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Drue Winters, AFS Policy Director. E-mail: dwinters@fisheries.org Throughout its nearly 150-year history, the American Fisheries Society (AFS) has had an interest and a role in shaping state and federal natural
Joe Margraf, AFS President. E-mail: jmargraf@alaska.edu Wow! Talk about a fast year. I cannot believe that this is my last column. Maybe you think, is it finally over? In my
COLUMNS President’s Commentary Do We Advocate? Communications The King of Fish “Book Drop”: Generating Conversation and Shared Values about Salmon in Alaska Perspective Science and Advocacy in the American Fisheries Society:
We discuss the need for the American Fisheries Society (AFS) to be involved in advocacy efforts. In doing so, we summarize our history, offer examples of past endeavors, capture the challenges of representing the views of a complex membership, and explain the opportunities awaiting AFS and its members. Our conclusion is that the Society must become more active in advocacy efforts as it seeks to make best use of its members’ knowledge and experience, their ability to inform others about fisheries science and management, and our collective ability to influence outcomes relevant to fish and fisheries.
By Joe Margraf, AFS President. E-mail: jmargraf@alaska.edu If you’ve been following my column, you know I grew up on the water and fishing. I had fish in tubs in our
Biological data collection and processing involves numerous steps, is time consuming, and is error prone. We developed the Voice Data Recording System (VDRS) that eliminates multiple steps in the traditional process by integrating voice recognition software with a normalized, relational database to capture data onto a laptop computer.
By Niall G. Clancy | Department of Ecology, Montana State University, 310 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, Montana 59717. E-mail: niallgc66@gmail.com Native fish populations have continued to decline worldwide despite advances in management
By Jonathan Mawdsley | Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, 1100 First Street NE, Suite 825, Washington, D.C. 20002. E-mail: jmawdsley@fishwildlife.org; Davia Palmeri and Mark Humpert | Association of Fish and
COLUMNS Guest Column Wrinkles in Time Policy Column Revisiting (or Sharpening) Our Policy Mandate FEATURES Conservation Challenges and Research Needs for Pacific Lamprey in the Columbia River Basin Targeted Catch-and-Release of
We simulated and evaluated multistate capture–recapture models to estimate mortality rates using telemetry data.
