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Drue Banta Winters | AFS Policy Director. Email: [email protected] Imagine a world where fisheries professionals have enough resources to keep fish from sliding to extinction. Sounds like a fairytale, right? Given the challenges facing fish and the hurdles of navigating big ticket legislation through Congress, I would normally agree. Yet, we’ve never been closer to... Read More
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY ● THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY 06 April 2022 Senator Tom Carper, Chair Senate Environment and Public Works Committee 410 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Ranking Member Senate Environment and Public Works Committee 456 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Chairman Carper and Ranking Member Capito,... Read More
AFS members: Please see your email for voting instructions. Voting closes on April 29. BACKGROUND I grew up in rural northeastern Iowa and loved fishing any chance I could. I cherish many memories fishing with my grandfather, mostly for bullheads in area lakes, carp below lowhead dams, and pike at nearby rivers. In my junior... Read More
AFS members: Please check your email for voting instructions. Voting closes April 29. BACKGROUND My journey into fisheries science is based on a passion for fish and fishing that comes from growing up in northeastern New Jersey during the 1960s and early 1970s, spending every available minute fishing and wandering around in rivers, lakes, and... Read More
(Letter sent to all U.S. Senators) February 14, 2022 United States Senate Constitution Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senator, We write to request your support for increasing U.S. production of healthful, sustainable, and affordable seafood through marine aquaculture. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Reps. Ed Case (D-HI) and... Read More
Leanne H. Roulson | AFS President. Email: [email protected] We are all tired of COVID-19. The shift to virtual work and increased stress from worry about our families, friends, and events affecting people we may not even know has affected everyone. However, it has also uncovered lingering obstacles for women in our workforce. Data on representation... Read More
AFS is looking for experts in Aquatic Invasive Species to help inform an important policy initiative! AFS has identified invasive species as a key challenge for aquatic resources and called for a focus on preventing introduction of new invasive species and control of existing invasive species. For decades, a patchwork of federal and state laws... Read More
March 2, 2022 The Honorable Deb Haaland Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240 The Honorable Tom Vilsack Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20250 The Honorable Pete Buttigieg Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20590 The Honorable... Read More
AFS is committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in our society and profession. As part of our commitment, we’re asking for AFS members to participate in the 2022 Society Diversity Survey. This survey is being administered by Western Washington University and is funded through the National Science Foundation’s LEAPS award (Leading Cultural Change through... Read More
Sign Up to Be a Sponsor or Exhibitor at the AFS Annual Meeting in Spokane! Take advantage of opportunities to showcase your organization at the Annual Meeting and AFS Center for Fisheries Technology and Collaboration. Sponsorship opportunities range in exposure and affordability. The tradeshow will feature representatives from a range of professions all excited to... Read More
