Awards for the following five AFS Peer-Reviewed Journals
Robert L. Kendall Best Paper in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society is a highly regarded international journal of fisheries science that has been published continuously since 1872. It features results of basic and applied research in genetics, physiology, biology, ecology, population dynamics, economics, health, culture, and other topics germane to marine and freshwater finfish and shellfish and their respective fisheries and environments.
2024 Best Paper:
Title: Multiscale analysis predicts native species presence based on habitat and nonnative species abundance
Authors: Crosby Hedden, Skyler Hedden, Keith Gido, Alexander C. Cameron, David Propst, and William Stewart
Issue: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 153:234–249
Mercer Patriarche Best Paper in the North American Journal of Fisheries Management
The North American Journal of Fisheries Management is intended to promote communication among managers, the journal addresses the maintenance, enhancement, and allocation of fisheries resources. Its contents chronicle the development of practical monitoring and management programs for finfish and exploitable shellfish in marine and freshwater environments. Contributions relate to the way species, habitats, and harvests may be managed to protect and enhance fish and fishery resources for societal benefits. Case histories of successes, failures, and side effects of fisheries programs help convey practical management experience to others.
2024 Best Paper:
Title: Performance and cost advantage of stocking locally sourced Walleye fry into southern Minnesota lakes
Authors: Dale E. Logsdon, Steven M. Shroyer, Askhan Shametov, and Loren M. Miller
Issue: North American Journal of Fisheries Management 44:932–946
Best Paper in the North American Journal of Aquaculture
Formerly published as The Progressive Fish-Culturist, the journal was renamed the North American Journal of Aquaculture in 1999 to reflect the expanded importance of aquaculture in the 21st century. The journal carries papers on new research and practical experience in all areas of intensive and extensive fish culture. This international journal carries papers on new research and practical experience in all areas of intensive and extensive culture of fish and other aquatic organisms that are of importance not only to North Americans but also the global aquaculture community. Topics include, but are not limited to, nutrition and feeding, broodstock selection and spawning, drugs and chemicals, health and water quality, and testing new techniques and equipment for the management and rearing of aquatic species.
2024 Best Paper:
Title: The effects of estradiol-17b on the sex reversal, survival, and growth of Red Shiner and its use in the development of YY individuals
Authors: Chad N. Teal, Daniel J. Schill, Javan M. Bauder, Susan B. Fogelson, Kevin Fitzsimmons, William T. Stewart, Melanie Culver, and Scott A. Bonar
Issue: North American Journal of Aquaculture 86:110–129.
Best Paper in the Journal of Aquatic Animal Health
Published under the guidance of the American Fisheries Society’s Fish Health Section, the Journal of Aquatic Animal Health serves the international community of scientists and culturists concerned with the health of aquatic organisms
It carries research papers on the causes, effects, treatments, and prevention of diseases of marine and freshwater organisms, particularly fish and shellfish. In addition, it contains papers that describe biochemical and physiological investigations into fish health that relate to assessing the impacts of both environmental and pathogenic features.
2024 Best Paper:
Title: Real‐time triplex loop‐mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) using a turbidimeter for detection of shrimp infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV)
Authors: Narong Arunrut, Sarocha Jitrakorn, Benyatip Tondee, Vanvimon Saksmerprome, and Wansika Kiatpathomchai
Issue: Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 36:205-219.
Best Paper in Marine and Coastal Fisheries
Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science publishes original and innovative research that synthesizes information on biological organization across spatial and temporal scales to promote ecologically sound fisheries science and management. This open-access, online journal published by the American Fisheries Society provides an international venue for studies of marine, coastal, and estuarine fisheries, with emphasis on species’ performance and responses to perturbations in their environment, and promotes the development of ecosystem-based fisheries science and management.
2024 Best Paper:
Title: Ecosystem‐level reference points: Moving toward ecosystem‐based fisheries management
Authors: Wendy E. Morrison, Stephanie A. Oakes, Melissa A. Karp, Max H. Appelman, and Jason S. Link
Issue: Marine and Coastal Fisheries 16:e210285
