Annual Meeting
Sponsors: AFS Socioeconomics Section and Missouri Chapter The AFS Socioeconomic Section and Missouri Chapter partner at the Annual Meeting each year to award the Stephen Weithman Best Student Paper in Socioeconomics Award. This award was established in honor of Steve Weithman, who passed away in 2000 at the age of 47 after a courageous battle... Read More
Sponsors: AIFRB and the Fisheries Blog As keynote speaker David Shiffman (@WhySharksMatter) noted, there have been numerous revolutions in communications over the course of human history…oral language…the written word…the printing press…the telephone…and social media. Whether you are an early adopter or a technological luddite, there’s no denying that social media has transformed the way we... Read More
Sponsors: Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership and AFS Fish Habitat Section The median age of U.S. reservoirs is 60 years and many exhibit decreased habitat quality. These degraded aquatic ecosystems experience limited biological productivity and pose grand challenges to fisheries managers. Reservoirs in the United States are at a crossroads and the future of these fisheries... Read More
Sponsor: AFS Socioeconomics Section As fisheries science work becomes ever more interdisciplinary, the field requires that students and professionals not only have deep knowledge in their area of expertise, they must also have knowledge of multiple disciplines and systems, and the skills to span across them. This is where the “T” shape begins to take... Read More
Pop-up satellite tags (PSATs) are utilized to study aquatic animals by recording and transmitting time-stamped data measurements (e.g., light levels, pressure, temperature, acceleration, etc.) via the ARGOS satellite system. This technology has been used over various spatio-temporal scales in freshwater and marine habitats to answer a multitude of questions on a diverse and expanding array... Read More
Sponsors: Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership, Black Bass Committee of Southern Division, Centrarchid Technical Committee of North Central Division This symposium highlighted the expanding network of research surrounding riverine black bass and Rock Bass populations during 33 talks and 1 poster by presenters from around the country. The Arkansas Chapter of AFS, Centrarchid Technical Committee of... Read More
Sponsor: AFS Marine Fisheries Section An effective management strategy evaluation (MSE) includes defining multiple research and management objectives and associated performance metrics to quantify the effects of the management strategies, a discussion of and detailed accounting for error and uncertainty in the modeled system, the inclusion of a range of stakeholders for defining the issues... Read More
Sponsor: Introduced Fish Section Seventeen speakers reported on improvements in understanding of the effects of hydrology on nonnative aquatic species. The majority of speakers focused on Asian carp in the Mississippi River drainage, providing information on the effects of flow on spawning, recruitment, range expansion, and movement patterns. Several speakers used the U.S. Army Corps... Read More
Sponsor: AFS Fish Culture Section This symposium was convened to address the question of whether fish hatchery biologist will remain a viable career choice in the future. Representatives from state and federal fish hatcheries summarized the states of their programs. Hatcheries are projected to remain an integral part of fish management and conservation in the... Read More
Aquatic ecologists, fisheries biologists, and resource managers recognize that many ecological patterns and conservation problems require broad and synthetic approaches. The “scape” perspective is a point-of-view that combines a broader scale, an integrative context, and specific types of analyses. To investigate this perspective, Sean Hitchman, Martha Mather, and Jordan Hofmeier organized a symposium entitled “Fisheries... Read More
