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The International Fisheries Science Prize Committee of the World Council of Fisheries Societies has awarded the 2016 International Fisheries Science Prize to Professor Ray Hilborn in the School of Aquatic
John Waldman is a professor of biology at Queens College, Queens, NY 11367. E-mail: john.waldman@qc.cuny.edu How did you get involved with the work you are doing now—what led you into
Steve Pescitelli, stream specialist with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and president-elect of the AFS Illinois Chapter, discusses Chicago River catfish in the film, Friends of the Chicago River. It’s
Daniel Pauly, Ph.D. is a French researcher who became a professor at the Fisheries Centre of the University of British Columbia in 1994, of which he was the director for 5
Ivy Baremore has a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from Florida State University and a master’s degree in fisheries and aquatic sciences from the University of Florida. She worked as
The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL) is a marine/coastal research and education enterprise located in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and is a unit of The University of Southern Mississippi. What are some of the
Paul Scheerer is a project leader with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)–Native Fish Investigations Program. He has worked with ODFW for 24 years with a focus
Jay Hemdal has been the aquarium curator for the Toledo Zoo since 1989. Prior to that time, he worked for the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. He is a
Jeff Kopaska Iowa Department of Natural Resources, 1436 255th St., Boone, IA 50036. E-mail: Jeff.Kopaska@dnr.iowa.gov Recently, the Iowa Chapter of the American Fisheries Society awarded a Fisheries Project Grant for
Daniel Pauly, Ph.D. is a French researcher who became a professor at the Fisheries Centre of the University of British Columbia in 1994, of which he was the director for 5
