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Godzilla goby! Why is there a fish engulfed by a jellyfish? Mobula rays like you’ve never seen before “The Stunning Case of Leaping Electric Eels” The lemon sharks
Release Date: June 29, 2016 Contact: Martha Wilson (301) 897-8616 x233 [email protected] Climate change is already affecting inland fish across North America — including some
AFS seeks scientists to serve as science editors of Fisheries. Editors must be committed to fast-paced deadlines, and would be appointed for a five-year renewable term.
AFS seeks two scientists with a broad perspective on fisheries to act as Co-Chief Science editors to work as part of a five-person leadership team to oversee the science content of Fisheries.
The American Fisheries Society and the Human Dimensions Research Unit of Cornell University have been engaged by the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center
Adding carbon dioxide gas (CO2) to water, a process similar to making carbonated soda water, could help control the movement and behavior of invasive carp
Many fisheries scientists find policy work and advocacy to be frustrating, irrational, and overly political. They believe that if they have good scientific information, then the correct course should be obvious, the way forward should clear, and decisions can be made quickly and without fuss.
Congressional Briefing Features USGS Climate Research AFS organized a special briefing on June 13, 2016, for congressional staff and others interested in research on “Climate
AFS Briefing Discusses Data’s Impact on Conservation Efforts AFS held a briefing on June 10th, 2016 at one of the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee’s
A key tenet of the AFS mission is to improve the conservation and sustainability of fishery resources and aquatic ecosystems. Toward that end, AFS uses