Monthly Archives: February 2020
AFS Second Vice President Candidate Statement: Cecil A. Jennings AFS Members: Please check your email for voting instructions in late April. Background I have been around fish and fisheries from an early age, but recognizing that it was to become my professional passion took a bit more time! A childhood friend’s grandfather was a commercial fisherman,... Read More
AFS Second Vice President Candidate Statement: Julie Defilippi Simpson AFS members: Please check your email for voting instructions in late April. Background I was born and raised near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. My father often took my sister and me fishing as children and he taught us the value of natural resources according to these rules: “Only take... Read More
Mythbusting Marine Aquaculture from American Fisheries Society on Vimeo. Read More
The U.S. Council on Environmental Quality recently released plans to substantially revise the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), one of the most important U.S. environmental laws. AFS and other science societies requested an extension of the comment period for these revisions. Comments can be submitted by March 10, 2020 at https://www.regulations.gov/comment?D=CEQ-2019-0003-0001. American Fisheries Society ·... Read More
Mythbusting Marine Aquaculture Thursday, February 27, 2020 1:00 pm Eastern Time Presenters: Jennifer Molloy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Siting and Water Quality Mike Rust, Ph.D., NOAA Fisheries Guillaume Salze, Ph.D., Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition North America, Inc. Jesse Trushenski, Ph.D., Riverence Craig Watson, University of Florida Register Now! Description: Marine finfish aquaculture in the United States... Read More
