck Suzuki Legacy Bursary

Now open! Applications due July 18, 2025

Criteria:

• Eligible candidates must be enrolled in a marine-related undergraduate, graduate, or trade program in a Canadian institution.
• Some examples include: marine trades, chef training, shipwright, fish master, marine biology or ecology, fisheries science, social justice, community health sciences, or marine resource management
• Preference will be given to students with connections to marine use sectors such as fisheries and seafood.

To Apply: 

Please submit a letter, video, or short essay (max. 3 pages or 3 minutes) addressing the following:

• What is a challenge facing marine ecosystems, fisheries, or coastal communities that you care deeply about?
  
• How do your studies, career goals, or current work connect to this issue?
  
• Can you imagine a project, campaign, or initiative that an organization like the T. Buck Suzuki Foundation could take on to address this issue?
  (This could be something that supports fish harvesters, promotes sustainability, addresses marine pollution, raises awareness, or uplifts coastal communities.)
  
• If relevant, describe your relationship to the marine environment or marine industries—this could include personal experiences, family background, work, or community involvement.

Supporting Materials (optional but encouraged):

You may include any of the following to strengthen your application:

• Letter of reference
• Transcript (official or unofficial)
• CV, resumé, or list of accomplishments
• Portfolio or links to relevant work

Please email all bursary application materials to hannah(at)bucksuzuki(dot)org.

Global Community BC Legislature Tour & Lunch at Fisherman’s Wharf

Join the Global Community for a great day out in downtown Victoria. We will begin this event with a guided 20-minute tour around the BC Legislature, where we will learn more about British Columbia and explore the most iconic building in downtown Victoria! From there, we will walk to Fisherman’s Wharf for lunch and ice cream.

Please register to join us! https://events.uvic.ca/international/event/97734-global-community-bc-legislature-tour-lunch-at-fisherma

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• EOS/BIOL 311 is often oversubscribed, so we prioritize registering students for whom this is a program requirement. To do this, we initially set a lower registration limit, which we then increase at the end of the registration period and fill in priority order from waitlisted students. 
• Tips for successful registration:
  • Be aware of your assigned time and register as soon as you can.
  • If the lecture (A01) session of BIOL/EOS 311 is full, get on the wait list.
  • Once timed registrations are complete (early July), we will increase the class size.  It may take much of July to sort out class size and registration, so don’t despair. Students whose program requires EOS/BIOL 311 (Ocean and Marine Science programs, Combined BIO/Earth Major) will be prioritized.
  • Please be sure to check your email regularly throughout July so that you do not miss a registration offer.
  • We only have 4 lab sections open at the moment, but will open one or two additional sections when we increase the total number of places in the lecture section.  Students who obtain a registered spot in the lecture session will have priority for a place in a lab section.  We are likely to sort out lab registrations much closer to September.