REYNALDO PATIÑO FROM TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY RECEIVES FELLOW AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY

(Atlantic City, NJ) August 21, 2018 – Reynaldo Patiño received the Fellow Award at the 2018 American Fisheries Society (AFS) Annual Meeting in Atlantic City, New Jersey. AFS President Steve L. McMullin presented the award at the meeting’s plenary session. This is the fourth annual class of AFS Fellows. They are recognized for their many years of service to AFS and the fisheries profession.

“We applaud the distinguished contributions of Reynaldo Patiño and thank him for his continuous efforts to the fisheries profession.,” said AFS President Steve L. McMullin.

Reynaldo joined AFS in 1982, has served as Fish Physiology Section president, and his affiliations currently include multiple other sections. Reynaldo is Senior Scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey, Leader of the Texas Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, and Professor of Fisheries and Biological Sciences at Texas Tech University.

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Editor’s Notes:

Founded in 1870, the American Fisheries Society (AFS) is the world’s oldest and largest fisheries science society. The mission of AFS is to improve the conservation and sustainability of fishery resources and aquatic ecosystems by advancing fisheries and aquatic science and promoting the development of fisheries professionals. With five journals and numerous books and conferences, AFS is the leading source of fisheries science and management information in North America and around the world.

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Link to AFS Annual Meeting: afsannualmeeting.fisheries.org