Protected: 2018 AFS Journal Impact Factors
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Gary Curtis Named Editor in Chief of Fisheries Magazine
Gary Curtis has replaced Jeff Schaeffer as Editor in Chief (EIC) of Fisheries magazine. Schaeffer has stepped down from the position after serving as Chief Editor from 2013–2018, and Editor in Chief beginning in April of 2018. Curtis served as a Co-Chief Science Editor for Fisheries before being named by Schaeffer as the new EIC. Curtis’... Read More
Stakeholder Engagement is the Path to Successful Management
Student Angle Brendan Runde | PhD Student at the Center for Marine Sciences and Technology, Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University. E-mail: [email protected] “Fisheries management” might be more aptly called “human management.” While not a groundbreaking revelation to the readers of Fisheries magazine, this concept can be easily forgotten by those of us who do... Read More
AFS, Western Division, and the Alaska Chapter Submit Joint Pebble Mine Comments
The American Fisheries Society, the Western Division of AFS, and the AFS Alaska Chapter submitted a joint comment letter this week to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Pebble Mine Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The comments note that impacts and risks to fish and their habitats are underestimated and are not supported... Read More
Capitol Hill Science Briefing on Marine Aquaculture Presented by AFS and NOAA Fisheries
Capitol Hill Ocean Week presented an opportunity for AFS to bring congressional staffers and environmental organizations together for “Mythbusting Marine Aquaculture,” a science-focused briefing in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on June 6. The briefing featured five experts in various aquaculture disciplines to highlight the advances in science, technology, and best management practices that have... Read More
April Croxton Elected New AFS Second Vice President
The American Fisheries Society is proud to announce that April Croxton has been elected as the new Second Vice President and will take office at the AFS Business Meeting on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at the AFS Annual Meeting in Reno, NV. Croxton is an Analyst for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Policy,... Read More
Pricing the Priceless
Jesse T. Trushenski | AFS President The English language is full of idiosyncrasies. For every so‐called rule of spelling or grammar, there is a word or circumstance that breaks it. The word “priceless” is one example. Those unfamiliar with the word might understandably mistake its meaning for “without a price” or without value. Of course,... Read More
Fact Sheet: Mythbusting Marine Aquaculture
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Video: Jesse Trushenski’s Introduction to a Capitol Hill Briefing on Mythbusting Marine Aquaculture
AFS President Jesse Trushenski’s recorded introduction to an AFS and NOAA Capitol Hill briefing on “Mythbusting Marine Aquaculture” on June 6, 2019. Jesse Trushenski’s Introduction to a Capitol Hill Briefing on “Mythbusting Marine Aquaculture” from fisheries on Vimeo. Read More
AFS and Other Groups Submit Letter to Congressional Hearing Supporting Biodiversity Protection
The American Fisheries Society, National Wildlife Federation, and the Wildlife Society submitted a letter for Chairman Huffman and Ranking Member McClintock on the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife as well as a comprehensive report about the necessities of biodiversity protection and the upcoming Recovering America’s Wildlife Act to be re-introduced. Read More