Annual Meeting
Years since the last AFS Annual Meeting in Florida (and the last AFS Annual Meeting on the coast in the South). Continuing Education Workshops, plus 3 other technical workshops Symposia and almost 1,200 total oral and poster presentations Great networking events, including the Grand Networking Event at the world famous Florida Aquarium Trade Show exhibitors... Read More
Sponsors: Fish Habitat, Marine Fisheries, and Estuaries Sections A symposium jointly sponsored by the Fish Habitat, Marine Fisheries, and Estuaries Sections explored how inland land use decisions relate to hypoxia in coastal areas. Hypoxia, thermal extremes, coastal acidification, and contaminants affect three taxa with distinct life histories, ecologies, and positions in the inshore community. Cycling of... Read More
Watch videos of the Plenary Sessions and see more photos from the meeting on Flickr. Read More
Summaries and photos from some of the symposia at the Kansas City Annual Meeting were compiled by symposia organizers. Summaries includes links to the abstracts of the session presentations. Symposium Summary: Angling for Dinosaurs: Status and Future Study of the Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Ancient Fishes Symposium Summary: Blue Catfish: Lessons from a Large Riverine Opportunistic... Read More
The Unites States has the highest diversity of freshwater gastropods and Unionidae mussels in the world. Both groups of mollusks are also considered the most endangered freshwater organisms in the United States. This symposium presented an opportunity for researchers to share knowledge that could contribute to mollusk conservation with a fisheries audience. The symposium began... Read More
Pallid Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus occupy some 4,500 miles of Missouri and Mississippi rivers and Kansas City was a fitting location to host a symposium for this endangered fish, as the Missouri River flows just minutes from the conference site. This full-day session featured over 20 speakers representing a wide range of state and federal agencies... Read More
Sponsors: NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation and NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology Habitat protection reached a milestone in 2016 with the 20-year anniversary of the essential fish habitat (EFH) provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. In celebration of this milestone, speakers shared key elements that enable habitat science to... Read More
Sponsors: AFS Fisheries Management Section, Water Quality Section, International Fisheries Section, China Society of Fisheries, The Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund This symposium is a continuation of the Mississippi-Yangtze River Basins Symposium (MYRIBS) series which started in Little Rock, Arkansas, during the 2013 American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting and continued in Wuhan, Hubei, China during... Read More
Sponsor: Mississippi River Basin Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force A day-long symposium was held on the theory and application of fish deterrent systems. Thirteen speakers from three countries came and presented 14 talks. Speakers reviewed how a variety of sensory stimuli (sound, light, water flow, pheromones, electricity) are being presently being tested or used to... Read More
