Vote for your favorite films at the 2024 Aquatic Film & Photo Festival!

    Two groups of films will be shown live on Tuesday September 17, each with a morning and afternoon screening. Show times are 8:00-9:30am (1st group), 10:00-11:30 am (2nd group), 1:30-3:00 pm (1st group), and 3:30-5:00pm (2nd group). Please stop by and enjoy these outstanding films!

    We will be awarding the top 3 films with the “Audience Choice” awards. Cast your vote for your favorite films by scanning the QR code or clicking here.

    Click on the following titles to view one of the finalist films or additional submissions.

    First Group of Films

    Second Group of Films

    Restoring Balance: The Klamath River Renewal Project

    Arctic IERP Program: How Communities Played a Role in the Research

    Repairing the Reef: West Hawaiʻi Focuses on Habitat

    Reviving the Bear

    Nmúslstn (That Which Is Hoped For)

    Saving Threatened Trout in Banff National Park

    The Last Opelu Man

    Shelter from the Storm

    The Return

    Fish for Tomorrow

    Reconnecting Fish, Water, and People

    Primal Drive

    Restoring Healthy Streams and Forests in Hoonah, Alaska

    Remote Streamside Incubation for Threatened Trout in Banff National Park

    A Cutthroat Story

    Resilience: The Rise of Apache Trout

    Additional Films

    Tsunami 11th Relative

    A Study in Catfish

    Propagation of Northern Pike

    Trout Hatcheries

    Covenant of the Salmon People

    Lovelace Dam Removal

    Tide Gates in Coos County, Oregon: Keeping Water at Bay and Letting Fish into Streams

    Salmon Habitat and Working Landscapes: Finding Balance through Tide Gate Upgrades

    Black Hawk Lake Watershed and Lake Improvement Project

    Lake Sturgeon Recovery in the Red River of the North

    Storm Lake Gillnetting

    Coldwater Creek: Stronghold for Steelhead

    Poised for a Comeback: Designing the First Fishway on the Upper Mississippi River

    Even the Smallest Drop: Ditches and Fish Tales from Left Hand Creek

    Cultivating Community

    A Wolf in the Water

    Snorkeling for Science in Big Chico Creek

    Feasting on Fish

    The Daily Life of a Blue Crab Fisher

    A Day at the Snow Creek Research Station

    Comparison of Instructor’s Perceptions on Different Teaching Pedagogies in Rural Alaska

    How Fishers and Researchers Are Sustaining Stone Crab in The Bahamas

    Gentle Giant- the Mystery of the Gulf Sturgeon

    Photo Festival – Live Showing

    All photos submitted will be on display as a slideshow during the film festival as part of the live film screening, before the plenary sessions, and mixed in with event announcements. In addition, the 6 finalists chosen by the judges were printed and will be displayed throughout the meeting at the fundraising tables. These 6 beautiful aluminum prints will be available for bidding during the silent auction!