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Upcoming Webinar: Using eco-physiology to inform management of British Columbia white sturgeon populations Wednesday, December 3, 20251 pm ET/10 am PT Presented by:Madison Earhart University of British Columbia Registration AFS
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Invasive Species Expert Database Tuesday, October 28, 20252 pm Eastern Time Register Now! Hosted by the AFS Invasive and Introduced Species Section Presented by:Wesley DanielWetland and Aquatic Research CenterU.S. Geological
An ambitious new digital series that examines the pressing challenges facing fisheries in North America and around the world and highlights the work being done to protect these precious ecosystems and the communities that rely on them.
The Strategic Plan Committee includes: Julie DeFilippi‐Simpson, John Jackson, Steve, Midway, Fielding Montgomery, Margaret Murphy, MJ Oubre, Christian Waters, and Kaylyn Zipp AFS STRATEGIC PLAN COMMITTEE The Strategic Plan Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 9, 2025 Contact: Beth BeardEmail: bbeard@fisheries.org301-453-5818 Brent Nichols Elected Second Vice President of American Fisheries Society (Bethesda, Md.) – P. Brent Nichols, Director of the Spokane Tribe
Building Resilience for Our Profession The fisheries profession, in the United States and beyond, is experiencing unprecedented change in both speed and scope. As I contemplate this occurrence, the analogy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 23, 2025 CONTACT: Beth Beardbbeard@fisheries.org(301) 453-5818 Steve Midway Named Editor-in-Chief of Transactions of the American Fisheries Society April 23, 2025 – Bethesda, MD: After an international
Amidst the continued terminations in the nation’s federal workforce, the American Fisheries Society (AFS) joined forces with the Society of American Foresters (SAF), Society for Range Management (SRM), and The
